g2. or 'Bjutes s or, 
but -yet keeps within fight of him ; the young man 
layes his hands upon his eyes, and fo blind-folds 
him, whereupon the Huntfoien come foftly behind 
him, and take him. 
3. The Unicorn is fo exceeding ftrong that it is in- 
vincible, a wild Creature, inhabiting only Mountains 
and Defarts, to which alludesjwhofpeaking of the 
Unicornt faith, Chaf. 39. I a. Can the Unicorn h 
tameilj or canftthou hindhlm} Whence it appears 
to be very fierce and wild, becaufe it cannot be ta- 
med ; for we have tamed Lj/onty P anther Sy and Ty~ 
but this we could never tame. 4. It’s horn 
is an excellent Antidote and prefervative againft 
poyfon, infomuch that if water hath been poyfo- 
ned, if it be but touched with his horn, it takes 
away the poyfonous quality ; it was a Cuilome in 
old time among rich men to have drinking Cups 
made of the Unicorns horn, and when at any time 
they dran^ they ufed to have a piece of the horn 
in the Cup, tor it is very much commended by 
Thyficlaus ; now having explained the properties of 
the Unicornyvtt will nextconfider what we may learn 
from it. 
I. Naz.lanz,en, in his 13 Orations, compares the 
Thilofofher and the Unicorn together ; for , 
1. As the Unicorn loveth folitude, fo he who 
addicts himfelf wholly to good Iearning,defires no- 
thing fo much as privacy and retirednefs. 
a. As the Unicorn loveth to be on the highMoun- 
tains.fo wife men ought to defpife and fleight thefe 
worldly things, as below them. 
2 , ks the Unicorn hateth any flavery or fer/itudc, 
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