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Page 63
... compared to apes that imitate what they see in people , 145 to vultures that stoop only where they smell prey , 146 to moths that eat holes in garments , 147 and to the polypus ( octopus ) and the chameleon that change them- selves into ...
... compared to apes that imitate what they see in people , 145 to vultures that stoop only where they smell prey , 146 to moths that eat holes in garments , 147 and to the polypus ( octopus ) and the chameleon that change them- selves into ...
Page 76
... compared to being " tickled with the venime of Tarantula " and dying laughing307 and to riding “ Seianus horse for his beauty " and perishing.308 A young lover in one story says , “ Ephestion coulde handle Bucephalus , but not ride ...
... compared to being " tickled with the venime of Tarantula " and dying laughing307 and to riding “ Seianus horse for his beauty " and perishing.308 A young lover in one story says , “ Ephestion coulde handle Bucephalus , but not ride ...
Page 77
... compared to " the charmer " who " charmes in vaine if the Adder bée deafe . " 341 All " wholesome warninges " are said to be odious to " such as are gracelesse , " for " they with the spider sucke poison out of the most pretious flowers ...
... compared to " the charmer " who " charmes in vaine if the Adder bée deafe . " 341 All " wholesome warninges " are said to be odious to " such as are gracelesse , " for " they with the spider sucke poison out of the most pretious flowers ...
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