---------------------------------------------------
Alan Green's cyan right triangle marked by
{(e-1), sqrt(3), G(dot)} : https://tinyurl.com/yydnzwbn
.
. is a 30º/60º/90º triangle with almost the orientation of the
. 30º/60º/90º triangle pointing to the Westminster burial site.
.
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rv9J7OWWYA
. https://vimeo.com/181710012 ...............................................................
. https://tinyurl.com/yydnzwbn

If Shaksper's merry drinking buddies: Drayton & Jonson are
substituted for: Chaucer & Spenser as the hypotenuse a smaller
self similar 30º/60º/90º triangle points to an end of the tiled
section where something else may be easily buried (Beaumont?).
The smaller triangle is reduced in size by a factor of
[1+sqrt(3)] ~ "e" : probably the exact length ratio of
Alan Green's adjacent "blue" right triangle designated "e"
. https://tinyurl.com/yydnzwbn -----------------------------------------------------­--------
. . . http://tinyurl.com/yafpyqk
.
The KJV (1611) frontispiece: at the top center,
is: a grotesque *St.THOMAS* with a
*MASONic CARPENTER's SQUARE* in *SHADOW* -----------------------------------------------------------
One should note Doubting Thomas's attributes:
.
1) SPEAR (means of his Christian martyrdom),
2) *MASONic CARPENTER's SQUARE* (his profession, a builder) --------------------------------------------------------------
The KJV (1611) Epistle Dedicatory http://www.hilltopbaptistnewport.net/images/DedicatoryCover.jpg .......................................................
. TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTIE
. (P)rince, (I)AMES by the grace of (G)od
. King of Great Britaine,{FRANC}e, and Irela[n]d,
. Defender [o]f the Faith, &[c].
. THE TRANSL[A]TORS OF THE [B]IBLE,
. wish Grace, Mercie, and Peace, through IESVS
. Christ our Lord.
............................................
*MASONic CARPENTER's SQUARE* :
.
. . . . <= 10 =>
.
.. {F R A N C.} E A N D I
.. R E L A [N]. D,D E F E
.. N D E R [O]. F T H E F
.. A I T H [C]. T h e T r
.. a n s l [A]. t o r s o
.. f t h e [B]. i b l e w
.. i s h G. r . a c e,M e
.. r c i e, a . n d P e a
.. c e,t h. r . o u g h I
.. E S V S. C . h r i s t
.. o u r L. o . r d.
.
[BACON] -10 : Prob. ~ 1 in 750
----------------------------------------------
________ [MASTER MASONS]
..............................................
. . . . . <= 21 =>
.
. (U) P o n t h e L i n e s a n d L i f e o f
. (T) H e F a m o u s S c e n i c k e P o e t
.
. [M A S T E R] W I L L I A M S H A K E S P E
. [A] R E T h o s e h a n d s w h i c h y o u
. [S] O c l a p t g o n o w a n d w r i n g Y
. [O] u B r i t a i n e s b r a v e f o r d o
. [N] e a r e S h a k e s p e a r e s d a y e
. [S]

[MASONS] 21 : Prob. at start of poem ~ 1 in 9460 ......................................................
. "UT ALIIS, ME CONSUME"
....................................
<<The (U)nfortunate (T)raveller (1594) by Thomas Nashe
is a picaresque novel about Jack Wilton's adventures
through the European continent in which he finds himself
swept up in the currents of 16th-century history.>> -------------------------------------------------
. (U)pon Appleton House,
. (T)o my Lord Fairfax
........................................
. Humility alone designs
. Those short but admirable Lines,
. By which, ungirt and unconstrain'd,
. Things greater are in less contain'd.
. Let others vainly strive t'immure
. The Circle in the Quadrature!
. These holy Mathematicks can
. In ev'ry Figure equal Man.

. Yet th(U)s the laden House does sweat,
. And scarce indures the [MAS(T)TER] great:
. But where he comes the swelling Hall
. Stirs, [A]nd the *SQUARE* grows Spherical;
. More by his Magnitude di[S]trest,
. Than he is by its straitness prest:
. And too offici[O]usly it slights
. That in it self which him delights.
. So Hon[N]ur better Lowness bears,
. Then That unwonted Greatnes[S] wears
. Height with a certain Grace does bend,
. But low Things clownishly ascend.
........................................
. . . . <= 46 =>
.
. Ye. t. t h(U)s t .h e l a d e. nHousedoessweatAndscarceindurest
. he [M. A S(T)E R] g r e a t B. utwherehecomestheswellingHallSti
. rs [A] n d t h e *S Q U A R E* growsSphericalMorebyhisMagnitude
. di [S] t r e s t (T)h a n h e. isbyitsstraitnessprestAndtoooffi
. ci [O] u s l y i (T)s l i g h. tsThatinitselfwhichhimdelightsSo
. Ho [N] o u r b e (T)t e r L o. wnessbearsThenThatunwontedGreatn
. es [S] w e a r s {H)e i g h t. withacertainGracedoesbendButlowT
. hi. n .g s c l o {W)n i s h l. yascend

[MASTER] only one in _Appleton House_ poem
[MASONS] 46
-------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . _BILLY BUDD_ by Herman Melville

<<In the navy he was popularly known by the appellation-*STARry VERE*.
How such a designation happened to fall upon one who, whatever his
sterling qualities, was without any brilliant ones was in this wise:
A favorite kinsman, Lord Denton, a free-hearted fellow, had been the
first to meet and congratulate him upon his return to England from his
West Indian cruise; and but the day previous turning over a copy of
Andrew Marvell's poems, had lighted, not for the first time however,
upon the lines entitled Appleton House, the name of one of the
seats of their common ancestor, a hero in the German wars
of the 17th century, in which poem occur the lines,
.
. "This 'tis to have been from the first
. . In a domestic heaven nursed,
. . Under the discipline *seVERE*
. . Of Fairfax and the *STARry VERE*."
.
And so, upon embracing his cousin fresh from Rodney's great victory
wherein he had played so gallant a part, brimming over with just
family pride in the sailor of their house, he exuberantly exclaimed,
"Give ye joy, Ed; give ye joy, my *STARry VERE*!" This got currency,
and the novel prefix serving in familiar parlance readily to
distinguish the Indomitable's Captain from another Vere his senior,
a distant relative, an officer of like rank in the navy,
it remained permanently attached to the surname.>> -------------------------------------------------
. (U)pon Appleton House,
. (T)o my Lord Fairfax
........................................
. Blest (N)ymph! that couldst so soon prevent
. Th(O|S}e Trains by Youth [A]gainst thee mean(T);
.{T}ears (watry Shot that pierce the Mind;)
.{A}nd Sighs (Loves Ca[N]non charg'd with Wi{N}d;)
. True Praise (That breaks through al{L} defence;)
. And feig[N]'d complying Innoc{E}nce;
. But knowing where this Ambush la{Y},
. She scap'd the saf[E], but roughest Way.
.
. This 'tis to have been from the first
. In a Domestick Heaven nurst,
. Under the Discipline *SEVERE*
. Of Fairfax, and the *STARRY VERE*;
. Where not one object can come nigh
. But pure, and spotless as the Eye;
. And Goodness doth it self intail
. On Females, if there want a Male.
.
. Go now fond Sex that on your Fac[E]
. Do all your useless Study place,
. Nor once at Vi[C]e your Brows dare knit
. Lest the smooth Forehe[A]d wrinkled sit
. Yet your own Face shall at you g[R]in,
. Thorough the Black-bag of your Skin;
. When kn[O]wledge only could have fill'd
. And Virtue all t[H]ose Furows till'd. ........................................
. . . . . <= 31 =>
.
. Blest (N) y .mphthatcouldst .s. osoonprev
. entTh (O){S} eTrainsbyYouth [A] gainstthe
. emean (T){T} earswatryShott .h. atpiercet
. heMin. d {A} ndSighsLovesCa [N] nonchargd
. withW. i {N} dTruePraiseTha .t. breaksthr
. ougha. l {L} defenceAndfeig [N] dcomplyin
. gInno. c {E} nceButknowingw .h. erethisAm
. bushl. a {Y} Shescapdthesaf [E] butroughe
. stWay
................
{STANLEY} 31 : Prob. near *STARRY VERE* ~ 1 in 10,700
[ANNE]. . 62
....................................................
. . . . . . . . . <= 38 =>
.
. GonowfondSexthatonyourFac [E] Doallyouruse
. lessStudyplaceNoronceatVi [C] eyourBrowsda
. reknitLestthesmoothForehe [A] dwrinkledsit
. YetyourownFaceshallatyoug [R] inThoroughth
. eBlackbagofyourSkinWhenkn [O] wledgeonlyco
. uldhavefilldAndVirtueallt [H] oseFurowstil
. ld
................
[HORACE] -31 : Prob. near *STARRY VERE* ~ 1 in 320 ----------------------------------------------------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fairfax

<<Sir Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671), studied at Gray's Inn (1626–1628), then volunteered to join Sir [HORACE] *VERE*'s expedition to fight in the Netherlands. The metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell
wrote "Upon Appleton House, To My Lord Fairfax", nominally about Fairfax's home, but also his character as well as England during his era. Fairfax married Hon. [ANNE] de *VERE*, daughter of [HORACE] *VERE*, 1st Baron *VERE* of Tilbury and Mary Tracy, on
20 June 1637. They had a daughter, Hon. Mary Fairfax (30 July 1638 – 20 October 1704), who married George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.>>
-------------------------------------------------------- http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/marvell/appleton.htm

Upon Appleton House, to my Lord Fairfax
. . . by Andrew Marvell
........................................
Within this sober Frame expect
Work of no Forrain Architect;
That unto Caves the Quarries drew,
And Forrests did to Pastures hew;
Who of his great Design in pain
Did for a Model vault his Brain,
Whose Columnes should so high be rais'd
To arch the Brows that on them gaz'd.

Why should of all things Man unrul'd
Such unproportion'd dwellings build?
The Beasts are by their Denns exprest:
And Birds contrive an equal Nest;
The low roof'd Tortoises do dwell
In cases fit of Tortoise-shell:
No Creature loves an empty space;
Their Bodies measure out their Place.

But He, superfluously spread,
Demands more room alive then dead.
And in his hollow Palace goes
Where Winds as he themselves may lose.
What need of all this Marble Crust
T'impark the wanton Mose of Dust,
That thinks by Breadth the World t'unite
Though the first Builders fail'd in Height?

But all things are composed here
Like Nature, orderly and near:
In which we the Dimensions find
Of that more sober Age and Mind,
When larger sized Men did stoop
To enter at a narrow loop;
As practising, in doors so strait,
To strain themselves through Heavens Gate.

And surely when the after Age
Shall hither come in Pilgrimage,
These sacred Places to adore,
By Vere and Fairfax trod before,
Men will dispute how their Extent
Within such dwarfish Confines went:
And some will smile at this, as well
As Romulus his Bee-like Cell.

. Humility alone designs
. Those short but admirable Lines,
. By which, ungirt and unconstrain'd,
. Things greater are in less contain'd.
. Let others vainly strive t'immure
. The Circle in the Quadrature!
. These holy Mathematicks can
. In ev'ry Figure equal Man.

. Yet th(U)s the laden House does sweat,
. And scarce indures the [MAS(T)TER] great:
. But where he comes the swelling Hall
. Stirs, [A]nd the *SQUARE* grows Spherical;
. More by his Magnitude di[S]trest,
. Than he is by its straitness prest:
. And too offici[O]usly it slights
. That in it self which him delights.
. So Hon[N]ur better Lowness bears,
. Then That unwonted Greatnes[S] wears
. Height with a certain Grace does bend,
. But low Things clownishly ascend.
........................................
. . . . <= 46 =>
.
. Ye. t. t h(U)s t .h e l a d e. nHousedoessweatAndscarceindurest
. he [M. A S(T)E R] g r e a t B. utwherehecomestheswellingHallSti
. rs [A] n d t h e *S Q U A R E* growsSphericalMorebyhisMagnitude
. di [S] t r e s t (T)h a n h e. isbyitsstraitnessprestAndtoooffi
. ci [O] u s l y i (T)s l i g h. tsThatinitselfwhichhimdelightsSo
. Ho [N] o u r b e (T)t e r L o. wnessbearsThenThatunwontedGreatn
. es [S] w e a r s {H)e i g h t. withacertainGracedoesbendButlowT
. hi. n .g s c l o {W)n i s h l. yascend

[MASTER] only one in _Appleton House_ poem
[MASONS] 46
------------------------------------------
To see Men through this Meadow Dive,
We wonder how [T]hey rise alive.
As, under Water, none does know
Whether he fal[L] through it or go.
But, as the Marriners that sound,
And show up[O]n their Lead the Ground,
They bring up Flow'rs so to be seen,
An[D] prove they've at the Bottom been.
No Scene that turns with En[G]ines *STRANGE*
Does oftner then these Meadows change,
For wh[E]n the Sun the Grass hath vext,
The tawny Mowers enter next;
Who seem like Israelites to be,
Walking on foot through a green Sea.
........................................
. . . . . . <= 49 =>
.
. Wewonderhow [T] heyr. isealiv .eAsunderWaternonedoesknowW
. hetherhefal [L] thro. ughitor .goButastheMarrinersthatsou
. ndAndshowup [O] nthe. irLeadt .heGroundTheybringupFlowrss
. otobeseenAn [D] prov. etheyve .attheBottombeenNoScenethat
. turnswithEn [G] ines *STRANGE* DoesoftnerthentheseMeadows
. changeForwh [E] nthe. SuntheG .rasshathvextThetawnyMowers
. enternextWh {O} seem. likeIsr .aelitestobeWalkingonfootth
. roughagreen. S .ea
.
*STRANGE* one of two
[T.LODGE{O}] 49
-------------------------------------------------------------
david kathman wrote:

<<In 1596, *THOMAS LODGE* in his *WITS MISERy* mentioned
. the "ghost which cried so MISERably at the Theatre,
. . *like an OISTER-WIFE*, 'HAMlet, REVEnge'.">> ------------------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lodge

<<[T]HOMAS [LODGE] (1558 - September 1625) was an English dramatist.
. He was born at West HAM, the second son of Sir Thomas Lodge,
. who was Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1562-1563.

. Young Thomas served as *PAGE* to the {STANLEYs}, Earls of Derby,
. until approximately 1571, when he enrolled in the
. Merchant-Taylors' School. From there he went on to
. Trinity College, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1577.>> .............................................................
david kathman wrote:

<<In 1596, *THOMAS LODGE* in his *WITS MISERy* mentioned
. the "ghost which cried so MISERably at the Theatre,
. . *like an OISTER-WIFE*, 'HAMlet, REVEnge'.">> -------------------------------------------------------------
17th-century References to Shakespeare's Stratford Monument http://shakespeareauthorship.com/monrefs.html
.
<<In 1631, a year before his death, John WeEVER published the massive
Ancient Funerall Monuments, which recorded many inscriptions from
monuments around England, particularly in Canterbury, Rochester,
London, and Norwich. Shakespeare's monument does not appear in the
published book, but two of WeEVER's notebooks, containing his drafts
for most of the book as well as many unpublished notes, survive as
Society of Antiquaries MSS. 127 and 128. In one of these notebooks,
under the heading "Stratford upon Avon," WeEVER recorded the poems
from Shakespeare's monument and his gravestone, as follows: ..........................................................
. Iudcio Pilum, Genio Socratem, Arte Maronem
. Terra tegit, populus maeret, Olympus habet.

. Stay Passenger, why goes[T] thou by so fast
. Read i[F] your canst whome env[I]ous death hath plac'd
. [W]ithin this monument [S]hakespeare with who[M]e
. Quick Nature dy'd wh[O]se name doth deck his *[TOM]BE*
. far more then co{S}t, sith all yt hee hath {W}ritt
. L(E)ave(S) liv(I)ng A(R)t but page to serve hi{S W}itt.
.
. ob Ano doi 1616 AEtat. 53. 24 die April
.
. Good frend for Iesus sake [F]orbeare
. To digg th{e d[U]s}t enclosed heare
. Bl[E]st bee ye man that spa[R]es these stones
. And c[U]rst bee hee that move[S] my bones. .........................................................
In the margin opposite the heading "Stratford upon Avon",
WeEVER wrote "Willm Shakespeare the famous poet",
.
and opposite the last two lines of the epitaph
he wrote "vpo[n] the grave stone".>> ...................................................
____________ <= 18 =>
.
. {S} .t. a .y .P a .s .s e n g e r w h y g o
. {E} .s [T] t .h o .u .b y s o f a s t R e a
. {D} .i [F] y .o u .r .c a n s t w h o m e e
. .n . v [I] o .u s .d .e a t h h a t h p l a
. .c . d [W] i .t h .i .n t h i s m o n u m e
. .n . t [S] h .a k .e .s p e a r e w i t h w
. .h . o [M] e .Q u .i .c k N a t u r e d y d
. .w . h [O] s .e n .a .m e d o t h d e c k h
. .i . s*[T O M] .B .E* f a r m o r e t h e n
. .c . o {S} t .s i {T} h a l l y t h e e h a
. .t . h {W} r .i t {T} L(E)a v e(S)l i v(I)n
. .g . A (R) t .b u {T} p a g e t o s e r v e
. .h . i {S W} .i t {T}
.
{S.E.D.} 18
[TOM SWIFT] -18
(RISE) -4

Prob. of [TOM SWIFT] ~ 1 in 2,230,000 (any skip) --------------------------------------------------------------
17th-century References to Shakespeare's Stratford Monument http://shakespeareauthorship.com/monrefs.html http://www.presscom.co.uk/halliwell/lifeofshak/lifeofshakespeare_part2.html
.
In 1693, a Mr. Dowdall visited Stratford and wrote
down some of his observations in a letter. He wrote,

<<The first remarkable place in this County that I visitted
was Stratford super Avon, where I saw the effigies of our
English tragedian Mr. Shakspeare ; parte of his epitaph
I sent Mr. Lowther, and desired he would impart it to you,
which I finde by his last letter he has done :
but here I send you the whole inscription.

Just under his Effigies in the wall of the chancell is this written.

Judicio Pylum, genio Socratem, arte Maronem,
Terra tegit, populus moerett, Olympus habet.

Stay, passenger, why goest [T]hou by soe fast ?
Read, i[F] thou canst, whome env[I]ous death hath plac't
[W]ithin this monument : [S]hakspeare, with whom{E}
Quick nature dyed ; wh{E}se name doth deck the *[TOM]BE*
Far more then cost, sith all that he hath writt
Leaves liveing art but page to serve his *WITT*.

Obii A. Dni. 1616.
Ætat. 53, Die 23 Apr.>>
......................................................
_________ <= 18 =>
.
. S t a. y, p a s s e n g e r,w h y g o
. e s t [T] h o u b y s o e f a s t?R e
. a d,i [F] t h o u c a n s t,w h o m e
. e n v [I] o u s d e a t h h a t h p l
. a c't [W] i t h i n t h i s m o n u m
. e n t:[S] h a k s p e a r e,w i t h w
. h o m {E} Q u i c k n a t u r e d y e
. d;w h {O} s e n a m e d o t h d e c k
. t h e*[T O M] B E*

[SWIFT] -18
---------------------------------------------------------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift

<<Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was born in Dublin. He was the second child and only son of Jonathan Swift (1640–1667) and his wife Abigail Erick (or Herrick) of Frisby on the Wreake. His father was a native of Goodrich,
Herefordshire, but he went to Ireland to seek their fortunes in law after their Royalist father's estate was brought to ruin during the English Civil War. His mother returned to England, leaving him in the care of his uncle Godwin Swift (1628–1695), a
close friend and confidant of Sir John Temple, whose son later employed Swift as his secretary. Swift's grandmother Elizabeth (Dryden) Swift was the niece of Sir Erasmus Dryden, grandfather of poet John Dryden. The same grandmother's aunt Katherine (
Throckmorton) Dryden was a first cousin of Elizabeth, wife of Sir Walter Raleigh. His great-great grandmother Margaret (Godwin) Swift was the sister of Francis Godwin, author of The Man in the Moone which influenced parts of Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
His uncle [TOM SWIFT] married a daughter of poet and playwright Sir William Davenant, a godson of William Shakespeare.>>
................................................................ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift

<<[TOM SWIFT] is the name of the central character in five series,
totaling over 100 volumes, of juvenile science fiction & adventure
novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. The
character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the
Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. His adventures have
been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years.
Most of the books are published under the collective pseudonym
Victor *Appleton*. The 33 volumes of the second series use
the pseudonym Victor *Appleton* II.>> -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/marvell/appleton.htm

Upon *Appleton* House, to my Lord Fairfax
. . . by Andrew Marvell
........................................
And what below the Sith increast
Is pincht {Y}et nearer by the Br{E}ast.
Such, in the pai{N}ted World, appear'd
{D}avenant with th'Un{I}versal Heard.
They {S}eem within the polisht Grass
A landskip drawen in Looking-Glass.
........................................
. . . . <= 16 =>
.
. A n d. w .h. a t b e l o w t h e S
. i t h. i (N) c r e a s t I s p i n
. c h t {Y}(E) t n e a r e r b y t h
. e B r {E}(A) s t S u c h i n t h e
. p a i {N}(T) e d W o r l d a p p e
. a r d {D} a. v e n a n t w i t h t
. h U n {I} v. e r s a l H e a r d T
. h e y {S} e. e m w i t h i n t h e
. p o l. i .s. h t G r a s s
.
{SIDNEY} -16
(NEAT). . 16
-----------------------------------------
. (U)pon Appleton House,
. (T)o my Lord Fairfax
........................................
. Blest (N)ymph! that couldst so soon prevent
. Th(O|S}e Trains by Youth [A]gainst thee mean(T);
.{T}ears (watry Shot that pierce the Mind;)
.{A}nd Sighs (Loves Ca[N]non charg'd with Wi{N}d;)
. True Praise (That breaks through al{L} defence;)
. And feig[N]'d complying Innoc{E}nce;
. But knowing where this Ambush la{Y},
. She scap'd the saf[E], but roughest Way.
.
. This 'tis to have been from the first
. In a Domestick Heaven nurst,
. Under the Discipline *SEVERE*
. Of Fairfax, and the *STARRY VERE*;
. Where not one object can come nigh
. But pure, and spotless as the Eye;
. And Goodness doth it self intail
. On Females, if there want a Male.
.
. Go now fond Sex that on your Fac[E]
. Do all your useless Study place,
. Nor once at Vi[C]e your Brows dare knit
. Lest the smooth Forehe[A]d wrinkled sit
. Yet your own Face shall at you g[R]in,
. Thorough the Black-bag of your Skin;
. When kn[O]wledge only could have fill'd
. And Virtue all t[H]ose Furows till'd. ........................................
. . . . . <= 31 =>
.
. Blest (N) y .mphthatcouldst .s. osoonprev
. entTh (O){S} eTrainsbyYouth [A] gainstthe
. emean (T){T} earswatryShott .h. atpiercet
. heMin. d {A} ndSighsLovesCa [N] nonchargd
. withW. i {N} dTruePraiseTha .t. breaksthr
. ougha. l {L} defenceAndfeig [N] dcomplyin
. gInno. c {E} nceButknowingw .h. erethisAm
. bushl. a {Y} Shescapdthesaf [E] butroughe
. stWay
................
{STANLEY} 31 : Prob. near *STARRY VERE* ~ 1 in 10,700
[ANNE]. . 62
......................................................
. . . . . . . . . <= 38 =>
.
. GonowfondSexthatonyourFac [E] Doallyouruse
. lessStudyplaceNoronceatVi [C] eyourBrowsda
. reknitLestthesmoothForehe [A] dwrinkledsit
. YetyourownFaceshallatyoug [R] inThoroughth
. eBlackbagofyourSkinWhenkn [O] wledgeonlyco
. uldhavefilldAndVirtueallt [H] oseFurowstil
. ld
................
[HORACE] -31 : Prob. near *STARRY VERE* ~ 1 in 320 ...................................................
Hence She with Graces more divine
Supplies beyond her Sex the Line;
And, like a sprig of Misleto,
On the Fairfacian Oak does grow;
Whence, for some universal good,
The Priest shall cut the sacred Bud;
While her glad Parents most rejoice,
And make their Destiny their Choice.

Mean time ye Fields, Springs, Bushes, Flow'rs,
Where yet She leads her studious Hours,
(Till Fate her worthily translates,
And find a Fairfax for our Thwaites)
Employ the means you have by Her,
And in your kind your selves preferr;
That, as all Virgins She preceds,
So you all Woods, Streams, Gardens, Meads.

For you Thessalian Tempe's Seat
Shall now be scorn'd as obsolete;
Aranjuez, as less, disdain'd;
The Bel-Retiro as constrain'd;
But name not the Idalian Grove,
For 'twas the Seat of wanton Love;
Much less the Deads' Elysian Fields,
Yet nor to them your Beauty yields.

'Tis not, what once it was, the World;
But a rude heap together hurl'd;
All negligently overthrown,
Gulfes, Deserts, Precipices, Stone.
Your lesser World contains the same.
But in more decent Order tame;
You Heaven's Center, Nature's Lap.
And Paradice's only Map.

But now the Salmon-Fishers moist
Their Leathern Boats begin to hoist;
And, like Antipodes in Shoes,
Have shod their Heads in their Canoos.
How Tortoise like, but not so slow,
These rational Amphibii go?
Let's in: for the dark Hemisphere
Does now like one of them appear.
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Art Neuendorffer

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