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![THE SECOND PART IWONDER not at the French/or their Frogs, Snails and Toad- PART II, stools.'] Toad-stools are not peculiar to the French; they sect. i. were a great delicacy among the Romans, as appears every 83- where in Martial. It was conceived the Emperor Claudius received his death by Poyson, which he took in Mushroom. Suet, and Tac. How among so many millions of faces, there should be none alike.] Sect. a. It is reported there have been some so much alike, that they could not be distinguished; as King Antiochus, and one Antemon, a Plebeian of Syria, were so much alike, that Laodice, the Kings widow, by pretending this man was the King, dissembled the death of the King so long, till according to her own mind, a Successor was chosen. On. Pompeius, and one Vibius the Orator; C. Plancus, and Rubrius the Stage-player; Cassius Severus the Orator, and one Mirmello; M. Messala Censorius, and one Menogenes, were so much alike, that unless it were by their habit, they could not be distinguished: but this you must take upon the Faith of Pliny (lib. 7. c. 12.) and Solinus, {cap. 6.) who as this Author tells elsewhere, are Authors not very infallible. What a Parpoxofivofiaxta and hot skirmish is betwixt S. and T. Sect. 3. in Lucian.'] In his Dialog, judicium, vocalium, where there is * a large Oration made to the Vowels, being Judges, by Sigma against Tau, complaining that Tau has bereaved him of many words, which should begin with Sigma. Their Tongues are sharper than Actius his razor.] Actius N'avius was chief Augur, who (as the story saith) admonishing Tarqu. Priscus that he should not undertake any action of moment, without first consulting the Augur, the King (shewing that he had little faith in his skill) demanded of him, whether by the rules of his skill, what he had conceived in his mind might be done : to whom when Actius had answered it might be done, he bid him take a Whetstone which he had in his hand, and cut it in two with a Razor; which accordingly the Augur did. Livy. And therefore we must conceive it was very sharp. Here the Adage was cross'd, ^/joy els aKovrjv, i.e. novacula in cotem. Vid. Erasm. Chiliad. It is not meer Zeal to Learning, or devotion to the Muses, that Par- 9* wiser Princes Patronize the Arts, etc. but a desire to have their names etemiz'd by the memory of their Writings.] There is a great Scholar, who took the boldness to tell a Prince so much. Est enim bonorum principum cum viris eruditis tacita quoedam naluralisque Societas, ut alteri ab alteris illustrentur, ac dum sibi mutuo suffragantur, et gloria principibus, et doctis authoritas d](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22650349_0001_0057.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
