 That day, as other solemn days, they spent In song and dance about the sacred hill ; Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets, and of fix'd, in all her wheels Resembles nearest, mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most,...  Mechanism of the Heavens - Page xvby Mary Somerville - 1831 - 621 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Broadbent - 1972 - 198 pages
...Antimetabole. Repeating a phrase the other way round, eg V 623 about the dancing of the angels and the stars : mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most, when most irregular they seem. Auxesis. Phrases arranged in a climactic order of sense, as with Raphael talking about the moon: 'Her... | |
 | Lois Potter - 1972 - 200 pages
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 | John Broadbent - 1973 - 364 pages
...and dance about the sacred hill, Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fixed in all her wheels Resembles nearest, mazes intricate,...regular Then most, when most irregular they seem, "And in their motions harmony divine So smoothes her charming tones, that God's own ear Listens delighted.... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 504 pages
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 | Gerald Eades Bentley - 1967 - 534 pages
...and dance about the sacred Hill, Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fixed in all her wheels Resembles nearest, mazes intricate,...regular Then most, when most irregular they seem: And in their motions harmony divine. (v, 619-25) This heavenly harmony is the final wisdom of the dance,... | |
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 | Alan Bray - 1988 - 168 pages
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 | Stevie Davies - 1983 - 264 pages
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