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 516
Alphonsine Tables e Virginis was called Vin-demiatrix, signifying Grape Gatherer, and the heliacalrising of this star was formerly the herald of the vintagetime. The Arabs called it the Forerunner of the Vint-age. In a quatrain by Admiral Smyth we are told howto find this star: Would you the star… … The Galaxyor Milky Way 389 THE GALAXYOR MILKY WAY The Milky Way: ah, fair illumined path,That leadeth upward to the gate of heaven. Amelia. Who, of all those who have turned their eyes to thestars, has not wondered at that mysterious cloud thattwines its devious way across the sky like a rivers…
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