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the veins, on their part, if they were conjoined with the 

 arteries by mutual inosculations, would necessarily, and 

 by reason of the continuity of parts, pulsate like the 

 arteries. 



And now, that I may make an end of my writing, I 

 say, that whilst I think the industry of every one de- 

 serving of commendation, I do not remember that I 

 have anywhere bepraised mine own. You, however, 

 most excellent sir, I conceive have deserved high com- 

 mendation, both for the care you have bestowed on 

 your disquisition on the liver of the ox, and for the 

 judgment you display in your observations. Go on, 

 therefore, as you are doing, and grace the republic 

 of letters with the fruits of your genius, for thus will 

 you render a grateful service to all the learned, and 

 especially to 



Your loving 



WILLIAM HARVEY. 



Written in London, this 26th of March, 1651. 



LETTER III 



To the verv excellent John Nardi, of Florence 



I should have sent letters to you sooner, but our 

 public troubles in part, and in part the labour of putting 

 to press my work "On the Generation of Animals," 

 have hindered me from writing. And indeed I, who 

 receive your works on the signal success of which 

 I congratulate you from my heart and along with 

 them most kind letters, do but very little to one so 

 distinguished as yourself in replying by a very short 

 epistle. I only write at this time that I may tell you 

 how constantly I think of you, and how truly I store up 

 in my memory the grateful remembrance of all your 

 kindnesses and good offices to myself and to my 



