Haec autem habent infinitas virtutes; neque enim his gelicidiorum tempestas neque ignis tactus potest nocere, sed est firma et ad vetustatem ideo permanens, quod parum habet e naturae mixtione aeris et ignis, umoris autem temperate plurimumque terreni.
These also have infinite virtues; for they can neither be injured by weathering under frost nor by the approach of fire. But the stone is firm and wears well over a long time, because it has little air and fire in its natural mixture, a medium amount of moisture, and much of the earthy.
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