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acciri.Quinctiam adnatans dorfo pucrum admittebat , ita vt pinna; 

 aculeos velut vagina condcrct , nc diledtum fibi corpus laceraret, re- 

 ceptumq; cquitis modo infidentem per magnum aequor , per ducen- 

 ta ftadia deferret. Romaigitur tbta, omnifque Italia confluebat , vt 

 pifcem amoris caufa vectorem pucri fpectarct. Paulo aliter rem nar- 

 rat Plinius.Diuo Augufto principe Lucrinum lacum inuectus paupe 

 ris cuiufdam puerum, ex Baiano Puteolos in ludum literarium itan- 

 tem,cum meridiano immorans appellatum eum Simonis nomine fe- 

 pius fragmcntis panis,quem ob id ferebat,allexiflet , miro amore di* 

 lexir.Pigeret referre,ni res Marcenatis & Flauiani,& Flauij Alfij,mul- 

 torumq; eiTet literis mandata. Qupcunq; diei tempore inclamatus a 

 puero,quanuis occultus atq; abditus cx imo aduoIabat,paftufq; e ma 

 nu prarbebat a(cenfuro dorfum,pinne, aculeos velut vagina ^ondens, 

 receptumquePutcoIospermagnum jcquouin ludum ferebat. Simili 

 modoreuehes pIuribusannis,donecmorbo extincto puero fubinde 

 ad confuetum locumventitans,triftis & mcerenti (lmilis ipfe quoque 

 { quod nemo dubitaret ) defiderio expirauit. Hi delphino acujeos in 

 pinna dorfi tribuunt , quod falfum efle fenfus ip(e conuincit : nullas 

 cnim omnino fpinas , neque aculcos in vlla corporis parte habet del- 

 phin.Quare vel fabulofa ifta efle oportet, vel eos qui ifta fcripferunt 

 parum diligenter delphinos infpexifTc.Pinna vnica eft in medio dor 

 fo fatis rigida,alia; dua: in ventre,ita fitx vt non folum natatum, fed 

 etiam vt motu quo furfum fefc efFert rcfpirandi caufa adiuuent.Alie; 

 dux in cauda,quarum etiam magnus eft vfus & diuerfus ac in alijs fi- 

 tus.Non ex recT:ofpina! dorfi du&u oriuntur,vt altera furfum,altera 

 deorfum fpec"tet,fed ex caudae lateribus, altera dextram , altcra fini- 

 ftram partem verfus,ita vt cauda fua latitudine aquam verberet.Cu- 

 ius tanta vis eft,vt prouerbio dictum fit, &\<£ivcl •vsfbs r \ifcZ\ov Jls7v, id 

 cft,delphinu cauda ligare,in eo qui fruftra quidpiam conantur,quod 

 non di&um eft propter caudam lubricam , etfi Iaruis fit, fed propter 

 cius robunnullus enim quantumuis viribus prarftans delphinum hac 

 partc retinerc poteft. Quum deorfum cotendit,caudam furfum mo- 

 uet,contra quum in fumma aqux lefe effertifed ea celeritate , vt nul- 

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