THE capital of Russia,
And that of Holland too,
A town where the Santa Casa
(As monks say) stands to view;
A place upon the river Lud,
In Lincolnshire, that’s found,
And that where ancient Pharos stood
Upon Egyptian ground;
Also an ancient British pile,
On Salisbury’s fine plain,
Let now your industry search out,
And memory retain:
Then do, as oft before you’ve done,
And instantly appears,
A planet which about the sun
Revolves once in three years.
(Elizabeth Hitchener)
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