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There dwelled a great Paragone of India (of thoe that liue a hundreth yeares and neuer mue their feathers), a bird of the water, aire, and earth, in a great thicke cloe knot of Roemarie vppon a pleaaunt Lake, placed beneath amongt the little hilles spred ouer with herbes and flowers. And always in his youth he liued (as his nature is) of fihe, the which with ome deuie hee tooke by moone light with great weat and labor. And nowe being aged, and not able to plunge into the water with his wonted force, he was driuen to flie in the aire and feede on