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The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. (1658)

Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565, Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604, Rowland, John, M.D · London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] · leaf 222

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ke a clog to reftrain the liberty of his poyfonful nature^ but what other parts,vertues,orvices are contained in the compafs of this Monften, God only knoweth,who peradventure hath per-mitted it to hve upon the face of the earth , for no other caufe but to be a punifhment and fcourgcunto mankinde^… … A !?arC ,s * f?ur-footed Bcaft of the «rth, which the Hibrnos call Ambet, in the feminine gen-tWriT , , wordSave anoccafion to an opinion that all Hares were females, orattheleaftfEicAVT ^w/ngfowh young as well as females: whereof we {hall fee more in the fequell ofinisitory. And the Jfwfay,that it…

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