Fesaunt excedeth all fowles in sweetnesse and holsomnesse, and is equall to capon in nourishynge.

Abstinence is whereby a man refraineth from any thyng which he may lawfully take.

See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built it.

Since the Brother of Death daily haunts us with dying mementoes.