Hudibras . >?% H-Ccirom* »cni^pT ^seM^EjA^* 7-(^^r^7^Tr^.. t^— j^ ? CANTO III.] HUDIBRAS. 49 Swore twas a most notorious flam, And lie that had so little shame To vent such fopperies abroad, Deserved to have his rump well clawd : 890 Which Monsieur Bodin hearing, swore That he deservd the rod much more, ^ That durst upon a truth give doom, He knew less than the pope of Rome. Cardan believd great states depend 895 Upon the tip o th Bears tails end; ^ That as she whiskd it twards the Sun, Strowd mighty empires up and down; Which others say must needs be false. Because your true bears ha
Hudibras . >?% H-Ccirom* »cni^pT ^seM^EjA^* 7-(^^r^7^Tr^.. t^— j^ ? CANTO III.] HUDIBRAS. 49 Swore twas a most notorious flam, And lie that had so little shame To vent such fopperies abroad, Deserved to have his rump well clawd : 890 Which Monsieur Bodin hearing, swore That he deservd the rod much more, ^ That durst upon a truth give doom, He knew less than the pope of Rome. Cardan believd great states depend 895 Upon the tip o th Bears tails end; ^ That as she whiskd it twards the Sun, Strowd mighty empires up and down; Which others say must needs be false. Because your true bears have no tails. 900 Some say, the zodiac constellations Have long since changd their antique stations ^ Above a sign, and prove the same In Taurus now, once in the Ram; Affirrad the Trigons choppd and changd, 905 The watry wath the fiery rangd; * Bodin, an eminent geographer and lawyer, was born at Angers, inFrance, and died of the plague at Laon, 1596, aged 67. According tohis opinion, it has been clearly proved by Copernicus, Reinholdus, Sta-dias, and other fa
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