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cred unt T e r r a m i m m o t a m id c ir
co , q u o d n o ftri fe n fu s ejus m o
tum n o n o e r c ip H n t .
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p e r c ip iu n t m o
tum o b m u t a t io n e m lo c i i m a g i
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p a rte illius fundi^, n o s c o n f e m u s ,
o b j c f t u m
q u i c l c c r e . A t im a g o
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m o d u m facile A o y im c rs : p ro Hoc
p e rc ip ie n d o r e q u i r i t u r re fle x io ,
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ca
ret v u lg u s in setate e t ia m a d u lta :
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q u o d eft n u llu m in n o ftr is fe n -
libus v et ideis . Q u i f x p e
n a -
v ig a t ,* is q u id e m F acile a b ip f a
e xp erien tia difeie , p o l l e h a b e r i
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c o n
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h in c d u m ib i fe d e t , f g n o r u ,
an n avis q itic fc a i , a n m o v e a t u r ,
