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this averfion of the fenfe. And I remember to have feene two 

 notable examples of it : the one in Spaine, of a Gentleman that 

 had a horroiir ro garlike, who (though he was very fob/eft to 

 the impreiiiom of beauty) could never weane himlelfe from 

 an averfion he had letled him to a very hand fomewoman, that 

 uled to eate much garl&.though to win him,fhe forbore the ufc 

 of that mcate, which to her was the moft favoury of all others. 

 And the like I knew in England between cwo; whereof the one 

 did extreamly love cheefe, aud the other as much hated it, 

 and would fall into a ftrange agony, and be reduced (one 

 would thinke ) to die point of death, if by inadvertence or 

 orherstrya!! of him, he had fwallowed never fb little, of 

 what the other would have quitted all meates el/e to live 

 upon. 



And not onely fuch averfiom, asfpringfrom differences of 

 complexions in the constitutions of leverall animals; doe caufe 

 thele effe^s of feare, and of trembling, and of ft /ing from tf jofe 

 that do make fuch impreflions ; but even the feeing them angry 

 and in fury doth the like : for iuch pafTions do alter the /pints ; 

 and they iffuing from the body oftheanimall inpaflton, cannot 

 choofe but l)e received by another in a different manner, then if 

 they were of another temper. Then if the one kinde be agree- 

 able to their nature, the other mu ft needs be difpleafing. And 

 this may be thereafbn why Bees never fting fach as are of a 

 milde and gentle difpofition ; and will never agree with others, 

 that are of a froward and angry nature. And the fame one 

 may obierve among dogges : and peradventure, a mans fcntafie 

 may bee raifed to lueh a height of fiiry, that the fierceft beafls 

 miy be afraid to look upon him ; and cannot endure that thofc 

 mastering fpirits, which ftreame out of the mans eyes, (howld 

 come into his j fb much they diliemper his fantafie : and there- 

 fore he will turne away from the man, and avoid him. Which 

 difcourle may be confirmed by fiindry examples of Jyons and 

 beares,that have runne from angry and confident men, and the 

 Jike. Since then, a man that is in his naturall hew giveth no 

 diitafte, doth fo much affright fierceft beafles, when hee 

 putteth on his threatning lookes j it is no wonder , that 

 bcatfes of a milder and foftcr nature, fhould have feare of 



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