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... moon's through the other planets to that of the fixed stars , and that there was a sphere called the primum mobile outside that of the fixed stars , which dictated the motions proper to all the rest . Within this uni- verse there was a ...
... moon's through the other planets to that of the fixed stars , and that there was a sphere called the primum mobile outside that of the fixed stars , which dictated the motions proper to all the rest . Within this uni- verse there was a ...
Page 96
... moon and allows Comus himself to make the impudent claim that he and his crew are duplicat- ing the dance of the planets : We that are of purer fire Imitate the Starry Quire Who in their nightly watchfull Sphears , Lead in swift round ...
... moon and allows Comus himself to make the impudent claim that he and his crew are duplicat- ing the dance of the planets : We that are of purer fire Imitate the Starry Quire Who in their nightly watchfull Sphears , Lead in swift round ...
Page 98
... moon with a thousand stars moving round her and then the mortal moon , Elizabeth , surrounded by her Court . Her brighter dazzling beams of majesty Were laid aside , for she vouchsaf'd awhile With gracious cheerful and familiar eye Upon ...
... moon with a thousand stars moving round her and then the mortal moon , Elizabeth , surrounded by her Court . Her brighter dazzling beams of majesty Were laid aside , for she vouchsaf'd awhile With gracious cheerful and familiar eye Upon ...
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