[V.837] In the beginning, there were many freaks. … but in vain, since with each, // Nature … find food on which to feed, // Nor … realize, to multiply // And to forge out … Then, many kinds of creatures must have vanished … any beast you look upon that drinks life-giving … [p. 175, V.859] // Ensuring its survival from its genesis to now. // … to the care of Man.
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