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On the Nature of Things

by Lucretius

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  1. 1Book I — Proem
  2. 2Substance Is Eternal
  3. 3The Void
  4. 4Nothing Exists per Se Except Atoms and the Void
  5. 5Character of the Atoms
  6. 6Confutation of Other Philosophers
  7. 7The Infinity of the Universe
  8. 8Book II — Proem
  9. 9Atomic Motions
  10. 10Atomic Forms and Their Combinations
  11. 11Infinite Worlds
  12. 12Book III — Proem
  13. 13Nature and Composition of the Mind
  14. 14The Soul Is Mortal
  15. 15Folly of the Fear of Death
  16. 16Book IV — Proem
  17. 17Existence and Character of the Images
  18. 18The Senses and Mental Pictures
  19. 19Some Vital Functions
  20. 20The Passion of Love
  21. 21Book V — Proem
  22. 22The World Is Not Eternal
  23. 23Origins of Vegetable and Animal Life
  24. 24Origins and Savage Period of Mankind
  25. 25Beginnings of Civilization
  26. 26Book VI — Proem
  27. 27Great Meteorological Phenomena, etc.
  28. 28The Plague Athens

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