 The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab the lion shines, The virgin and the scales, The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, And fish with glittering tails.  Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature - Page 51by Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Isaac Watts - Astronomy - 1760 - 270 pages
...Sake into the Form of twelve Animals, and for the Ufe of the Englijh Reader may be defcribed thus. The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion jhines, The Virgin, and the Scales : The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that holds the Water-... | |
 | J. Allbut - 1809 - 146 pages
...Pisces the Fishes. Goat, The foregoing Signs may be described thus: The Ram, the Bull, the heay'nly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion, shines, The Virgin...Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that holds the Water-pot, And Fish with glitt'ring Tails. 13 Q. Are the Stars of any Use to us? A. They serve to lessen... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 474 pages
...Aries : Taurus : Gemini : Cancer : Leo : Virgo : Libra : Scorpio : Sagittarins: Capricornus: Aquarins: and Pisces: the names and order of these 12 signs...and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, Aud fish with glittering tails. CONSTERNATION is a species of fear, and is a strong foreboding of tremendous... | |
 | William Duane - Education - 1811 - 378 pages
...men, ' into the forms of animals, and maybe described, in order thus : The ram. the bull, the heav'nly twins, And next the crab the lion, shines, The -virgin...scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the water pot, And Jish with glittering tails. .®. What is meant by the seasons of the year ? A• The... | |
 | Richard Turner - 1811 - 302 pages
...twelve'figns of the zodiac. . j^. What is the zodiac ? forms of animals, and may be defcribed in order thus : The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab, the lion fhines, The 'virgin and the fcalei : Tnefcorpion, archer, and fea goat, The man that holds ihe 'water... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1815 - 388 pages
...lines written toy Dr. Watts, in which they are expressed in English, and will be easily remembered : The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the...shines, The Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Jlrcher, and Sea-Go<w, The Man that holds the watering pot, And Fish with glittering tails. Charles.... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Arts - 1816 - 316 pages
...planets move, may also he recollected by means of the following lines:— The ram, the bull, the heav'nly twins, And next the crab, the lion shines, The virgin...scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the water-pot, • . And Jiih with glittering tails. S5S. The most showy of the constellations is Orion,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - Natural history - 1821 - 448 pages
...frequent. The names of the twelve signs are contained in the following verses:— The ram, the hill, the heavenly twins, And next the crab, the lion shines, , The virgin, and the tcates; The scorpion, archer, and the goat, The man that holds the water-pot, AnAJish with glittering... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1822 - 658 pages
...means of the following lines : — The ram, the bull, the heav'nly twins, And next the crab, the Han shines, The virgin and the scales ; The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the -water-poi, And Jieh with glittering tails. 251. The most showy of the constellations^ Orion, distinguished... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1825 - 310 pages
...written by Dr. Watts, in which they are expressed in English, and will be easily remembered: The Sam, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the...Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea.Goo/, The Man that holds the watering.pot, And Fish with glittering ' tails. Charles. We come now... | |
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