[143.] Brantôme, “Œuvres,” tom. vii. pp. 425–429.
[144.] Sidney, “Arcadia,” ii. p. 169.
[146.] Aldrovandi Opera Omina: Ornithologia. 3 vols. Bononiæ. 1599.
[147.] “Philosophical Transactions,” l.c.
[148.] The doctrine of Pythagoras is again alluded to by Gratiano, who says:—
“Thou almost mak’st me waver in my faith,
To hold opinion with Pythagoras,
That souls of animals infuse themselves
Into the trunks of men.”