In These Matters The Only Certainty Is

There Is Always Something New Out Of Africa.

And That All Seas Are Made Calme And Still With Oile; And Therefore The Divers Under The Water Doe Spirt And Sprinkle It Abroad With Their Mouthes Because It Dulceth And Allaieth The Unpleasant Nature Thereof, And Carrieth A Light With It.

Why Is It That We Entertain The Belief That For Every Purpose Odd Numbers Are The Most Effectual?

As For The Garden Of Mint, The Very Smell Of It Alone Recovers And Refreshes Our Spirits, As The Taste Stirs Up Our Appetite For Meat.

The Ancients Had Little Doubt About The True Shape Of The Earth: "it's [the World's] Shape Has The Rounded Appearance Of A Perfect Sphere. This Is Shown First Of All By The Name Of 'orb' Which Is Bestowed Upon It By The General Consent Of Mankind. ...our Eyesight Also Confirms This Belief, Because The Firmament Presents The Aspect Of A Concave Hemisphere Equidistant In Every Direction, Which Would Be Impossible In The Case Of Any Other Figure."