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" Could any State on Earth Immortall be,Venice by Her rare Goverment is She;Venice Great Neptunes Minion, still a Mayd,Though by the warrlikst Potentats assayed;Yet She retaines Her Virgin-waters pure,Nor any Forren mixtures can endure;Though, Syren-like on Shore and Sea, Her FaceEnchants all those whom once She doth embrace,Nor is ther any can Her bewty prizeBut he who hath beheld her with his Eyes:Those following Leaves display, if well observed,How she long Her Maydenhead preserved,How for sound prudence She still bore the Bell;Whence may be drawn this high-fetchd parallel,Venus and Venice are Great Queens in their degree,Venus is Queen of Love, Venice of Policie. "
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" I've got two neptunes here," said Harry after a while, frowning down at his piece of parchment, " that can't be right, can it?" " Aaaaah," said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney's mystical whisper, " when two neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry..." Seamus and Dean, who were working nearby, sniggered loudly, though not loud enough to mask the excited squeals from Lavender Brown- " Oh Professor, look! I think I might've gotten an unexpected planet! Oooh, which one's that, Professor?" " It is Uranus, my dear," said Professor Trelawney, peering down at the chart." Can I get a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" said Ron. "
