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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Title: 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
Author: Plutarch.
Publication: At London :: Printed by Arnold Hatfield,; 1603.
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What should be the cause that bees cannot abide smoake?

WHether is it because the pores and passages of their vitall spirits be exceeding streight, [ 30] and if it chance that smoke be gotten into them and there kept in and intercepted, it is enough to stop the poore bees breath, yea and to strangle them quite?

Or is it not the acrimony and bitternesse (thinke you) of the smoke in cause? for bees are de∣lighted with sweet things, and in very trueth they have no other nourishment; and therefore no marvell if they detest and abhorre smoke, as a thing for the bitternesse most adverse and contra∣ry unto them: and therefore hony masters when they make a smoke for to drive away bees, are woont to burne bitter herbes, as hemlock, centaury, &c.