The fleet Astronomer can bore, And thred the spheres with his quick-piercing mind: He views their stations, walks from dore to dore, Surveys, as if he had design'd To make a purchase there: hee sees their dances, And knoweth long before, Both their full ey'd aspects, & secret glances.

The Temple, The Church, Vanity, l. 1-7 (p. 126)