[715] V. N. xxx. 22-24.
[716] Ball. vi. 11, 12.
“From that bright star which moveth on its way For ever at the Empyrean’s will, And between Mars and Saturn ruleth still, E’en as the expert astrologer doth say, She who inspires me with her beauty’s ray Doth subtle art of sovereignty distil; And he whose glory doth the fourth heaven fill Gives her the power my longing soul to sway. And that fair planet known as Mercury Colours her speech with all its virtue rare, And the first heaven its boon does not deny. She who the third heaven ruleth as her share Makes her heart full of utterance pure and free; So all the seven to perfect her agree.” Sonnet xxviii. (Plumptre).
[718] Par. ii. 64-72, 130 to end.
[719] “It should be borne in mind that although the starry heaven has unity in substance it nevertheless has multiplicity in virtue.” Qu. xxi. 12-14.
“ ... E’en so The intellectual efficacy unfolds Its goodness multiplied throughout the stars, On its own unity revolving still.” Par. ii. 136-138. (Carey).
[721] “So many are the stars which spread themselves over her sky, that surely we cannot wonder if they make many and diverse fruits grow on human nobility, so many are their natures and potencies, concentrated and united in one simple substance; and on them as on diverse branches she bears fruit in diverse ways.”
Conv. IV. xix. 45-52. (Jackson).
See also Conv. IV. xxi. 62-66.
[722] Qu. xxi. 17-19.