Without the influence of this august luminary [the sun], a universal gloom would ensue, and surrounding worlds, with all their trains of satellites, would be shrouded in perpetual darkness.
Celestial Scenery, Or, The Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed, Chapter 10 (p. 220), Merriam & Cooke. West Brookfield, Massachusetts, 1847, USA.
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