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sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o moon_n also_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v drive_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o these_o two_o contrary_a revolution_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n trouble_v the_o sea_n also_o and_o no_o marvel_n according_a as_o it_o be_v disquiet_v itself_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o round_a circle_n call_v halo_n this_o halo_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n between_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o other_o star_n and_o our_o eyesight_n there_o gather_v a_o gross_a and_o misty_a air_n by_o which_o air_n anon_o our_o sight_n come_v to_o be_v reflect_v and_o diffuse_v and_o afterward_o the_o same_o incur_v upon_o the_o say_a star_n according_a to_o the_o exterior_a circumference_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o appear_v a_o circle_n round_o about_o the_o star_n which_o be_v there_o see_v be_v call_v halo_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o apparent_a impression_n be_v close_o unto_o that_o upon_o which_o our_o sight_n so_o enlarge_v as_o be_v before_o say_v do_v fall_v the_o four_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v run_v through_o the_o general_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o particular_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n thales_n think_v that_o the_o anniversarie_n wind_v call_v etcsiae_fw-la blow_v direct_o against_o egypt_n cause_n the_o water_n of_o nilus_n to_o swell_v for_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v drive_v by_o these_o wind_n enter_v within_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o hinder_v it_o that_o it_o can_v discharge_v itself_o free_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v repulse_v backward_o euthymenes_n of_o marseils_n suppose_v that_o this_o river_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n lie_v without_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o this_o happen_v by_o the_o snow_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o melt_v in_o summer_n and_o be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v in_o winter_n democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v long_o of_o the_o snow_n in_o the_o north_n part_n which_o about_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v dissolve_v and_o dilate_a breed_v vapour_n and_o of_o they_o be_v engender_v cloud_n which_o be_v drive_v by_o the_o etesian_a wind_n into_o aethiopia_n and_o egypt_n towards_o the_o south_n cause_n great_a and_o violent_a reins_n wherewith_o both_o lake_n and_o the_o river_n also_o nilus_n be_v fill_v herodotus_n the_o historian_n write_v that_o this_o river_n have_v as_o much_o water_n from_o his_o source_n and_o spring_n in_o winter_n as_o in_o summer_n but_o to_o we_o it_o seem_v less_o in_o winter_n because_o the_o sun_n be_v then_o near_o unto_o egypt_n cause_v the_o say_a water_n to_o evaporate_v ephorus_n the_o historiographer_n report_v that_o all_o egypt_n do_v resolve_v and_o run_v at_o it_o be_v whole_o into_o sweat_n in_o summer_n time_n whereunto_o arabia_n and_o libya_n do_v confer_v and_o contribute_v also_o their_o water_n for_o that_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v light_a and_o sandy_a eudoxus_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n assign_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o the_o great_a reins_n and_o the_o antiperistasis_n or_o contrary_n occurse_v of_o season_n for_o that_o when_o it_o be_v summer_n with_o we_o who_o inhabit_v within_o the_o zone_n towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_n it_o be_v winter_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o opposite_a zone_n under_o the_o winter_n tropic_n whereupon_o say_v he_o proceed_v this_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n break_v down_o unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o soul_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o that_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o nature_n move_v always_o or_o have_v motion_n of_o itself_o pythagoras_n say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n move_v itself_o and_o this_o number_n he_o take_v for_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n plato_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o intellectual_a substance_n move_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o harmonical_a number_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o entelechia_fw-la or_o primitive_a act_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o organical_a body_n have_v life_n potential_o dicearchus_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o harmony_n and_o concordance_n of_o the_o four_o element_n asclepiades_fw-la the_o physician_n define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o exercise_n in_o common_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n together_o chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o all_o these_o philsosopher_n before_o rehearse_v suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporal_a that_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n it_o move_v and_o be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o
dust_n be_v it_o not_o as_o i_o say_v before_o because_o wheat_n be_v able_a to_o overcome_v more_o nourishment_n but_o barley_n can_v not_o endure_v much_o moisture_n to_o drench_v and_o drown_v it_o or_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o wheat_n be_v a_o stiff_a and_o hard_a kind_n of_o grain_n resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o wood_n do_v soon_o come_v and_o chit_z within_o the_o ground_n in_o case_n it_o be_v well_o soak_a and_o soften_v with_o moisture_n and_o therefore_o like_v better_a of_o a_o wet_a ground_n whereas_o the_o dry_a soil_n at_o the_o first_o sow_v agree_v better_a with_o barley_n and_o be_v more_o commodious_a for_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o more_o loose_a and_o spungeous_a kind_n of_o grain_n or_o because_o such_o a_o temperature_n of_o the_o ground_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o heat_n be_v more_o proportionable_a and_o less_o hurtful_a unto_o barley_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o cold_a grain_n or_o rather_o husbandman_n be_v afraid_a to_o land_n thrash_v their_o wheat_n upon_o a_o dry_a and_o sandy_a floor_n because_o of_o 〈◊〉_d ant_n for_o soon_o will_v they_o take_v to_o that_o kind_n of_o grain_n in_o such_o a_o place_n as_o for_o barley_n they_o use_v less_o to_o bear_v it_o because_o the_o corn_n thereof_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v carry_v and_o recary_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o they_o be_v so_o big_a 17_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o fisher_n choose_v the_o hair_n of_o stone-horsetailes_a rather_o than_o of_o mare_n to_o make_v their_o angle_a line_n be_v it_o because_o the_o male_a as_o in_o all_o other_o part_n so_o in_o hair_n also_o be_v more_o strong_a than_o the_o female_a or_o rather_o for_o that_o they_o think_v the_o hair_n of_o mare_n tail_n drench_v and_o wet_a as_o it_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o with_o their_o stall_n be_v more_o brittle_a and_o worse_a than_o the_o other_o 18_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o when_o the_o 〈◊〉_d calamacie_n fish_n be_v see_v in_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o great_a tempest_n be_v it_o because_o all_o soft_a and_o 〈◊〉_d fish_n be_v very_o impatient_a of_o cold_a and_o of_o foulweather_n they_o be_v so_o bare_a and_o naked_a and_o have_v withal_o their_o flesh_n exceed_v tender_a as_o be_v cover_v neither_o with_o shell_n nor_o thick_a skin_n ne_o yet_o scale_n but_o contrariwise_o have_v their_o hardy_a gristly_a and_o bony_a substance_n within_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o all_o such_o fish_n be_v call_v malacia_fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v soft_a and_o tender_a for_o which_o cause_n natural_o they_o soon_o foresee_v a_o tempest_n and_o feel_v cold_a come_n for_o that_o it_o be_v offensive_a unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o likewise_o when_o the_o poulpe_n or_o polyp_n run_v to_o land_n and_o catch_v hold_v of_o some_o little_a rock_n it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o there_o be_v great_a wind_n towards_o and_o for_o the_o calamacie_n he_o leap_v forth_o for_o to_o avoid_v the_o cold_a and_o the_o trouble_n or_o agitation_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o of_o other_o soft_a fish_n his_o flesh_n be_v most_o tender_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v pierce_v and_o hurt_v 19_o why_o do_v the_o polyp_n change_v his_o colour_n be_v it_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o theophrastus_n because_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a creature_n by_o nature_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o be_v trouble_v or_o amaze_v as_o his_o spirit_n turn_v so_o he_o alter_v withal_o his_o colour_n even_o as_o we_o man_n do_v whereupon_o we_o say_v in_o the_o common_a proverb_n the_o coward_n in_o view_n soon_o change_v hew_v or_o may_v this_o be_v a_o good_a probable_a conjecture_n of_o the_o change_n but_o not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o resemblance_n consider_v that_o he_o change_v so_o as_o heresemble_v the_o rock_n which_o he_o settle_v upon_o unto_o which_o property_n pindarus_n allude_v in_o these_o verse_n his_o mind_n do_v alter_v most_o mutable_a to_o poulpe_n the_o sea-fish_n skin_n semblable_a which_o change_v hue_n to_o echth_v suitable_a to_o live_v in_o all_o world_n he_o be_v pliable_a and_o theognis_n put_v on_o a_o mind_n like_o polype_n fish_n and_o learn_v so_o to_o dissemble_v which_o of_o the_o rock_n whereto_o it_o stick_v the_o colour_n do_v resemble_v also_o man_n usual_o say_v such_o as_o surpass_v other_o for_o cunning_a and_o cautelous_a deal_n study_n and_o practice_v this_o that_o for_o to_o save_v themselves_o and_o not_o to_o be_v see_v or_o know_v of_o those_o about_o they_o they_o always_o will_v be_v like_a unto_o the_o poulpe_n and_o change_v their_o colour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v their_o manner_n and_o behaviour_n or_o do_v they_o think_v such_o a_o one_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o colour_n ready_o as_o of_o a_o garment_n to_o change_v and_o put_v on_o another_o whensoever_o he_o will_v well_o then_o the_o poulpe_n fish_v himself_o by_o his_o fear_n may_v haply_o give_v the_o occasion_n and_o beginning_n of_o this_o change_n and_o passion_n but_o the_o principal_a point_n of_o the_o cause_n consist_v in_o something_o else_o and_o therefore_o weigh_v and_o consider_v what_o empedocles_n write_v wot_v well_o all_o mortal_a thing_n that_o be_v defluxions_n havein_n some_o degree_n for_o there_o pass_v away_o continual_o many_o defluxion_n not_o only_o from_o live_a creature_n plant_n earth_n and_o sea_n but_o also_o from_o stone_n brass_n and_o iron_n for_o all_o thing_n perish_v and_o yield_v a_o smell_n in_o that_o there_o run_v something_o always_o from_o they_o and_o they_o wear_v continual_o insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v think_v that_o by_o these_o defluxion_n be_v all_o attraction_n and_o insultation_n and_o some_o suppose_v their_o embrace_n and_o connexion_n other_o their_o smile_n some_o their_o impulsion_n and_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o circumplexion_n and_o environment_n to_o be_v attribute_v unto_o such_o defluxion_n and_o especial_o from_o rock_n and_o stone_n along_o the_o sea_n continual_o wash_v and_o dash_v with_o the_o wave_n therebe_fw-la decision_n pass_v of_o some_o parcel_n and_o small_a fragment_n the_o which_o do_v cleave_v unto_o other_o body_n and_o cling_v about_o those_o which_o have_v their_o pore_n more_o strict_a and_o close_a or_o else_o pass_v through_o such_o as_o have_v the_o same_o over_o rare_a and_o open_a as_o for_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o polype_n it_o be_v to_o see_v to_o fistulous_a and_o spongeous_a like_a unto_o hony-comb_n apt_a to_o receive_v all_o such_o defluxion_n and_o decision_n from_o other_o body_n when_o as_o then_o he_o be_v afraid_a his_o wind_n go_v and_o come_v and_o withal_o shut_v up_o his_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o together_o that_o he_o may_v receive_v and_o retain_v in_o the_o superficies_n of_o his_o skin_n the_o defluxion_n that_o come_v from_o that_o which_o be_v next_o it_o for_o the_o rivel_v and_o wrinkle_n of_o his_o soft_a skin_n which_o be_v knit_v with_o fear_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o crook_n and_o bend_n cley_v fit_a to_o entertain_v the_o defluxion_n and_o parcel_n light_v upon_o they_o which_o scatter_v not_o here_o and_o there_o but_o gather_v upon_o the_o skin_n make_v the_o superficies_n thereof_o to_o be_v of_o semblable_a colour_n and_o that_o this_o be_v a_o true_a cause_n it_o may_v appear_v by_o one_o great_a argument_n namely_o that_o neither_o the_o polyp_n do_v resemble_v in_o colour_n all_o that_o which_o be_v near_o unto_o it_o not_o the_o chamaeleon_n the_o white_a colour_n but_o both_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o such_o thing_n only_o as_o the_o defluxion_n whereof_o be_v proportionate_a unto_o their_o pore_n and_o small_a passage_n 20_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o tear_n of_o wild_a boar_n be_v sweet_a but_o of_o stags_n and_o hind_n saltish_a and_o unpleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n heat_z and_o cold_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o both_o for_o the_o stag_n be_v cold_a of_o nature_n but_o the_o bear_v exceed_o hot_a and_o fiery_a whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o the_o one_o flee_v away_o the_o other_o make_v head_n and_o stand_v to_o it_o when_o he_o be_v assault_v and_o then_o be_v it_o most_o of_o all_o that_o he_o shed_v tear_n upon_o a_o fell_a heart_n for_o when_o plenty_n of_o heat_n as_o i_o say_v before_o mount_v up_o unto_o his_o eye_n his_o bristle_n stare_v and_o stand_v upright_o his_o ardent_a eye_n like_o fire_n be_v bright_a and_o so_o the_o humour_n that_o distil_v from_o his_o eye_n be_v sweet_a other_o say_v that_o these_o tear_n be_v press_v and_o wrong_a out_o from_o the_o blood_n be_v trouble_v like_a as_o whey_n from_o milk_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v empedocles_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wild_a bore_n be_v black_a and_o thick_a in_o regard_n of_o heat_n but_o that_o of_o stag_n and_o hind_n thin_a and_o waterish_a great_a
none_o and_o if_o we_o will_v bring_v evil_a into_o the_o world_n without_o a_o precedent_a cause_n &_o principle_n to_o beget_v it_o we_o shall_v run_v and_o fall_v into_o the_o difficult_a perplexity_n of_o the_o stoic_n for_o of_o those_o two_o principle_n which_o be_v it_o can_v be_v that_o either_o the_o good_a or_o that_o which_o be_v altogether_o without_o form_n and_o quality_n whatsoever_o shall_v give_v be_v or_o begin_n to_o that_o which_o be_v naught_o neither_o have_v plato_n do_v as_o some_o that_o come_v after_o he_o who_o for_o want_n of_o see_v and_o understand_v a_o three_o principle_n and_o cause_n between_o god_n and_o matter_n have_v run_v on_o end_n and_o tumble_v into_o the_o most_o absurd_a and_o false_a reason_n that_o be_v devise_v forsooth_o ay_o wot_v not_o how_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o evil_n shall_v come_v without_o forth_o casual_o and_o by_o accident_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o own_o accord_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o will_v not_o grant_v unto_o 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