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The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities - Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks
page 32 of 147 (21%)
Aspects, Courts, Spring Tides, Rising and Setting of the
Sun, Sun and Moons place, time of Full Sea at Boston, the
Eclipses, High Ways, &c., with several other Curiosities.
Calculated for the Meridian of Boston, the Metropolis of
New-England, Lat. 42, 24, but may serve any part of the
Country, (even as far as New-York,) without sensible Error.
By Samuel Clough.

The Heavens to us, God's Glory do make known,
By th' Firmament, his handy work is shown.

Licensed by His Excellency the Governour. Boston: Printed by
B. Green and J. Allen, for the Booksellers, and are to be
Sold at their Shops. 1703."

Then follows a short address "To the Readers" of the
Almanack. The figure of "Man's Body" with the "Twelve Signs
of the Zodiack," is headed with the following lines:

The Anotomy must still be in,
Else th' Almanack's not worth a pin:
For Country-men regard the Sign
As though 'Twere Oracle Divine.
But do not mind that altogether,
Have some respect to Wind and Weather.

The months of the year are introduced as follows:

_January._

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