But from some other famous accident,

Which in men's general notice doth remain,—

The siege of Boulogne,[484] and the plaguy sweat,[485]

The going to Saint Quintin's[486] and New-Haven,[487]10

The rising[488] in the north, the frost so great,

That cart-wheel prints on Thamis' face were graven,[489]

The fall of money,[490] and burning of Paul's steeple,[491]

The blazing star,[492] and Spaniards' overthrow:[493]

By these events, notorious to the people,

He measures times, and things forepast doth show: