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Pairs

The true pairs, Gemini and Pisces, and how they differ.

Manilius, about 15 AD, in Thomas Creech's English verse of 1697. A one-breath read · page 56 · free, every word

[p. 56] Two of this kind in all the round of SkyAppear, the Pisces and the naked Gemini:These different Powers, tho both Pair Signs, possess,Because their Parts Position disagrees;For tender Gemini in strict embraceStand clos'd, and smiling in each others Face:Whilst Pisces glide in two divided Streams,Nor friendly seem, nor mix agreeing Beams.Thus tho in Both two parts compose the Frame,In Form alike, their Nature's not the same.

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The text is Thomas Creech's 1697 verse translation, checked word by word between three scans of the same type (the 1697 printing, the 1700 printing and a third copy). The long s is printed as s; every other spelling is Creech's. Pages are cited as the 1697 printing numbers them. The portrait is William Marshall’s engraving of Lilly from the front of the 1659 printing (Wellcome Library, public domain).

Updated 1 November 2026. Method: Umbriel's own astronomy engine computes every position stated on this site; how closely it matches NASA JPL Horizons is published on the accuracy page.