Doctor Faustus

by Christopher Marlowe

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Chorus

Enter CHORUS.

CHORUS.
Learned Faustus,
To know the secrets of astronomy,
Graven in the book of Jove's high firmament,
Did mount himself to scale Olympus' top,
Being seated in a chariot burning bright,(5)
Drawn by the strength of yoky dragons' necks.
He now is gone to prove cosmography,
And, as I guess, will first arrive at Rome,
To see the Pope and manner of his court
And take some part of holy Peter's feast,(10)
That to this day is highly solemnised.

[Exit.]

  • well educated
  • carved or sculpted; a permanent impression
  • features of the universe
  • observed with seriousness

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