face, te of India made . t drove a cast out demons, and te  discovers ted only by te stone taken from toad, t ain antidote against poison. t  of t could cure ts of Arabian birds es, t, according to Democritus, kept the wearer from any danger by fire.

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    e life s pomp and decoration! Even to read of the dead was wonderful.

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