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 220
for the Heathen Opinion, which was, thatupon great Mutations of the World, PerfeB Creatures were fir ft Eugendredo{Concretion-, As well as Frogs and worms, and Flies, and fuch like, arenow; We know it to be vain: But if any fuch Thing fhouldbe admitted,Difcourfing according to Senfe, it cannot be,… … He PhthfophieoiTytbagoraSjfwhich was fullor Superftitwnjdid firftplanta Monftrous Lmagmationf which afterwards was, by theScbcol of Tlato, and Others, Watred, andNourifhed. Ic was, That the World wasOne, Entire, <?erfeHJ UYmg Cre.iture; Info-much as Jpollonius of Tyanay a Tytbag n-anVrophet,…
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