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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 436

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dy, that all kinde of Mice are generated out ^^j^.*of the earth, although alfo they fuffcr copulation. And in Egypt ic is1 -very common about The- Jf|rtrh) ^arbait; and the places where AW«* overflowed!, that in the decreafe and falling away of the Waters, procrcatethe Sun engendereth many Mice… … And about this matter there is fome difputation among the Authors, for there be Philofophersivhich affirm, that every creature as« well perfed as unperfed, maybe made both by feed andof putrified matter; and from hence came the opinion in the Poets, of the fons and daughters of theearth, and fo…

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