But if inanimate bodies owe so much of their present state to other bodies without them, that they would not be what they appear to us were those bodies that environ them removed; it is yet more so in vegetables, which are nourished, grow, and produce leaves, flowers, and seeds, in a constant succession.
Baina gorputz bizigabeak beraietatik kanpoko beste gorputzei hainbeste zor badiete, non inguratzen dituzten gorputz horiek kenduz gero, ez liratekeen guri agertzen zaizkigun bezalakoak, are gehiago gertatzen zaie hori etengabeko segidan elikatu, hazi, hostoak eta loreak eman eta haziak sortzen dituzten landareei.