Mirror of Literature,  3 (1824), 238.

Catch from the German

Anon

Genre:

Extract, Poetry, Drollery

Subjects:

Astronomy


    Asserts that Jean D Cassini cannot find new stars because he does not drink wine. The narrator of the poem finds that, after he drinks, he sees new stars and also sees old ones double.



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