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The history of the world, commonly called the Naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus (1634)

Pliny, the Elder, Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637, tr · London, A. Islip · leaf 82

An illustration from The history of the world, commonly called the Naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus, 1634, leaf 82 — pefluous and flormie haile. Chap. XL. -^TbepomroftheVog^am, f \ ^^(^t|SPHo knoweth not,that when the Dog flarre arifeth,the heat of the Sunne is fierie^e^^^^ and burning ? the effeds of which f\arre are felt exceeding much upon the earth*^^xiy^ The feas at his rifing do rage and take on,the wines… … %0 The fecond Booke of rifcthjlooking wiftly upon itjand teftifieth after a fort by fneefingja kind of worfhip* As for dogs^ Qno man doubtcth verily, but all the time of the canicular daics they are moft readie to run mad. Chap. XLI. ^ Thai: theJfarres have their fever.til mfl^tences infandrie…

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