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Claudius Aelianus (Aelian). His Various History. Rendered into English by Thomas Stanley. London, printed for Thomas Dring, 1665. | Claudius Aelianus (Aelian). His Various History. Rendered into English by Thomas Stanley. London, printed for Thomas Dring, 1665. | ||
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Of Spiders. | 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 |
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