The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4G. Bell, 1890 |
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... illustrious man , nor power procured by violence and authority such as never ought to be endured by the Roman people , but the affection of your fellow - citizens , and glory . But glory is praise for deeds which have been done , and ...
... illustrious man , nor power procured by violence and authority such as never ought to be endured by the Roman people , but the affection of your fellow - citizens , and glory . But glory is praise for deeds which have been done , and ...
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... illustrious . XV . And , indeed , you have both of you had many judg- ments delivered respecting you by the Roman people , by which I am greatly concerned that you are not sufficiently in- fluenced . For what was the meaning of the ...
... illustrious . XV . And , indeed , you have both of you had many judg- ments delivered respecting you by the Roman people , by which I am greatly concerned that you are not sufficiently in- fluenced . For what was the meaning of the ...
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... illustrious citizens that they governed the republic well , but in favour of me alone , of all men , that I preserved it . Or did he wish to con- tend with me in a rivalry of eloquence ? This , indeed , is an act of generosity ; for ...
... illustrious citizens that they governed the republic well , but in favour of me alone , of all men , that I preserved it . Or did he wish to con- tend with me in a rivalry of eloquence ? This , indeed , is an act of generosity ; for ...
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... illustrious men , would never have ac- quired such immortal glory . But what sort of kindness is it , to have abstained from committing nefarious wickedness ? It is a case in which it ought not to appear so delightful to me not to have ...
... illustrious men , would never have ac- quired such immortal glory . But what sort of kindness is it , to have abstained from committing nefarious wickedness ? It is a case in which it ought not to appear so delightful to me not to have ...
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... illustrious as they were , let us come to the living , since two of the men of consular rank are still left to us : Lucius Cotta , a man of the greatest genius and the most consummate prudence , proposed a sup- plication in my honour ...
... illustrious as they were , let us come to the living , since two of the men of consular rank are still left to us : Lucius Cotta , a man of the greatest genius and the most consummate prudence , proposed a sup- plication in my honour ...
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