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![Les fourdroyans Canons, in la jeusnesse isnelle, In le chena Senat, n'honnoroit taut come elle. Vnjour, que cetominer plus des eshats, que de mett. En prive fasteyoit ses seignieurs plus amees, Vne mousche de fer, dans sa main recelee, Prit sans ayde d'autroy, sa gallard evoke : Fit une entiere Bonde, et puis d'un cerveau las Come ayant jugement, se purcha sur son bras. Thus Englished by Silvester. Why should not I that wooden Eagle mention? {A learned German's late admir'd invention) Which mounting from his Fist that framed her, Flew far to meet an Almain Emperour: And having met him, with her nimble Train, And weary Wings turning about again. Followed him close unto the Castle Gate O/'Noremberg ; whom all the shews of state, Streets hang'd with Arras, arches curious built, Loud thundring Canons) Columns richly guilt. Grey-headed Senate, and youth's gallantise, Grac'd not so much as onely this device. Once as this Artist more with mirth than meat. Feasted some friends that he esteemed great; From under's hand an Iron Fly few out, Which having flown a pet feet round about. With weary wings, return'd unto her Master, And {as judicious) on his arm she plac'd her. Or wonder not more at the operation of two souls in those little bodies, than but one in the Trunk of a Cedar?] That is, the vegetative, which according to the common opinion, is supposed to be in Trees, though the Epicures and Stoiques would not allow any Soul in Plants ; but Empedocles and Plato allowed them not only a vegetative Soul, but affirm'd them to be Animals. The Manichees went farther, and attributed so much of the rational Soul to them, that they accounted it Homicide to gather either the flowers or fruit, as St. Aug. reports. We carry with us the wonders we seek without MS.] So St. Aug. 1. 10. de civ. c. 3. Omni miraculo quod fit per hominem majus miraculum est homo. Sect. i6. Another of his servant Nature, that publique and universal P»e- as- Manuscript that lies expansed, etc. ] So is the description of Du Bartat 7. jour de la sepm. Oyes ce Docteur muet estudie en ce livre Qui nuict etjour ouvert t' apprendra de bien vivre. PART I. Sect. 15.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22650349_0001_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
