þriðjudagur, júní 08, 2004  

Venus er horfin úr faðmi sólar

Sáuð þið Venus í morgun?

Oh! then farewell, thou beauteous queen!
Thy sway may soften natures yet untamed,
whose breasts, bereft of the native fury,
then shall learn the milder virtues.
We, with anxious mind, follow thy latest footsteps here,
and far as thought can carry us;
My labours now bedeck the monument for future times
which thou at parting left us.
Thy return posterity shall witness; years must roll away,
but then at length the splendid sight
again shall greet our distant children's eyes.

Jeremiah Horrocks (1618-1641)

posted by Doddi | 11:39

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