Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

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Branches, Fruit. >
F we rightly consider the Frame of
the whole Universe and Method of
the all-excellent Wisdom in her
work , as creating the sorms of
things infinitely divers, so according
to Dignity of Essenee or Vertue in
effe£t,we must acknowledge the same

to hold a Soveraignty, and transcendent predomi-
nance,as well of Rule asPlace,each over other. Among
the heavenly bodies we see the Nobler Orbs, and of
greatest inssuence to be raised aloft; the lesse esse&ual,
depressed. Of Elements, the Fire the mod pure and
operative,to hold the highest place : In compounded
bodies, of things as well seniible as insensible, there
runs a vein of Excellence proceeding from the Form,
enobling(inthe same kind)some other above the rest.
The Lyon we say is King of Beasts,the Eagle chief Spencer in h's
of Birds 5 the Whale and Wirle-pool among Fiflies; *airy Queen.
Jupiters Oak the Forreji’s King. Among Flowers,we
most admire and esteem the Rose : Among Fruits,the
Pomroy and Queen-apple ; among Stones, we value
above all the Diamond : Mettals.Gold and Silver: and
since we know these to transser their inward excellence
and vertues to their Species successively, shall we not


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