<p>TH'ASTRONOMER, by night beheld the starres to shine:<lb/> And what should chaunce an other yeare, began for to deuine.<lb/> But while too longe in skyes, the curious foole did dwell,<lb/> As hee was marchinge through the shade, he slipt into a well.<lb/> Then crying out for helpe, had frendes at hand, by chaunce;<lb/> And nowe his perill being past; they thus at him doe glaunce.<lb/> What foolishe art is this? (quoth they) thou hould'st so deare,<lb/> That doth forshowe the perilles farre: but not the daungers neare.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_16501"/><foreign lang="la">Saturnus procul est, Iámque olim caecus, vt aiunt,<lb/> Nec propè discernens à puero lapidem:<lb/> Luna verecundis formosa incedit ocellis,<lb/> Nec nisi virgineum virgo videre potest:<lb/> Iupiter Europam, Martem Venus, &amp; Venerem Mars,<lb/> Daphnen Sol, Hersen Mercurius recolit:<lb/> Hinc factum, Astrologe, est, tua cùm capit vxor amantes,<lb/> Sidera significent vt nihil inde tibi.</foreign> <gloss target="embstma_1667_16501" lang="la"><name type="author">Morus</name> in Epig.</gloss> </p>

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Gazing at the stars in the distant sky, the astronomer does not notice the pit in front of him and falls into it

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In eos, qui, proximioribus spretis, remotiora sequuntur

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On those who having spurned what is more near, pursue what is more remote

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