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Aemula naturae.
An envious imitator of nature
Continuelle exercitacion peut tant, qu’elle peut imiter
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Nature, comme fit aparoir Domician Cesar, lequel estoit
si fait & industrieus à tirer à l’arc, qu’il tira en la teste
d’une Beste deus flesches si droit, qu’il sembloit quasi
que ce fussent des cornes.
[Marginalia - link to text]Suetone.
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