CA%T0.1 NEGEASELFON." 28 Round her ſtill centre tread the burning ſoil, And watch the billowy Lavas, as they boil; 140 Where, in baſaltic caves impriſon'd deep, Reluctant fires in dread ſuſpenſion Neep; Or ſphere on ſphere in widening waves expand, And glad with genial warmth the incumbent land. Thus when the mother-bird on moſs-wove neſt Lulls her fond brood beneath her plumy breaſt; Warmth from her tender heart diffuſive ſprings, And charm'd ſhe ſhields them with diverging

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Blow flaming airs, or pour vitreſcent waves; 150

Round her /?:1l centre. 1. 139. Many philoſophers have be- lieved that the central parts of the earth conſilt of a fluid maſs of burning lava, which they have called a ſubterraneous ſun; and have ſuppoſed, that it contributes to the production of me- tals, and to the growth of vegetables. See additional notes,

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Or /phere on ſphere, 1. 143, Sce additional notes, No. VII.

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