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that_o the_o remorsore_n or_o dog-teeth_n be_v two_o and_o though_o they_o bite_v or_o prick_v therewith_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o venomous_a but_o only_o open_v a_o way_n and_o entrance_n unto_o the_o poison_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o poisonous_a except_o it_o attain_v unto_o the_o blood_n chap._n xvii_o of_o hare_n that_o every_o hare_n be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a be_v the_o affirmative_a of_o archelaus_n plutarch_n philostratus_n and_o many_o more_o as_o for_o the_o mutation_n of_o sex_n or_o transition_n into_o one_o another_o we_o can_v deny_v it_o in_o hare_n it_o be_v observable_a in_o man_n but_o that_o it_o be_v natural_a in_o all_o hare_n experience_n show_v the_o contrary_a here_o sir_n tho._n brown_n make_v a_o very_a large_a and_o learned_a discourse_n of_o hermaphrodite_n in_o several_a creature_n chap._n xviii_o of_o mole_n or_o moll_n be_v that_o mole_n be_v blind_a and_o have_v no_o eye_n be_v a_o opinion_n receive_v with_o much_o variety_n some_o 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exanguious_a animal_n since_o we_o observe_v the_o articulate_a and_o latticed_a eye_n in_o fly_n and_o nine_o in_o some_o spider_n and_o in_o the_o great_a phalangium_n spider_n of_o america_n we_o plain_o number_v eight_o but_o in_o sanguineous_a animal_n quadrupedes_fw-la bipedes_fw-la or_o man_n no_o such_o number_n can_v be_v regular_o verify_v chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o chameleon_n concern_v the_o chameleon_n there_o general_o paff_v a_o opinion_n that_o it_o live_v only_o upon_o air_n and_o be_v sustain_v by_o no_o other_o aliment_n which_o be_v affirm_v by_o solinus_n and_o pliny_n and_o other_o yet_o upon_o enquiry_n i_o find_v the_o assertion_n controvertable_a and_o first_o for_o its_o verity_n some_o have_v positive_o deny_v it_o as_o augustinus_n niphus_n with_o very_a many_o more_o other_o have_v experimental_o refute_v it_o as_o namely_o johannes_n landius_n who_o observe_v a_o chameleon_n to_o lick_v up_o a_o fly_n from_o his_o breast_n and_o belionius_n upon_o 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have_v in_o
this_o part_n a_o very_a great_a agility_n and_o have_v in_o the_o tongue_n a_o mucous_a and_o slimy_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 chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o ostrich_n the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o ostrich_n struthiocamelus_n or_o sparrow-camel_n conceive_v that_o it_o digest_v iron_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o affirmation_n of_o many_o learned_a author_n yet_o the_o negative_a plead_v with_o more_o reason_n for_o pliny_n aetian_n and_o leo_n africanus_n who_o live_v in_o those_o country_n wherein_o they_o most_o abound_v only_o say_v the_o digestion_n be_v wonderful_a in_o this_o animal_n and_o riolanus_n in_o his_o comment_n thereof_o positive_o deny_v it_o some_o have_v experimental_o refute_v it_o as_o albertus_n magnus_fw-la and_o most_o plain_o ulysses_z aldrovandus_n who_o observe_v a_o ostrich_n to_o swallow_v iron_n but_o yet_o to_o exclude_v it_o undigested_a again_o and_o beside_o experiment_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o attempt_v against_o it_o by_o philosophical_a argument_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o conceit_n be_v its_o swallow_a down_o fragment_n of_o iron_n which_o man_n observe_v have_v therefore_o conceive_v it_o digest_v they_o just_o as_o man_n swallow_v cherry-stone_n which_o conceive_v a_o durable_a and_o strong_a heat_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o so_o help_v digestion_n and_o prevent_v the_o crudity_n of_o the_o fruit_n but_o they_o themselves_o come_v out_o undigested_a and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n do_v other_o animal_n swallow_v small_a stone_n and_o thus_o may_v the_o ostrich_n swallow_v iron_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o unicorns-horn_n great_a account_n and_o much_o profit_n be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o unicorns-horn_n wherein_o many_o suspect_n a_o imposture_n for_o that_o which_o be_v use_v under_o that_o name_n be_v white_a whereas_o all_o agree_v that_o have_v have_v a_o sight_n of_o that_o animal_n that_o his_o 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land_n which_o be_v never_o maintain_v to_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n as_o panther_n hyaena_n camel_n sheep_n moll_n be_v and_o other_o which_o carry_v no_o name_n in_o icthyology_n nor_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o exact_a description_n of_o rondoletius_n gesner_n or_o aldrovandus_n chap._n xxv_o concern_v the_o common_a course_n of_o diet_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o animal_n and_o abstain_v from_o eat_v other_o why_o we_o confine_v our_o food_n unto_o certain_a animal_n and_o total_o reject_v some_o other_o whether_o this_o practice_n be_v build_v upon_o solid_a reason_n or_o chief_o support_v by_o custom_n or_o opinion_n may_v admit_v consideration_n and_o first_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o eat_v any_o for_o before_o the_o flood_n our_o father_n from_o vegetable_a animal_n preserve_v themselves_o unto_o long_a life_n and_o it_o be_v after_o the_o deluge_n when_o for_o the_o present_a the_o nature_n of_o vegetable_n be_v destroy_v or_o infirm_v it_o be_v 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