Rings – The rims (circumference) of the wheels: they were both high and terrible. The “eyes” may have been no more than dazzling spots addin…

Their rings. The same word is used twice in this verse and means what we call the felloes. They were both high and te…

What he says about the circumferences of the wheels may seem superfluous, but he refers to the second clause of the verse, where he says that these…

As for their rings, they were so high, that they were
dreadful
The circles and circum…

Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wh…