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  • Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Michelle 2009

  • Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.

    Column: Stretched between heaven and earth Michelle 2009

  • Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

    Pray for the Holy Father 2009

  • Benedicta tu in muleribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.

    a tragedy in England Dymphna 2008

  • The Badawi who eructates as a civility, has a mortal hatred to a crepitus ventris; and were a by-stander to laugh at its accidental occurrence, he would at once be cut down as a “pundonor.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Piso calls it, Beneficium ventris, the benefit, help or pleasure of the belly, for it doth much ease it.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Et e contubernio foedi atque olidi ventris mors tandem educit.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Os ventris frigescit, cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations, [2682] our souls for want of spirits cannot attend exactly to so many intentive operations, being exhaust, and overswayed by passion, she cannot consider the reasons which may dissuade her from such affections.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Primum omnium operam dabis ut singulis diebus habeas beneficium ventris, semper cavendo ne alvus sit diutis astricta.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Et in cupidiis gulae, coquus et pueri illotis manibus ab exoneratione ventris omnia tractant, &c.Cardan. l.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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