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  1. OF THE NATURE OF THINGS
  2. By Titus Lucretius Carus
  3. A Metrical Translation
  4. By William Ellery Leonard
  5. BOOK I
  6. CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
  7. THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE
  8. BOOK II
  9. PROEM
  10. ATOMIC MOTIONS
  11. ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS
  12. INFINITE WORLDS
  13. BOOK III
  14. PROEM
  15. NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
  16. THE SOUL IS MORTAL
  17. FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH
  18. BOOK IV
  19. PROEM
  20. EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
  21. THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
  22. SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
  23. THE PASSION OF LOVE
  24. BOOK V
  25. PROEM
  26. THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
  27. ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
  28. ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND
  29. BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION
  30. BOOK VI
  31. PROEM
  32. GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.
  33. THE PLAGUE ATHENS
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On the Nature of Things

Lucretius

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OF THE NATURE OF THINGS


By Titus Lucretius Carus



A Metrical Translation

By William Ellery Leonard





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