Q. Why do grief and vexation bring grey hairs? A. Because they dry,
which bringeth on greyness.
Q. How come those to have most mercy who have the thickest blood? A.
Because the blood which is fat and thick makes the spirits firm and
constant, wherein consists the force of all creatures.
Q. Whether it is hardest, to obtain a person's love, or to keep it when
obtained? A. It is hardest to keep it, by reason of the inconstancy of
man, who is quickly angry, and soon weary of a thing; hard to be gained
and slippery to keep.
Q. Why do serpents shun the herb rue? A. Because they are cold, dry and
full of sinews, and that herb is of a contrary nature.
Q. Why is a capon better to eat than a cock? A. Because a capon loses
not his moisture by treading of the hens.
Q. Why is our smell less in winter than in summer? A. Because the air is
thick, and less moveable.
Q. Why does hair burn so quickly? A. Because it is dry and cold.
Q. Why is love compared to a labyrinth? A. Because the entry and coming
in is easy, and the going out almost impossible or hard.
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PART IV
DISPLAYING THE SECRETS OF
NATURE
RELATING TO
PHYSIOGNOMY
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CHAPTER I
SECTION 1.--_Of Physiognomy, showing what it is, and whence it is
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