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Haec tantam habent vim, paulum ut immutata cohaerere
non possint, tantam pulchritudinem, ut nulla species ne
cogitari quidem possit ornatior. Referte nunc animum ad
hominum vel etiam ceterarum animantium formam et
figuram. Nullam partem corporis sine aliqua necessitate
adfictam totamque formam quasi perfectam reperietis arte,
non casu. Quid in eis arboribus? in quibus non truncus,
non rami, non folia sunt denique nisi ad suam retinendam
conservandamque naturam, nusquam tamen est ulla pars nisi
venusta.
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