First, Shakespeare:
"This brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire,"
Hamlet 2.2.300-1
Now, Bacon:
"[If God had been of human disposition] he would have cast the stars to some pleasant and beautiful works and orders, like the frets in the roofs of houses."
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning
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