LETTER XL 315 



Still luminous by his Ray. What if that light 

 Sent from her through the "wide tranfpicuoiis Air^ 

 2l? the T'errejlrial Moon be as a Star 

 Enlighfning her by day, as fie by night 

 T'his Earth ; reciprocal, if Land be there. 

 Fields, and Inhabitants : Her Spots thou fee [i 

 As Clouds, and Clouds may rain, and rain produce 

 Fruits in her f of ten' d Soil, for fome to eat 

 Allotted there -, and other Suns, perhaps 

 With their attendant Moons thou wilt defcry 

 Communicating Male and Female 'Light, 

 Which two great Sexes animate the World, 

 Stored in each orb perhaps with thofe that live. 

 Forjuch vafl room in Nature unpoffefsd 

 By living Soul, defert and deflate. 

 Only tojhine, yet fear ce to contribute 

 Each Orb a glimps of Light, convey dfo far 

 Down to this habitable, which returns 

 Light back to them, is obvious to difpute. 

 But whether thus thefe things, or whether mt^ 

 Whether the Sun predominafit in Heav'*n 

 Rife on the Earth, or Earth rife on the Sun 

 He from the Eafi his faming road begin. 

 Or foe from Wejl her f lent courfe advance 

 With inoffenfive pace that fpinning feeps 

 On herfoft Axle, while fie paces ev'n 

 And bears thee foft with the fmooth Air alofig^ 

 Sollicit not thy Thoughts with matter hid^ 



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