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Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes)

Coelum Terrae

The Magician’s Heavenly Chaos · The Complete 1650 Text

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Original English

Have you beheld a Flame, that springs From Incense, when sweet, curled, Rings Of smoke attend her last, weak Fires, And Shee all in Perfumes expires? So dy'd Hyanthe. Here (said shee) Let not this Vial part from Thee. It holds my Heart, though now 'tis Spill'd, And into Waters all distill'd. 'Tis constant still: Trust not false Smiles, Who smiles, and weeps not shee beguiles. Nay trust not Teares: false are the few, Those Teares are Many, that are True. Trust Mee, and take the better Choyce, Who hath my Teares, can want no Joyes.

Modern English

Have you beheld a flame spring up From incense, while sweet curling rings Of smoke attend its last weak fires, And it breathes out its life in perfume? So died Hyanthe. “Here,” she said, “Never let this vial leave you. It holds my heart, though now outpoured And wholly distilled into water. It is constant still. Trust no false smiles: She who smiles but does not weep deceives. Yet trust no tears: the few are false; The tears that are true are many. Trust me and make the better choice: Who has my tears can lack no joys.”

About This Reading Edition

Thomas Vaughan’s complete Coelum Terrae discourse from the 1650 Magia Adamica, with original and modern English, fresh translations of foreign quotations, the complete Hyanthe and closing poems, eight historical marginal notes, the work-specific printed corrections, 91 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), Coelum Terrae, included in Magia Adamica. London: T. W. for H. Blunden, 1650, pp. 78–140 and the work-specific unnumbered errata. Governing textual basis: EEBO-TCP A64768, Wing V151, ESTC R203905, British Library Thomason witness 174:E1299[1]. First-edition image comparison: Getty Research Institute copy 372004, Internet Archive magiaadamicaoran00vaug. The Getty copy lacks the opening page 78 and final errata; these are taken from the TCP/BL witness.

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The historical text is public domain; the EEBO-TCP Phase I transcription is released under CC0. The supplied 2026 reading, translations and Diotimos editorial material are published with the site owner’s authorization.