Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon:
One side has lasting day, the other night;
One side in everlasting fire doth swoon;
While th'other hides forever from the light.


Originally in Latin; translated by Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907)


Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon: One side has lasting day, the other night; One side in everlasting fire doth swoon; While th'other hides...

Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon: One side has lasting day, the other night; One side in everlasting fire doth swoon; While th'other hides...

Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon: One side has lasting day, the other night; One side in everlasting fire doth swoon; While th'other hides...

Mercury on its axis turns like the Moon: One side has lasting day, the other night; One side in everlasting fire doth swoon; While th'other hides...