This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... the rime of the ancient mariner in seven parts Facile credo, plures esse Naturas invisibles quam visibiles in rerum universitate. Sed horum omnium familiam quis nobis enarrabit? et gradus et cognationes et discrimina et singnlornm munera? Quid agunt? quae loca habitant? Harum rerum notitiam semper ambivit ingenium humanum, nunquam attigit. Juvat, interea, non diffiteor, quandoque in animo, tanquam in Tabula, majoris et melioris mundi imaginem contemplari: ne mens assuefacta hodiernse vitae minutiis se contrahat nimis, et tota subsidat in pusillas cogitationes. Sed veritati interea invigilandum est, modusque servandns, ut certa ab incertis, diem a nocte, distinguamus.--T. Burnet: Archjsol. Phil., p. 68. argument How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by Storms to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things that befell; and in what manner the Ancyent Marinere came back to his own Country. 1798. part the first It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, "Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? 5 "The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, "And I am next of kin; "The guests are met, the feast is set: "May'st hear the merry din." An ancient Mariner meeteth three Gallants bidden to a weddingfeast, and detaineth one. He holds him with his skinny hand, 10 "There was a ship," quoth he. "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he. The weddingguest is spellbound by the eye of the old sea-faring man, and constrained to hear his tale. He holds him with his gli