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 Claudius Aelianus (Aelian). His Various History. Rendered into English by Thomas Stanley. London, printed for Thomas Dring, 1665.
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+====== Aelian: Various History Book 1 ======
 ===== CHAP. I. =====
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 Of the Polypus.
-THE 1 Polypusses are so ravenous that they devour all they light on ; so that many times they abstain not even from one another. The lesser taken by the greater, and falling into his stronger nets, (which are usually called the hairs or grasps of the Fish) becometh his prey. They also betray Fishes in this manner ; lurking under the Rocks they change themselves to their colour, and seem to be all one with the Rock it self. When therefore the Fishes swim to the Rocks, and so to the Polypus, they intangle them in their nets, or grasps.
+THE **1** Polypusses are so ravenous that they devour all they light on ; so that many times they abstain not even from one another. The lesser taken by the greater, and falling into his stronger nets, (which are usually called the hairs or grasps of the Fish) becometh his prey. They also betray Fishes in this manner ; lurking under the Rocks they change themselves to their colour, and seem to be all one with the Rock it self. When therefore the Fishes swim to the Rocks, and so to the Polypus, they intangle them in their nets, or grasps.
 ===== CHAP. II. =====
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 Of Spiders.
-The art of weaving and the gifts of the goddess 2 Ergane, Spiders neither know nor require: for what should such a Creature doe with woven garments ? The web is onely spred as a net for such things as fall into it, whilest she standing still, immovable, keeps watch : whatsoever falls in she eats ; it being as much as the web can hold, is enough to satisfie her hunger.
+The art of weaving and the gifts of the goddess **2** Ergane, Spiders neither know nor require: for what should such a Creature doe with woven garments ? The web is onely spred as a net for such things as fall into it, whilest she standing still, immovable, keeps watch : whatsoever falls in she eats ; it being as much as the web can hold, is enough to satisfie her hunger.
 ===== CHAP. III. =====