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annâ—s_fw-la justa_fw-la senes_fw-la centum_fw-la
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heart_n and_o therefore_o all_o animal_n that_o breath_n or_o have_v lung_n have_v also_o the_o weazon_n but_o many_o have_v the_o gullet_n or_o â—eeding_a channel_n which_o have_v no_o lung_n or_o windpipe_n as_o fish_n which_o have_v gills_o whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v refrigerated_a for_o such_o thereof_o as_o have_v lung_n and_o respiration_n be_v not_o without_o the_o weazon_n as_o whale_n and_o cetaceous_a animal_n again_o beside_o these_o part_n destine_v to_o divers_a office_n there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a provision_n for_o the_o windpipe_n that_o be_v a_o cartiliagineous_a flap_n upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o larinx_n or_o throttle_n which_o have_v a_o open_a cavity_n for_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o air_n but_o lest_o thereby_o either_o meat_n or_o drink_v shall_v descend_v providence_n have_v place_v the_o epiglottis_fw-la ligula_fw-la or_o â—lap_v like_o a_o ivy_n leaf_n which_o always_o close_v when_o we_o swallow_v or_o that_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_n pass_v over_o 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or_o guttulous_a irrigation_n to_o conclude_v a_o full_a and_o total_a descension_n chap._n ix_o of_o sneeze_v concern_v sternutation_n or_o sneeze_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o that_o motion_n it_o be_v pretend_v and_o general_o believe_v to_o derive_v its_o original_n from_o a_o disease_n wherein_o sternutation_n prove_v moral_a and_o such_o as_o sneeze_v die_v and_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v prove_v from_o carolus_n sigonius_n who_o in_o his_o history_n of_o italy_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o pestilence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a that_o prove_v pernicious_a and_o deadly_a to_o those_o that_o sneeze_v which_o notwithstanding_o will_v not_o sufficient_o determine_v the_o ground_n hereof_o and_o it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o custom_n have_v a_o elder_a aera_fw-la then_o this_v chronologie_n afford_v for_o although_o the_o age_n of_o gregory_n extend_v above_o a_o thousand_o yet_o be_v this_o custom_n mention_v by_o apuleius_n 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consult_v about_o their_o retreat_n it_o chance_v that_o one_o among_o they_o sneeze_v at_o the_o noise_n whereof_o
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figure_n for_o indeed_o of_o this_o part_n proper_o take_v there_o be_v two_o end_n that_o be_v the_o formation_n of_o the_o voice_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o taste_n for_o the_o voice_n it_o can_v have_v no_o office_n in_o chameleon_n for_o they_o be_v mute_a animal_n as_o beside_o fish_n be_v most_o other_o sort_n of_o lizard_n as_o for_o their_o taste_n if_o their_o nutriment_n be_v air_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v a_o instrument_n thereof_o for_o the_o body_n of_o that_o element_n be_v ingustible_a void_a of_o all_o sapidity_n and_o without_o any_o action_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v by_o the_o rough_a artery_n or_o weazon_n conduct_v into_o the_o lung_n and_o therefore_o pliniâ—_n much_o forget_v the_o strictness_n of_o his_o assertion_n when_o he_o allow_v excrement_n unto_o that_o animal_n that_o feed_v only_o upon_o air_n which_o notwithstanding_o with_o the_o urine_n of_o a_o ass_n he_o commend_v as_o a_o magical_a medicine_n upon_o our_o enemy_n the_o figure_n of_o the_o tongue_n seem_v also_o to_o overthrow_v the_o presumption_n of_o this_o aliment_n which_o according_a to_o the_o exact_a delineation_n of_o aldrovand_n be_v in_o this_o animal_n peculiar_a and_o seem_v contrive_v for_o prey_n for_o in_o so_o little_a a_o creature_n it_o be_v at_o the_o least_o half_a a_o palm_n long_o and_o be_v itself_o very_o slow_a of_o motion_n have_v in_o this_o part_n a_o very_a great_a agility_n withal_o its_o food_n be_v slye_n and_o such_o as_o sudden_o escape_v it_o have_v in_o the_o tongue_n a_o spungy_a and_o mucous_a extremity_n whereby_o upon_o a_o sudden_a emission_n it_o inviscate_v and_o tangle_v those_o infect_v and_o therefore_o some_o have_v think_v its_o name_n not_o unsuitable_a unto_o its_o nature_n the_o nomination_n be_v greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o little_a lion_n not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o resemblance_n of_o shape_n but_o affinity_n of_o condition_n that_o be_v for_o the_o vigilancy_n in_o its_o prey_n and_o 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thereby_o the_o natural_a flame_n be_v
validisque_fw-la arctâ—tur_fw-la habenis_fw-la indicatque_fw-la suiâ—_n prolixa_fw-la silentia_fw-la labris_fw-la and_o be_v also_o tolerable_a if_o by_o desire_v a_o secrecy_n to_o word_n speak_v under_o the_o rose_n we_o only_o mean_v in_o society_n and_o compotation_n from_o the_o ancient_a custom_n in_o symposiacke_a meeting_n to_o wear_v chaplett_n of_o rose_n about_o their_o head_n and_o so_o we_o condemn_v not_o the_o german_a custom_n which_o over_o the_o table_n describe_v a_o rose_n in_o the_o ceiling_n but_o more_o considerable_a it_o be_v if_o the_o original_n be_v such_o as_o lemnius_n and_o other_o have_v record_v that_o the_o rose_n be_v the_o flower_n of_o venus_n which_o cupid_n consecrate_v unto_o harpocrates_n the_o god_n of_o silence_n and_o be_v therefore_o a_o emblem_n thereof_o to_o conceal_v the_o prank_n of_o venery_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o this_o tetrasticke_a est_fw-la rosa_fw-la flos_fw-la veneris_fw-la cujus_fw-la quo_fw-la facta_fw-la laterent_fw-la harpocrati_fw-la matris_fw-la dona_fw-la dicavit_fw-la amor_fw-la ind_n rosam_fw-la mensis_fw-la hospes_fw-la suspendit_fw-la amicis_fw-la convivae_fw-la ut_fw-la sub_fw-la eâ_fw-la dicta_fw-la tacenda_fw-la sciant_fw-la 8._o that_o smoke_n do_v follow_v the_o fair_a be_v a_o usual_a say_n with_o we_o and_o in_o many_o part_n of_o europe_n whereof_o although_o there_o seem_v no_o natural_a ground_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o continuation_n of_o a_o very_a ancient_a opinion_n as_o petrus_n victorius_n and_o causabon_n have_v observe_v from_o a_o passage_n in_o athenaeus_n wherein_o a_o parasite_n thus_o describe_v himself_o to_o every_o table_n first_o i_o come_v whence_o porridge_n i_o be_o call_v by_o some_o a_o capaneus_n at_o stare_v i_o be_o to_o enter_v any_o room_n a_o ram_n like_a whip_n and_o thong_n to_o all_o i_o ply_v like_o smoke_n unto_o the_o fair_a i_o fly_v 9_o to_o set_v across_o legged_a or_o with_o our_o finger_n pectinate_v or_o shut_v together_o be_v account_v bad_a and_o friend_n will_v persuade_v we_o from_o it_o the_o same_o conceit_n religious_o possess_v the_o ancient_n as_o be_v observable_a from_o pliny_n poplites_n alternis_fw-la genibus_fw-la imponere_fw-la nefas_fw-la olim_fw-la and_o also_o from_o athenaeâ—s_n that_o it_o be_v a_o old_a venesicious_a practice_n and_o juno_n be_v make_v in_o this_o postuâ—â—_n to_o hinder_v the_o delivery_n of_o alcmaena_n and_o therefore_o as_o pierius_n observe_v in_o the_o medal_n of_o julia_n pia_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o venus_n be_v make_v extend_v with_o the_o inscription_n of_o venus_n genetrix_fw-la for_o the_o complication_n or_o pectination_n of_o the_o finger_n be_v a_o hieroglyphic_n of_o impediment_n as_o in_o that_o place_n he_o declare_v 10._o the_o set_n and_o statary_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n and_o cut_v of_o hair_n be_v think_v by_o many_o a_o point_n of_o consideration_n which_o be_v perhaps_o but_o the_o continuation_n of_o a_o ancient_a superstition_n for_o piaculous_a it_o 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