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Page 12
... animals were nourished and their bodies repaired and refreshed , but that this was only for a time , as old age soon came on and was speed- ily followed by dissolution ; they looked for death in something that could not be properly ...
... animals were nourished and their bodies repaired and refreshed , but that this was only for a time , as old age soon came on and was speed- ily followed by dissolution ; they looked for death in something that could not be properly ...
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... animals ; wherein , as has been observed before , the same things generally happen , though in their own manner . From the inquiry concerning inanimate and vegetable bodies pass on to the inquiry of animals , not including man . 3 ...
... animals ; wherein , as has been observed before , the same things generally happen , though in their own manner . From the inquiry concerning inanimate and vegetable bodies pass on to the inquiry of animals , not including man . 3 ...
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... animals , with the proper circumstances which seem to contribute to either of them . 4. Since the duration of bodies is of two kinds , the one in their simple identity , the other by repair ; whereof the former takes place only in ...
... animals , with the proper circumstances which seem to contribute to either of them . 4. Since the duration of bodies is of two kinds , the one in their simple identity , the other by repair ; whereof the former takes place only in ...
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... animals last long , as may be seen in charnel - houses where they are stored . Horns also and teeth are very durable , as is seen in ivory , and the teeth of the sea - horse . 8. Skins and hides are very durable , as appears from old ...
... animals last long , as may be seen in charnel - houses where they are stored . Horns also and teeth are very durable , as is seen in ivory , and the teeth of the sea - horse . 8. Skins and hides are very durable , as appears from old ...
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... animals , as regards alimentation and reno- vation , namely , that the bodies of animals are confined within their own bounds ; and that after they have come to their full growth , they are continued and pre- served by nourishment , but ...
... animals , as regards alimentation and reno- vation , namely , that the bodies of animals are confined within their own bounds ; and that after they have come to their full growth , they are continued and pre- served by nourishment , but ...
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