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lamprey_n have_v nine_o eye_n as_o be_v receive_v we_o dare_v refer_v it_o unto_o polyphemus_n who_o have_v but_o one_o to_o judge_v it_o a_o error_n concern_v eye_n occasion_v by_o the_o error_n of_o eye_n deduce_v from_o the_o appearance_n of_o divers_a cavity_n or_o hole_n on_o either_o side_n which_o â—ome_v call_v eye_n that_o careless_o behold_v they_o and_o be_v not_o only_o refutable_a by_o experience_n but_o also_o repugnant_a unto_o reason_n for_o beside_o the_o monstrosity_n they_o fasten_v unto_o nature_n in_o contrive_v many_o eye_n who_o have_v make_v but_o two_o unto_o any_o animal_n that_o be_v one_o of_o each_o side_n according_a to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o brain_n it_o be_v a_o superfluous_a and_o inartificiall_a act_n to_o place_n and_o settle_v so_o many_o in_o one_o place_n for_o the_o two_o extreme_n will_v sufficient_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o sight_n without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o intermediate_v eye_n and_o behold_v as_o much_o as_o all_o seven_o 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