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Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life (1658)

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, Rawley, William, 1588?-1667 · London : Printed by A.M. for William Lee · leaf 194

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