But now this light is not proper to the Moone, it doth not proceed from the rayes of the Sunne which doth penetrate her body, nor is it caused by any other of the Planets and Starres.
The rayes passe singly through a diaphanous matter, but in an opacous substance they are doubled in their returne and multiplyed by reflexion.
Two or three daies after the new Moone, wee may perceive light in her whole body, whereas the rayes of the Sun reflect but upon a small part of that which is visible, therefore ’tis likely that there is some light of her owne.
Consider what a cleare light wee may discerne reflected from the earth in the middest of Summer, and withall conceive how much greater that must bee which is under the line, where the rayes are more directly and strongly reverberated.
And this not only observable in the Laws of direct Vision, but in some part also verified in the reflected rayes of sight.
By this open position they were fairly exposed unto the rayes of Moon and Sunne, so considerable in the growth of Vegetables.
Is it because the minde is like the eye, Through which it gathers knowledge by degrees-- Whose rayes reflect not, but spread outwardly: Not seeing it selfe when other things it sees?
Art them so full of glory, that no Eye Hath strength, thy shining Rayes once to behold?
That which change of Phantasmes is to the soul, that is alteration of rayes to them.
Comparing of all these places together, I cannot better explain this Platonick term, energie, then by calling it the rayes of an essence, or the beams of a vitall Centre.
Which being gilded with the piercing rayes Of its own sun and every neighbour starre, It soon appear’d with shining silver blaze, And then gan first be seen of men from farre.
Wherefore these fixed Fires mainly attend Their proper charge in their own Universe, And onely by the by of court’sie lend Light to our world, as our world doth reverse His thankfull rayes so farre as he can pierce Back unto other worlds.
For how can the suns rayes that be transmisse Through these loose knots in Comets, well expresse Their beards or curld tayls utmost incurvation?
For essence is the Centre as it were of that which is truly called Energie, and Energie the beams and rayes of an essence.
Hence those congenit splendour doth attire And lively heat, these darknesse dead doth bind, And without borrowed rayes they be both cold and blind.
For their rayes are ab intrinseco, as the phantasmes of the soul.
O setting Sunne: As in thy red Rayes thou doest sinke to night; So in his red blood Cassius day is set.
I wonder, That such a Keech can with his very bulke Take vp the Rayes o'th' beneficiall Sun, And keepe it from the Earth Nor.
How a Glass of a small convex-sphere may be made to reflect the Rayes of Light to a Focus at a far greater distance than is usual, 12.
A Method, by which a Glass of a small Plano-Convex Sphere may be made to refract theRayes of Light to a Focus of a far greater distance, than is usuall.
A Method, by which a Glass of a small Plano-convex Sphere may be made to refract theRayes of light to a Focus of a far greater distance, than is usual.
Of this faire fire the scattered rayes forth threw On everie side a thousand shining beames: When sudden dropping of a silver dew (O grievous chance!
Sweet Muse perswade our Phœbus to inspire Vs for his Altars, with his holiest fire, And let his glorious euer shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Clio O craue of Phœbus to inspire Vs, for his Altars with his holiest fire, And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Thalia craue of Phœbus to inspire Vs for his Alters with his holyest fier; And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life, and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Sad Muse, O craue of Phœbus to inspire Vs for his Altars, with his holiest fire, And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Thus soring still, not looking once below, So neere thyne eyes celesteall sunne aspyred, That with the rayes his wafting pyneons fired: Thus was the wanton cause of his owne woe.
Euterpe aske of Phebus to inspire, Vs for his Alters with his holyest fire And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Terpsichore, craue Phebus to inspire Vs for his Alters with his holyest fier 430 And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
Vrania aske of Phœbus to inspire Vs for his Altars with his holiest fire, And let his glorious euer-shining Rayes Giue life and growth to our Elizian Bayes.
The rest with Rosemary we grace; O Hymen let thy light With richest rayes guild every face, and feast harts with delight.
Which though in Athiopia, in the disadvantage of two Summers, and perpendicular Rayes of the Sun, do yet make good the complexion of their species, and hold a colourable correspondence unto those in milder regions.
In Guiny Moors and others, it hath been observed, that they frequently moisten their skins with fat and oyly materials, to temper the irksom driness thereof from the parching rayes of the Sun.
Or, do you thus those pretious rayes withdraw To whet my dull beams, keep my bold in aw?
As from bright numberlesse imbracing rayes Are sprung th' industrious dayes, So when they gaze, And change their fertile eyes with the new morn, A beauteous offspring is shot forth, not born.
Who's this that comes circled in rayes that scorn Acquaintance with the sun?
Are gilded with the union of those rayes Whose each divided beam would be a sunne To glad the sphere of any Nation?
Againe, when either in the West he shrowds His Rayes below this Horizon, or hides His Face behinde the Curtaines of the Cloudes; They lose their beauties, and abate their prides.
Of the homogeniety and heterogeniety of transparent Mediums, and what effects they cause on the Rayes of light, explicated by a Figure: an Examination of the refraction of the Rays by a plain Surface, which causes Colours.
Whether the Rayesfrom the top of Mountains are not bended into Curve-lines by inflection?
The like is observable in oyled paper, wherein the interstitial divisions being continuated by the accession of oyl, it becometh more transparent, and admits the visible rayeswith less umbrosity.
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