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macedonia_n have_v the_o same_o effect_n upon_o sheep_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o pemus_n and_o the_o river_n melas_n make_v they_o black_n he_o also_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o river_n aleos_n make_v man_n hairy_a that_o drink_n of_o it_o the_o river_n nus_n in_o cilicia_n as_o marcus_n varro_n relate_v make_v man_n quickwitted_n and_o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o spring_n in_o the_o isle_n cea_n which_o make_v they_o blockish_a ovid_n say_v of_o lyncestus_fw-la a_o river_n in_o macedonia_n mel._n lib._n 5._o quem_fw-la quicun_fw-la que_fw-la parùm_fw-la moderato_fw-la gutture_v traxit_fw-la haud_fw-la aliter_fw-la titubat_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la mera_fw-fr vina_fw-la bibisset_fw-la he_o that_o take_v of_o it_o but_o a_o moderate_a draught_n trip_n even_o like_o he_o that_o with_o new_a wine_n be_v catch_v and_o of_o clitorius_n a_o fountain_n in_o arcadia_n he_o also_o assert_n clitorio_n quicunque_fw-la sitim_fw-la de_fw-la fonte_fw-la leuârit_fw-la vina_n fugit_fw-la gaudetque_fw-la meris_fw-la abstemius_fw-la amnis_fw-la who_o of_o clitorius_n drink_v will_v wine_n disgust_v and_o only_o will_v after_o mere_a water_n thirst_n there_o be_v two_o fountain_n in_o the_o fortunate_a island_n they_o that_o drink_v of_o one_o of_o they_o will_v laugh_v till_o they_o die_v and_o can_v have_v no_o remedy_n unless_o they_o drink_v of_o the_o other_o the_o fountain_n zama_n in_o africa_n cause_n excellent_a voice_n at_o bonitta_n a_o isle_n not_o far_o from_o hispaniola_n there_o be_v a_o fountain_n that_o spring_v out_o on_o the_o very_a top_n of_o a_o mountain_n which_o make_v man_n young_a again_o cause_v age_a man_n to_o be_v juvenile_n and_o recall_v their_o youthly_a vigour_n to_o testify_v the_o truth_n of_o which_o say_v cardan_n we_o have_v not_o only_o common_a fame_n but_o the_o testimony_n of_o peter_n martyr_n angerius_n of_o milan_n a_o privy_a counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o his_o decade_n of_o the_o new_a world_n the_o lake_n argentinum_n in_o sicily_n will_v bear_v those_o thing_n that_o will_v not_o swim_v on_o common_a water_n and_o in_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n a_o man_n bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o cast_v therein_o can_v sink_v on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v one_o in_o aethiopia_n who_o water_n be_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o will_v not_o bear_v the_o leave_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o tree_n such_o like_a water_n there_o be_v at_o a_o place_n call_v cabalus_n between_o milan_n and_o vincentia_fw-la which_o be_v so_o rare_a and_o tenuion_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v put_v into_o it_o appear_v at_o the_o bottom_n in_o the_o same_o bulk_n and_o figure_n as_o if_o nothing_o but_o air_n interpose_v and_o the_o river_n sylas_n in_o india_n be_v of_o such_o admirable_a rarity_n that_o it_o will_v not_o bear_v a_o ship_n upon_o it_o in_o which_o rank_n be_v boristhenes_n which_o when_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o river_n hypanus_fw-la its_o water_n swim_v above_o it_o for_o many_o mile_n together_o 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