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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 972

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ic fafhionsby turning it backwards with its hinder feer. Porphyrie doth thus de-fcribethe nature of it: All your Pilularii have no females, but havetheir generation from the Sun; they make great balls with their hin-der feet, and drive them the contrary way, like the Sun it obfervesa circuit of…

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