I saw a summer banqueting house

I saw a summer banqueting house belonging to a merchant,

that was the marvel of the world,

and could not be matched except God should make another paradise.

It was built round of green marble like a theatre without;

within there was a heaven and earth

comprehended both under one roof.

The heaven was a clear overhanging vault of crystal,

wherein the sun and moon and each visible star

had his true similitude, shine, situation and motion.