There is Aries, the Ram, then the Bull,
Which is Taurus,--then Gemini, Twins;
Then Cancer, a Crab and then Leo,
A Lion, and Virgo, Virgin.
Next Libra, the Balance or Scales,
And Scorpio, a Scorpion (with sting),--
Sagittarius, the Archer or Arrow,--
Capricornus, a Goat's horn we bring.
Aquarius, the Bearer of Water,--
And Pisces, or Fish from the sea,--
All together make twelve, and a wonder
It is, that these fancies should be.
GRAPHO.
Children, you ought to know
That Grapho can but mean
To picture out, or tell about,
Some object or some thing.
Now Geo means the earth;
And so Geography
Means picturing out or telling about
This earth of ours, you see.
As Phono means a sound,
Phonography so terse,
Just pictures out or tells about
The sounds of the human voice. [{224}]
As Photo means the light,
Photography must mean
A picturing of the light that falls
Upon a thing, I ween.
Now Astro means the stars;
And hence Astrography
Means to describe or tell about
The stars we all may see.
And then Astronomy
Tells all the various laws
That govern or relate to stars;
Of their motions tells the cause.
Now Bios means a life;
And so Biography
Means writing out the life of one,
Which we may often see.
Zoos means animal;
And your Zoography
Describes the animals that live
On land or in the sea. [{225}]
Then there's Stenography,
A writing narrow, small,
Or, as so many call it now,
"Short-hand," which tells it all.
And then Xylography--
Engraving upon wood;
And Crystallography as well,
That tells of crystals good.
But these are ographies Enough for now, you think;
Yet when you're older, wiser grown,
You many more will link.