Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 505
e dances of that glittering train. Nor dippst thy virgin orb in the blue western main. On thy unaltering blaze The half-wrecked mariner, his compass lost. Fixes his steady gaze. And steers, undoubting, to the friendly coast; And they who stray in perilous wastes, by night. Are glad when thou dost… … Denebola,^-^in \JLeo VIRGO VIRGO THE VIRGIN Below Bootes thou seest the Virgin, An ear of com held sparkling in her hand. Whether the daughter of Astraeus, who First grouped the stars, they say, in days of old. Or whencesoever,—peaceful may she roll. Aratos. In the astronomical records of every age…
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