TABLE XIV. 103 The Seven wandering Stars, called, The Seven Planets. o The Sun. 1 Q Ti e Moon. I But by the best philosophers in ij Saturn. 1 our age, the Sun is supposed to rest 'w Jupiter, or Jove. } in the centre, and that the Earth is a d Mars. I planet; and then Is sometimes marked 9 Venus. i thuspt. Mercury. According to the vulgar Philosophy, the Planets may be thus described in their Order. The Earth, the centreof the world Sees all theplanets round her hurl'd: The Moon keepsalways near: Then Mere'ry, Venus, and the Sun, And Mars and Jove their circuits run, And Saturn's highest sphere. Or thus, according to the New - Philosophy. First Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, Then rolls theEarth among the stars, And round the Earth the Moon : Venus and Mercury are next, The Son is in thecentre fixt, And makesa glorious noon. The Twelve Heavenly Signs or Constellations, or' Companies offixed Stars, through which the 45'un passes in a" Year. Aries, or the Ram. 6 Taurus, the Bull. II Gemini, the Twins. Ea Cancer, the Crab. $t Leo, the Lion. Virgo, the Virgin. = Libra, the Scales. Ill Scorpio, the Scorpion. I Sagittarius, the Archer. Y4 Capricornus, the Sea-goat. = Aquarius, the Water-pot. Pisces, the Fishes. The Twelve signs may be thus described. The Rani, theBall, the heavenly Twins, And near the Crab the Lion shines, The Virgin and theScales, The Scorpion, Archer and Sea-goat, The man that holds the Water-pot, AndFist with glittering tails.
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