Hudibras by Butler (I) Samuel

Author:Butler (I), Samuel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: (Privatkopie)
Published: 2010-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

This said, He to his Engine flew,

Plac'd near at hand, in open view,

And rais'd it, till it level'd right,

Against the Glow-worm Tayl of Kite.

Then peeping through, Bless us! (quoth he)

It is a Planet now I see;

And if I err not, by his proper

Figure, that's like Tobacco-Stopper,

It should be Saturn; yes, 'tis clear,

'Tis Saturn, But what makes he there?

He's got between the Dragons Tayl,

And further leg behind, 'oth' Whale;

Pray Heaven, divert the fatal Omen,

For 'tis a Prodigie not common,

And can no less then the World's end,

Or Natures funeral portend.

With that, He fell again to pry,

Through Perspective, more wistfully,

When by mischance, the fatal string

That kept the Tow'ring Fowl on wing,

Breaking, down fell the Star: Well shot,

Quoth Whachum, who right wisely thought

H' had level'd at a Star, and hit it:

But Sidrophel more subtle-witted,

Cry'd out, What horrible and fearful

Portent is this, to see a Star fall;

It threatens Nature, and the doom

Will not be long, before it come.

When Stars do fall, 'tis plain enough,

The Day of Judgment's not far off:

As lately 'twas reveal'd to Sedgwick,33

And some of us find out by Magick.

Then, since the time we have to live,

In this world's shortned, Let us strive,

To make our best advantage of it,

And pay our losses with our profit.

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