The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete


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distributed among the relations. The custom spoken of by Leonardo  
may have prevailed there but I never heard of it." Possibly Leonardo  
refers here to customs of nations of America.] where, when the  
images have according to them, performed some miracle, the priests  
cut them in pieces, being of wood, and give them to all the people  
of the country, not without payment; and each one grates his portion  
very fine, and puts it upon the first food he eats; and thus  
believes that by faith he has eaten his saint who then preserves him  
from all perils. What do you think here, Man, of your own species?  
Are you so wise as you believe yourselves to be? Are these things to  
be done by men?  
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As I told you in past days, you know that I am without any....  
Francesco d'Antonio. Bernardo di Maestro Jacopo.  
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Tell me how the things happened.  
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