Lucretius on the Nature of the UniversePenguin Books, 1962 - 256 pages |
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Page 111
... cause of the foaming is that the force of the disease , dispersed through the limbs , dislodges the vital spirit and lashes it to spray , as the wild wind's fury froths the salt sea waves . The groans are wrung from him because his ...
... cause of the foaming is that the force of the disease , dispersed through the limbs , dislodges the vital spirit and lashes it to spray , as the wild wind's fury froths the salt sea waves . The groans are wrung from him because his ...
Page 221
... cause of the noise emitted by clouds is the wind blowing through them . We often see clouds scudding by profusely branched and jagged ; and we all know that when a gale blows through a dense wood , the leaves rustle and the branches ...
... cause of the noise emitted by clouds is the wind blowing through them . We often see clouds scudding by profusely branched and jagged ; and we all know that when a gale blows through a dense wood , the leaves rustle and the branches ...
Page 235
Titus L. Lucretius Carus. Another cause of the same tremendous quaking is this . When a sudden turbulent squall of wind ... cause the sea to grow bigger , considering what a huge influx every of water it receives from all the rivers that ...
Titus L. Lucretius Carus. Another cause of the same tremendous quaking is this . When a sudden turbulent squall of wind ... cause the sea to grow bigger , considering what a huge influx every of water it receives from all the rivers that ...
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Lucretius on the Nature of Things: A Philosophical Poem, in Six Books Titus Lucretius Carus No preview available - 2018 |
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