Comet Lore Halley's Comet in History and Astronomy

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The great English poets, on their part, have lifted up their voices to sing of the dire effects of Comets. Shakespeare, the greatest of them all, abounds in allu sions to these dread wandering stars. Thus he makes Horatio in the first scene of Hamlet speak with awe of.