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Evan Thomas, Milton Group8, Milton Group7, Milton Group6, Milton Group5, Milton Group4, Milton Group3, Milton Group2, Milton Group1, Milton Group9, Authors

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Rifl'd the bowels of thir mother

Rifl'd the bowels of thir mother

Tore out the Entrails of the earth that bore 'em; and Nurs'd 'em too; the Earth was called not only Mater magna, from her many Sons, but as Antiquiry thought, the Mother of all the Gods; Alma mater, was another of her Attributes, from her constant providing for her great Family
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