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Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees. Vol. 1 (of 2)

Note 176:1 — Chapter XX · Of Fences, Quick-sets, &c.

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Texendæ sepes etiam, & pecus omne tenendum est: Præcipuè, dum frons tenera, imprudensque laborum, Cui, super indignas hiemes, solemque potentem, Silvestres uri assiduè, capreæque sequaces Illudunt: Pascuntur oves, avidæque juvencæ. Frigora nec tantum cana concreta pruina, Aut gravis incumbens scopulis arentibus æstas, Quantum illi nocuere greges, durique venenum Dentis, & admorso signata in stirpe cicatrix. Georg. 2.

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