ioo of 'BlUtejS ; or, 
he killed Clpemneftrfi , and ty£gifinsy faid he 
was like a Hfrfty who though he be old, and have 
ioft his ftrength , yet did not lofc bis courage. 
Wafps and Hornets breed in thecatkafs of a dead 
lierfe-, as Bees do in the carkafs of an Oxj which 
we are to underliand thus ; that fuch kinds of fmall 
infetfs do ufe to lay their fpa wn or Egs in fuch Car- 
rion ; and rhofc ^things which we read in Exodus.^ 
and in the Hiilory of Sampfo»,t\in were done many 
of them contrary to the ordinary courfe of Na- 
ture, have made feme people think them incredi- 
ble, and almoil impoflible, becaufe they have 
been ignorant of the way, howthefeinfeftsandali 
fuch kinds of little Creatures are generated. P//»^ 
tells us, th^t Although there he Jome herhs that mill de- 
Jtrey the Pulmer- wernty jet if the head of a Mure 
which huth been with Foal he Usd hj it, itwillfre- 
(erveify fomc people do judge of the goodnefsof 
a Horfe by his colours ; fome do tel! us that a good 
Horfe muft be thus qualified ; he muft have the 
eyes, fiomack, and neck of a SPWf, the &ort ears, 
long ttyl, and foftJy tread of a Fox ; the breaft, 
the pride, and the hair of a fVoman others fay, 
he muft be like theH^tr^ for fwiftnefs and agility ; 
the good eyes and hairs, taylofaF«Ar, the thigh 
and the, hair of an the pride and fuggeftion 
of a VVoman ; others fay a Horfe muft be as 
fwife, and leap as a Pike, the fharp fight of a Ser» 
pent, the broad breaft and thick mane of a If on, 
the cleanlinefs and foft tread of iCat: re- 
quire great skill to keep them well ; Horjes do 
not love to ftand in a Stable alone, but are abun- 
dance 
