Observationes circa viventia, quae in rebus non viventibus reperiuntur cum micrographia curiosa

A decorative initial letter S features floral and foliate scrollwork.SPONTANEOUS generation: while I offer these probable arguments to you, most illustrious Lord, the act is certainly not one of spontaneous offering. For, as was said of Hercules, you emit golden chains from your spirit, with which you connect not only ears but the minds of men to yourself. You are not unlike your ancestral star, which draws the thinnest vapors from the lowest places of the earth to itself with a sweet and effective force, so that it may illuminate them. It has been a fable until now that the great souls of heroes are turned into stars; yet it is consistent with truth that men often shine like stars. Therefore this