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A51768 The sphere of Marcus Manilius made an English poem with annotations and an astronomical appendix / by Edward Sherburne, Esquire.; Astronomicon. Liber 1. English Manilius, Marcus.; Sherburne, Edward, Sir, 1618-1702. 1675 (1675) Wing M432; ESTC R8811 496,818 336

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n ensis_n gladius_n seu_fw-la pugio_fw-la the_o head_n or_o body_n of_o the_o comet_n represent_v the_o hilt_n the_o ray_n or_o jubar_fw-la the_o blade_n of_o a_o sword_n and_o appear_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o pale_a arrow_n imitate_v acontiae_n acontiae_n when_o the_o dry_a train_n run_v in_o a_o narrow_a strait_n for_o every_o thing_n do_v mix_v fire_n enfold_v that_o dwell_v in_o pregnant_a cloud_n which_o thunder_n mould_n pierce_v earth_n vein_n heaven_n terror_n counterfeit_v from_o aetna_n cave_n in_o spring_n cold_a water_n heat_n lurk_v in_o hard_a flint_n and_o in_o green_a bark_n find_v room_n when_o wood_n by_o their_o motion_n their_o to_o this_o accident_n vitruvius_n l_o 2._o c._n 1._o ascribe_v the_o original_a of_o our_o culmary_n fire_n where_o he_o say_v ab_fw-la tempest●…_n &_o ventis_fw-la densae_fw-la crebri●…ibus_fw-la a●…bores_fw-la agitatae_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la se_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ramos_n ignem_fw-la ex●…itaverunt_fw-la which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o ancient_n they_o from_o thence_o
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aeris_fw-la flumen_fw-la but_o this_o not_o assign_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o that_o motion_n leave_v the_o matter_n undetermined_a the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o wind_n be_v a_o earthy_a or_o watery_a exhalation_n mix_v with_o saline_a spirit_n and_o other_o vapour_n draw_v or_o force_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o sea_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o subterranean_a fire_n which_o be_v rarify_v by_o heat_n or_o condense_v by_o cold_a and_o impel_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o a_o transverse_n sometime_o by_o a_o direct_a motion_n ex●…gitates_v the_o earth_n air_n and_o sea_n but_o of_o this_o subject_a see_v particular_o the_o lord_n verulam_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr ventis_fw-la descartes_n loc_n cit_fw-la gassend_n animadvers_fw-la in_o epicur_fw-fr fromond_n meteor_n kircherus_fw-la in_o mund._o subterran_n and_o mr._n isaac_n vossius_fw-la de_fw-la motu_fw-la marium_n &_o ventorum_fw-la ventorum_fw-la see_v lucretius_n l._n 6._o argue_v to_o this_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v the_o grave_a sound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o acute_a and_o the_o near_a in_o gravity_n of_o sound_n to_o the_o first_o come_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o second_o in_o acuteness_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o among_o the_o element_n there_o be_v one_o the_o heavy_a earth_n and_o one_o the_o light_a fire_n answer_v to_o the_o two_o first_o note_n water_n and_o air_n answer_v to_o the_o two_o intermediate_v tones_n this_o admirable_a consent_n of_o the_o contrary_a element_n be_v here_o not_o unapt_o call_v the_o matrimonial_a band_n of_o nature_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n say_v lactantius_n loco_fw-la citato_fw-la the_o marriage_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v confirm_v and_o plight_v by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o two_o contrary_a element_n fire_n and_o water_n in_o regard_v that_o heat_n and_o moisture_n be_v the_o parent_n of_o all_o generation_n as_o ovid_n l._n 1._o metam_fw-la have_v likewise_o express_v it_o 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terrae_fw-la concreto_fw-la corpore_fw-la pondus_fw-la constitit_fw-la atque_fw-la omnis_fw-la mundi_fw-la quasi_fw-la lincus_n in_fw-la imum_fw-la confluxit_fw-la gravis_fw-la &_o subsedit_fw-la funditus_fw-la ut_fw-la faex_fw-la so_o the_o scholiast_n of_o apollonius_n rhodius_n in_o l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n zeno_n affirm_v the_o chaos_n whereof_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o hesiod_n be_v make_v be_v
good_a with_o the_o good_a bad_a with_o the_o bad_a hence_o the_o author_n of_o the_o fragment_n after_o censorinus_n de_fw-fr die_fw-fr natal_n stella_fw-la mercurii_n fit_a similis_fw-la illi_fw-la quam_fw-la videt_fw-la maia_n son_n place_v under_o these_o betwixt_o magna_fw-la betwixt_o venus_n in_o hebrew_a be_v call_v nogah_n i._n e._n lux._n the_o name_n venus_n come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n benot_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o first_o and_o last_o letter_n as_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr diis_fw-la syris_n syntagm_n 2._o c._n 7._o and_o vossius_fw-la idololatr_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o derive_v it_o by_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n phosphorus_n seu_fw-la lucifer_n when_o she_o be_v the_o morning_n star_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n hesperus_n vesper_n and_o vesperugo_n when_o she_o be_v the_o evening_n star_n by_o timaeus_n locrus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n junonis_fw-la astrum_n the_o egyptian_n call_v her_o suroth_n the_o chaldean_n spharphara_n and_o astaroth_n by_o the_o arab_n name_v elzahare_v and_o chabar_n i._n e._n magna_fw-la venus_n and_o the_o schendra_n the_o this_o planet_n or_o luminary_n be_v in_o hebrew_n call_v lebanah_n or_o laneah_n from_o its_o white_a colour_n by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o renew_n of_o its_o light_n she_o be_v by_o they_o likewise_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o gaulmin_n notis_fw-la in_o psellum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o latin_n luna_n quasi_fw-la lucuna_n or_o lucina_n the_o middle_a syllable_n be_v cast_v away_o as_o isidor_n origin_n l._n 8._o and_o before_o he_o cicero_n the_o natur._n deorum_fw-la l._n 2._o luna_fw-la à_fw-la lucendo_fw-la eadem_fw-la enim_fw-la lucina_n or_o as_o v●…ssius_n idololatr_n l._n 2._o derive_v it_o from_o a_o oriental_a original_a 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distinguish_v into_o equinus_fw-la barbatus_n equinus_fw-la angularis_fw-la sive_fw-la quadrangularis_fw-la and_o equinus_fw-la ellipticus_fw-la of_o this_o pliny_n say_v it_o be_v very_o swift_a in_o motion_n and_o turn_v round_o about_o itself_o 4._o argyrocomus_fw-la sive_fw-la argenticomus_fw-la be_v not_o much_o different_a from_o that_o which_o be_v call_v solaris_fw-la sive_fw-la rosa_fw-la but_o that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o white_a colour_n and_o shine_v with_o such_o a_o dazzle_a silver_n haired_a light_n as_o it_o can_v scarce_o be_v look_v upon_o 5._o hircus_fw-la or_o the_o goat_n be_v environ_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o main_n seem_o rough_a and_o hairy_a by_o the_o slender_a fibrae_fw-la of_o its_o beam_n or_o ray_n it_o be_v sometime_o of_o a_o round_a figure_n without_o any_o train_n or_o bush._n 6._o lampadias_n sive_fw-la lampadiformis_a be_v a_o comet_n resemble_v burn_a lamp_n or_o torch_n and_o be_v of_o several_a
water_n which_o settle_v become_v slime_n the_o slime_n condense_v into_o solid_a earth_n earth_n earth_n virgil_n eclog._n 6._o tum_o durare_fw-la solum_fw-la atque_fw-la excludere_fw-la nerea_fw-la ponto_n coeperit_fw-la our_o author_n perhaps_o in_o this_o place_n hint_n at_o anaximander_n who_o say_v of_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o remainder_n of_o primitive_a moisture_n after_o this_o exclusion_n and_o separation_n plutarch_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o de_fw-la placit_fw-la philosoph_n thus_o express_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o author_n of_o those_o body_n which_o settle_v below_o be_v make_v the_o earth_n and_o that_o part_v thereof_o which_o be_v m●…re_o subtle_a and_o of_o a_o thin_a form_n and_o consistence_n gather_v round_o together_o and_o engender_v the_o element_n of_o water_n which_o be_v of_o a_o liquid_a and_o fl●…wing_a nature_n run_v downward_o to_o hollow_a place●…_n lie_v low_a which_o be_v able_a to_o receive_v and_o hold_v it_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n world_n to_o this_o purpose_n cicero_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr naturá_fw-fr deorum_fw-la si_fw-mi mundus_fw-la glob●…sus_fw-la est_fw-la omnesque_fw-la ejus_fw-la part_n undique_fw-la aequabiles_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o the_o world_n be_v round_o and_o of_o a_o globose_fw-la figure_n and_o all_o its_o part_n contain_v in_o like_a proportion_n by_o and_o among_o themselves_o it_o must_v happen_v to_o the_o earth_n by_o necessary_a conse●…uence_n see_v all_o its_o part_n press_v and_o tend_v to_o the_o middle_n now_o the_o middle_n in_o a_o sphere_n be_v that_o which_o be_v low_a that_o nothing_o can_v p●…ssibly_o interpose_v which_o may_v be_v able_a to_o weaken_v or_o hinder_v so_o great_a a_o convention_n of_o gravity_n gravity_n homer_n and_o o●…id_n make_v the_o moon_n to_o be_v draw_v in_o a_o chariot_n by_o two_o horse_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v white_a the_o other_o black_a in_o regard_n as_o bassus_n in_o germanicum_n give_v the_o reason_n she_o be_v sometime_o apparent_a by_o day_n as_o well_o as_o by_o night_n other_o will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v draw_v by_o ox_n and_o therefore_o by_o n●…nus_n in_o dionys._n l._n 12._o she_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d boum_fw-la agitatrix_fw-la luna_fw-la of_o both_o which_o we_o have_v express_v representation_n in_o the_o roman_a coin_n and_o particular_o in_o those_o of_o the_o empress_n julia_n domna_n touch_v which_o see_v tristan_n in_o his_o historic_n commentar_n tom._n 2._o p._n 129_o 130._o she_o be_v say_v likewise_o to_o be_v draw_v by_o mule_n in_o regard_n as_o festus_n in_o u●…ce_n mulus_n observe_v that_o as_o mule_n be_v not_o generate_v ex_fw-la svo_fw-la genere_fw-la sed_fw-la equi_fw-la so_o the_o moon_n be_v say_v to_o shine_v not_o by_o she_o own_o but_o as_o catullus_n express_v it_o notho_n lumine_fw-la which_o she_o derive_v from_o the_o sun_n claudian_n l._n 3._o de_fw-la laudibus_fw-la stiliconis_n make_v she_o to_o be_v draw_v by_o stag_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o swiftness_n of_o her_o motion_n &_o c._n and_o so_o we_o have_v she_o likewise_o represent_v in_o divers_a consular_fw-la and_o imperial_a coin_n in_o ursinus_n golzius_n and_o gorlaeus_n gorlaeus_n the_o star_n or_o planet_n venus_n call_v likewise_o lucifer_n as_o cicero_n in_o 2._o de_fw-la naturâ_fw-la deorum_fw-la and_o pliny_n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o when_o it_o precede_v the_o rise_a sun_n as_o be_v the_o harbinger_n of_o light_n and_o not_o as_o julius_n scaliger_n exercit._n 75._o conceive_v for_o be_v the_o bright_a of_o all_o the_o star_n and_o from_o its_o splendour_n so_o name_v it_o be_v likewise_o call_v hesperus_n vesper_n &_o vesperugo_n when_o it_o rise_v in_o the_o evening_n and_o usher_v the_o night_n of_o this_o thus_o seneca_n in_o hypolit_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la primus_fw-la r●…ferens_fw-la tenebras_fw-la nuncius_fw-la noctis_fw-la modo_fw-la lotus_fw-la undis_fw-la hesperus_n pulsis_fw-la iterum_fw-la tenebris_fw-la lucifer_n idem_fw-la such_o the_o bright_a usher_n of_o dark_a night_n rise_v from_o sea_n with_o new-bathed_a light_n hesper_n the_o same_o night_n chase_v away_o phosphor_n the_o herald_n of_o the_o day_n we_o shall_v only_o add_v as_o a_o further_a illustration_n to_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n note_v what_o cassiodorus_n have_v l._n variarum_fw-la 3._o in_o explanation_n of_o the_o circensian_a game_n big_a a_o quas●…_n lunae_fw-la quadriga_fw-la solis_fw-la imitatione_n reper●…a_fw-la est_fw-la equi_fw-la desultorii_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la circensium_fw-la ministri_fw-la miss●…s_fw-la denuntian●…_n exitu●…os_n luciferi_fw-la praecursori●…s_fw-la velocit●…tes_fw-la imitantur_fw-la imitantur_fw-la he_o point_v at_o the_o ridiculous_a opinion_n of_o xenophanes_n the_o colop●…onian_a who_o hold_v that_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n be_v certain_a cloud_n set_v on_o fire_n extinguish_v every_o day_n and_o rekindled_n at_o night_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o sun_n extinguish_v every_o night_n and_o rekindled_n every_o morning_n or_o to_o express_v it_o in_o minucius_n foelix_fw-la his_o word_n congregatis_fw-la ignium_fw-la seminibus_fw-la sole_n alios_fw-la atque_fw-la alios_fw-la semper_fw-la splendere_fw-la for_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n according_a to_o this_o tenet_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o their_o kindle_v and_o extinguish_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n like_o wise_a be_v heraclitus_n whence_o the_o proverb_n in_o plato_n heracliteo_fw-la sole_fw-la ci_fw-fr ius_fw-la extingui_fw-la from_o they_o epicurus_n receive_v by_o succession_n haereditatem_fw-la ●…tultitiae_fw-la as_o lactantius_n term_v it_o this_o inheritance_n of_o folly_n which_o he_o leave_v improve_v by_o himself_o and_o lucretius_n who_o thus_o assert_n it_o l._n 5._o conveniu●…_n ignes_fw-la &_o semina_fw-la multa_fw-la c●…fluere_fw-la ardoris_fw-la consuerunt_fw-la tempore_fw-la certo_fw-la quae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la solis_fw-la n●…_n semper_fw-la lumina_fw-la gigni_fw-la quod_fw-la genus_fw-la idaeis_n fam●…_n est_fw-la è_fw-la montibus_fw-la al●…is_fw-la dispersos_fw-la ignes_fw-la ori●…i_fw-la lumine_fw-la cerni_fw-la ind_n c●…ire_fw-la globum_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o u●…um_fw-la &_o conficere_fw-la orbem_fw-la by_o which_o instance_n of_o lucretius_n i●…_n may_v appear_v that_o epicurus_n do_v not_o hold_v so_o much_o the_o quotidian_n creation_n of_o a_o new_a sun_n as_o the_o daily_a renovation_n of_o the_o old_a to_o which_o horace_n in_o carmine_fw-la saecular_a seem_v to_o allude_v alme_n sol_fw-mi curr●…_n nitid●…_n di●…m_fw-la qui_fw-la promis_fw-fr &_o celas_fw-la aliusque_fw-la et_fw-la idem_fw-la nasceris_fw-la and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o find_v his_o opinion_n express_v by_o gassendus_fw-la see_v the_o ocean_n compass_n the_o earth_n the_o sun_n may_v be_v extinguish_v by_o it_o in_o the_o west_n and_o return_v all_o along_o it_o by_o the_o north_n into_o the_o east_n and_o thence_o rise_v rekindled_n which_o yet_o little_o mend_v the_o matter_n matter_n to_o this_o may_v be_v apply_v that_o of_o plato_n in_o timaeo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n thus_o interpret_v by_o cicero_n in_o his_o fragment_n of_o timaeus_n seu_fw-la de_fw-fr universe_n nec_fw-la maenus_fw-la ei_fw-la deus_fw-la affixit_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la capiendum_fw-la quicquam_fw-la erat_fw-la nec_fw-la repellendum_fw-la necpede_v nec_fw-la alia_fw-la membra_fw-la quibus_fw-la ingressu_fw-la corpus_fw-la sustineret_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n god_n affix_v to_o the_o world_n no_o hand_n because_o it_o be_v neither_o to_o take_v nor_o repel_v any_o thing_n nor_o foot_n nor_o other_o member_n whereby_o it_o may_v sustain_v its_o body_n by_o walk_v or_o go_v but_o give_v it_o a_o motion_n which_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o its_o figure_n wherefore_o by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o conversion_n it_o be_v whirl_v and_o turn_v about_o itself_o itself_o aristotle_n anaximander_n and_o their_o follower_n at_o this_o day_n hold_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v solid_a and_o the_o star_n fix_v therein_o as_o nail_n in_o a_o wheel_n or_o jewel_n in_o a_o ring_n the_o contrary_a to_o which_o opinion_n be_v here_o assert_v by_o our_o author_n with_o who_o concur_v among_o the_o ancient_n homer_n virgil_n cicero_n lucretius_n seneca_n ptolemy_n pliny_n metrodorus_n and_o other_o and_o of_o the_o modern_n the_o most_o eminent_a astronomer_n from_o tycho_n to_o this_o present_a who_o all_o maintain_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v fluid_a and_o the_o star_n to_o move_v therein_o as_o fish_n in_o the_o water_n or_o bird_n in_o the_o air._n between_o these_o there_o be_v a_o middle_a opinion_n which_o maintain_v the_o heaven_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n to_o be_v solid_a but_o that_o of_o the_o planet_n to_o be_v fluid_a the_o first_o author_n of_o which_o distinction_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v empedocles_n of_o which_o see_v plutarch_n l._n 2._o de_fw-la placit_fw-la philosoph_n c._n 13._o and_o upon_o the_o whole_a subject_a matter_n ricciolus_n in_o almage_a nou._n l._n 9_o c._n 7._o 7._o this_o libration_n or_o suspension_n of_o the_o earth_n achilles_n tatius_n in_o arat._n phaenomen_fw-la thus_o illustrate_v if_o any_o one_o shall_v put_v a_o millet-seed_n or_o other_o small_a