 The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab the lion shines, The virgin and the scales, The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, And fish with glittering tails.  Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature - Page 51by Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Bilby - 1834 - 188 pages
...Virginia, for wheat and tobacco far famed ; THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. The Ram, the Bull, the heav'nly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin,...Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The man that holds the Water-pot, And Fislt with glittering tails. Sing. [See Infant Hymns. O Lord, our God ! how wond'rous... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1838 - 350 pages
...which we meet with in modern catalogues. * The order of the signs is thus described by Dr. Watts :— The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins And next the...Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that holds the Water-Pot, And Fish, with glittering tails. Similar to this are the Latin verses : — Sunt, aries,... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1841 - 578 pages
...lines written by Dr. Watts, in which they are expressed in English, and will be easily remembered : The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the...Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goaf, The Man that holds the watering-pot, And Pish with glittering tails. C. We come now to the... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 914 pages
...neither novelty nor elegance to recommend them, their insertion here may not be altogether useless ; The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the...and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, \nAjifh with glittering tails. CONSTITUENT, in politics, one who by his vote constitutes or elects... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 290 pages
...may, perhaps, be best remembered by the following doggerel lines— The Ram, the Bull, the heav'nlr Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines. The Virgin and the Scales, The Scorpion, Archer, and He-Goat, The Man that holds the Watering-pot, And Fish with glittering tails. 548. When the idea of... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - Astronomy - 1843 - 604 pages
...may, perhaps, be best remembered by the following doggerel lines — The Ram, the Bull, the heav'nly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales, The Scorpion, Archer, and He-Goat, The Man that holds the Watering-pot, And Fish with glittering tails. 548. When the idea of... | |
 | Daniel O'Gorman - 1847 - 152 pages
...21600 miles. * It will be easy to recollect the order of these, by the aid of Dr, Watts's memorial lines :— " The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, 85. How many years and days is it, since the victory at Waterloo, which was gained on the 18th June,... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1850 - 344 pages
...thos described by Dr. Watts :— The Ram, the Bott, the heavenly Twins And next the Craft, the Lior, shines, The Virgin, and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that holds the Water-Pol, And Fisli, with glittering tails. Similar to this are the Latin verses : — Sont, artes,... | |
 | Clode - 1850 - 194 pages
...stock-in-trade of astrologers. Don't you see them here ? (Pointing.) The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, the next the crab the lion shines, the virgin, and the scales, the archer, scorpion and seagoat, the man that holds the water-pot, and fish with glittering tails. Ahmed... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Astronomy - 1852 - 400 pages
...written by Dr. Watts, in which they are expressed in English, and will he easily remembered ; The Sam, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines, The fit gin and the Scales; The Scorpion, drcher, and Sea.-Goat, The Man that holds the watering-pot, And... | |
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