Procyon, or the little Dog
The little Dog: breeders and trainers of hounds.
[p. 62] But when the Crab hath doubled Ten Degrees,And rear'd seven more, bright Procyon leaves the Seas:His Influence mean; But tho' his feeble FlameNo Hunters breeds, yet it supports the Game:Inclines to Weave strong Nets, to Train the Hound,To know the Breed, and to improve the Sound.To shave the Spear, and follow every Trade,That Love of Sport, and Hope of Gain persuade.
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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).