Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm aliarvmqve gentivm literis commentarij . ufmodi animal efferafcit: quic plenius in Cynoce^phali commentario vt mirari definamus animal adeo ignobL•legenerofiTsimo omniuminfeftum ciic,fdmusedam culices iiileonunigiegespetulanteradeoferocire, vteosmagna interdum dade adintcrnecionemadL•gant. Inter enim arundineta Mefopotamia: leonesinnumeri iuxta fluminurupas et fruteta vagatur,eo tempore quo hyemis demenda ibi mollifsima eftjfemperiniiocui: verum vbi pcra^ftatem ccclum exarferit, regionibus iis arftu caivdefadlis ambuftisqj propemodum,
Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm aliarvmqve gentivm literis commentarij . ufmodi animal efferafcit: quic plenius in Cynoce^phali commentario vt mirari definamus animal adeo ignobL•legenerofiTsimo omniuminfeftum ciic,fdmusedam culices iiileonunigiegespetulanteradeoferocire, vteosmagna interdum dade adintcrnecionemadL•gant. Inter enim arundineta Mefopotamia: leonesinnumeri iuxta fluminurupas et fruteta vagatur,eo tempore quo hyemis demenda ibi mollifsima eftjfemperiniiocui: verum vbi pcra^ftatem ccclum exarferit, regionibus iis arftu caivdefadlis ambuftisqj propemodum, ???? tam vapore fideris quam muldtudincculicum aoitantur,quorum denfifsimis cxaminibuspereasterrasomniarefer/ta funt,qui quidem ad fplendorem oculorum tanquam ad humidiora membraconuolantes eos appetunt,palpebrarulibramends mordicus infidentes. Hincleoncs cruciad diudus, aut flumimbus,ad qucc remedij caufa confugiut, abfor/bentur,autamiTsisocuIisimmaniusefferarcunt,quodnifieret,omniseaquea(lOrientelate diffunditur plaga, huiufmodibeftiis oppleretur, Id fibi copertum effe. Libcrprimus. ^ ? efleteftatur AmmianusMarcellinus Rerum geftarumlibrodecimoo^flauo» SVPER SOLICITVS. ATque hocquidemanimal, quodigncmingenitum, SCinipfisofsibus abyftrufum geftatjignem tamcn vt nihil ^que verea^tur atq?pr2ctentas faces, quibus ad ferodam eius domitandam nihil efficadus;quod ?? Homcrus teftatur eo carmine; .^fdemepifaceSjCjuasquamui^fceuiatjhorret,Et Pindarus Nemeis: nCg5^?*?^??-????^????/^?????* -? Km^ ???????^olv-mTet ??????«?^?^??-T^ (????-??? oc^i/T^Jn ciiius trepidationis admirationem adducfli ^gyptij facerdo tcs,hommernfuperigneforrnidoIoiefoIicitum,5iquaiiveraiiieiitern,oftende-re C\ vellent, leonis fimulachru,&: faculam pingebant. Id nos vix autoribus cre-debamus, antcqua &: Florentia?, bC demu Romse kones hac potifsimu radoncdoinari cofpiceremus, Simulachru hoc iii marmore cajfum Romg vidi viaLeoniana, qua? ad Popularem xdem ducir, erutum fruftum ex A
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