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Definition of Libra the scales
1. Noun. The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22.
Generic synonyms: House, Mansion, Planetary House, Sign, Sign Of The Zodiac, Star Sign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Libra The Scales
Literary usage of Libra the scales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy : Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Hiram Mattison (1860)
"Virgo was the goddess of justice, and Libra, the scales, which she is usually
represented as holding in her left hand, are the appropriate emblem of her ..."
2. The Stars in Song and Legend by Jermain Gildersleeve Porter (1901)
"LIBRA, THE SCALES I bear the scales, when hang in equipoise The night and day.
LONGFELLOW — Poet's Calendar, September. LIBRA in classic days marked the ..."
3. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"... libra the scales Libra weighs in equal scales the year. THOMSON. OF the zodiacal
signs Libra is the only one not ..."
4. The Call of the Stars: A Popular Introduction to a Knowledge of the Starry by John Robert Kippax (1919)
"... Libra (The Scales) Lying south of the equator, east of Virgo and west of
Scorpio, is the small and inconspicuous asterism Libra, the Balance, ..."
5. The Call of the Stars: A Popular Introduction to a Knowledge of the Starry by John Robert Kippax (1919)
"... Libra (The Scales) Lying south of the equator, east of Virgo and west of
Scorpio, is the small and inconspicuous asterism Libra, the Balance, ..."
6. Systematic Science Teaching: A Manual of Inductive Elementary Work for All by Edward Gardiner Howe (1894)
"Libra, the Scales. December ? Scorpio, the Scorpion. January ? Sagittarius, the
Archer. February ? Capricornus, the Goat. March ? Aquarius, the Waterman. ..."
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