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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Starry Sphere.
 
The eighth heaven of the Peripatetic system; also called the “Firmament.”   1
       
“The Crystal Heaven is this, whose rigour guides
And binds the starry sphere.”
       
Camoens: Lusiad, bk. x.
 


 Starch.Starvation Dundas. 

 
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