Quid  quod mollissimum quidque, sicuti medulla est, interiore semper sede reconditur, extra vero quadam ligni firmitate, ultimus autem cortex adversum caeli intemperiem quasi mali patiens defensor opponitur?
Have you not noticed that all that is softest, like the pith,is hidden always in an inside place, covered without by some woody hardness, and lastly the bark is set as a defence against the inclemency of the weather, as able to bear its ill-usage?
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