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- ↑ Cano, Melchior (2006). "4". In Belda Plans, Juan (ed.). De Locis Theologicis [1509-1560] Full Text at Documenta Catholica Omnia (PDF) (in Latin). Madrid: Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos. p. 348. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Ita fit, ut mediterranei mare esse non credant, nec in insula nati, in qua lepusculos vulpesculasque solum viderint, credant leones et pantheras esse: si vero de elephanto quis dicat, etiam rideri se putent.
- ↑ Loci Theologici on Encyclopedia.com
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