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The Influence of the Signs

On to the signs, and the work each one gives the people born under it.

Manilius, about 15 AD, in Thomas Creech's English verse of 1697. A one-breath read · page 9 · free, every word

[p. 9] This settled, I must now attempt to climbCelestial steps, and run the Round of Time,The Zodiack travel, go through every Sign,Their Powers rehearse, and sing how all incline.

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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.