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 io6 Anne BradJlreeVs Works.

And of the felf fame nature is with mine

Cold'' fifler Earth, no witnefs needs but thine:

How doth his warmth, refrefh thy frozen back^

And trim thee brave," in green, after thy black.'*

Both man and beaft rejoyce at his approach,

And birds do ling, to fee his glittering Coach

And though nought, but Sabnander s live in fire

And fly Pyraufha call'd, all elfe expire,

Yet men and beaft Aftronomers will tell

Fixed in heavenly Conftellations dwell,

My Planets of both Sexes whofe degree

Poor Heathen judg'd worthy a Diety;

There's Orion arm'd attended by his dog;

The Thebaii flout Alcidcs with his Club;

The valiant Perfeits^ who Mcdiifa flew.

The horfe that kifd Beleropkon, then flew.

My Crab, my Scorpion, fiflies you may fee [8]

The Maid with ballance, wain with horfes three,

The Ram, the Bull, the Lion, and the Beagle,

The Bear, the Goat, the Raven, and the Eagle,

The Crown the Whale, the Archer, Bernice Hare

The Hidra, Dolphin, Boys that water bear,

Nay more, then thefe. Rivers 'mongft ftars are found

Eridanus, where Phaeton was drown'd.

Their magnitude, and height, fliould I recount

My fhory to a volume would amount;

Out of a multitude thefe few I touch,

Your wifdome out of little sfather much.

^ Good. y backs. ^ gaj. ^ blacks.

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