Porter, Jermain G · Boston : Ginn & Company · leaf 166
at the opening of spring: It fell at a time of yearWhen the face of the night is fair on the dewy downs,And the shining daffodil dies, and the CharioteerAnd starry Gemini hang like glorious crownsOver Orions grave low down in the west. The Stars of Orion. — Of the brilliants in this constel-lation,… … ORION 105 belt constitute the golden yardarm of seamen, and theyardstick or ell of tradesmen, besides being popularlyknown as the Magi or three wise men from the Orient,and the three Marys. Tennyson in The Princessdescribes them as Those three stars of the airy Giants zoneThat glitter burnished by…
Constellations · Mythology
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