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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6)

Note 551 — BOOK XII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF TREES.

John Bostock translation

Because its perfumes were held in such high esteem, for burning on the piles of the dead. This, of course, was done primarily to avoid the offensive smell.

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