An Ode of Johannes Secundus Translated — To my dear Tutor Mr. Ralph Rawson

The World shall want Phaebean light,
And th' Icy Moon obscured lye,
And sparkling Stars their Rooms shall quit
I' th' gloomy Sky:

The Crab shall shorter cut the Day,
The Capricorn prolong its Hours,
And t' abridge Nights unpleasant stay,
Command the Powers:

Earth shall be plow'd by crooked Ships,
And Carrs shall rowl upon the Seas,
Fishes in Woods, Bores in the Deep
Shall live and Graze:

Before I'le lay aside that care
Of thee, that's in my Bosom bred,
Whether i'th' Centre, or i'th' Air,
Alive, or dead.