And that these tayls are streams of the suns light

Breaking through their near bodies as through clouds.

Besides the Optick glasse has shown to sight

The dissolution of these starrie crouds.

Which thing if ’t once be granted and allow’d,

I think without all contradiction

They may conclude these Meteors are routs

Of wandring starres, which though they one by one

Cannot be seen, yet joyn’d, cause this strange vision.

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