The philosophie, commonlie called, the morals vvritten by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke. VVhereunto are annexed the summaries necessary to be read before every treatise
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The philosophie, commonlie called, the morals vvritten by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke. VVhereunto are annexed the summaries necessary to be read before every treatise
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CHAP. XV. Whether Darknesse be visible.
THe STOICKS hold, that Darknesse is visible; for that from the sight there is a splendeure going foorth that compasseth the said Darknesse; neither doth the eie-sight lie and de∣ceive us, for it seeth certeinly and in truth that there is Darknesse. * 1.1
CHRYSIPPUS saith, that we doe see by the tension of the aire betweene, which is pricked [ 50] by the visuall spirit, that passeth from the principall part of the soule into the apple of the eie: and after that it falleth upon the aire about it, it extendeth the same in a pyramidall forme, namely, when as it meeteth with an aire of the same nature with it; for there flow from out of the eies certeine raies resembling fire, and nothing blacke or mistie, and therefore it is that Dark∣nesse may be seene.
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* 1.1
In one copie I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thus much more. Furthermore Darknesse doth aggre∣gate and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the sight, and thereby make it dim: contrariwise, light doeth disgregate and convey it as farre as to the visible objects, thorough the aire between, and therefore it seeth not in the darke, but is able to see Darknesse.