{"id":668,"date":"2017-06-09T22:28:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/142.150.46.75\/poemsandfancies\/?p=668"},"modified":"2019-05-10T19:03:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T19:03:36","slug":"whether-the-sun-doth-set-the-air-on-a-light-as-some-opinions-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"Whether the Sun Doth Set the Air on a Light, as Some Opinions Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nIf that<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> the sun so<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> like a candle is<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>That all the air doth take a light from his\u2014<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>Not by<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> reflection, but by kindling all
\n<\/span>That part, which we our hemisphere do call\u2014
\n<\/span>If so, the<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span> air whereon his light is cast<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 5
\n<\/span>Would ne\u2019er go<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span> out, unless that substance<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> waste.
\n<\/span>Or \u2019less<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span> the sun extinguishers should<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span> throw
\n<\/span>Upon the air, to cause light out to go.<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>But sure the sun\u2019s reflection gives the light, <\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>For when he\u2019s gone, to us it is dark night. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 10
\n<\/span>And why?<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span> The sun is atoms sharp entire,
\n<\/span>Which wedged in round, do make<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span> a wheel of fire.<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>About this<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span> wheel continually do flow
\n<\/span>Sharp streaming atoms, which like flame do show.
\n<\/span>And in this flame<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> the Earth itself<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span> doth see, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 15
\n<\/span>As in a glass, as clear as e\u2019er<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span> may be.
\n<\/span>But<\/span>22<\/sup><\/a><\/span> when the Earth doth turn aside its<\/span>23<\/sup><\/a><\/span> face,
\n<\/span>It is not seen, but darkness doth take<\/span>24<\/sup><\/a><\/span> place.<\/span>25<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>Or when the moon doth come betwixt that light,
\n<\/span>Then is the Earth shut up as in dark night.<\/span>26<\/sup><\/a><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 20<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If that the sun so like a candle is That all the air doth take a light from his\u2014 Not by reflection, but by kindling all That part, which we our hemisphere do call\u2014 If so, the air whereon his light is cast \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 Would ne\u2019er go out, unless that substance waste. Or \u2019less … Continue reading Whether the Sun Doth Set the Air on a Light, as Some Opinions Hold<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-part1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions\/2586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}