The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. (1658)
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565, Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604, Rowland, John, M.D · London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] · leaf 642
ame learned man faith, that Riches are like toa Serpent: For as when an ignorant Man thinketh to take 3 Serpent without harm by the tail, {heturneth back again and biteth him ; but if he take her by the neck,fhe cannot execute any part of hermalice: even lo when a wife Man hath the managing of… … IT falleth out in the particular Difcourfe of Serpents, that Iexprefsthemoftknown Serpent tous in England, in the firft place, according to alphabetical order, that is, the Adder. For al-though I am not ignorant, that there be which write it Nadere, of Zvafr/x.which fignifieth a waterSnake, yet I…
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