The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to several of his friends, with remarks [and tr.] by W. Melmoth, 1 tomas |
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... exprefs , difcovered but very flight marks of your affection ; yet I read it with pleasure . The truth is , I am always abundant- 2 Pompey was at this time carrying on the war in Afia . against Mithridates , king of Pontus : and the ...
... exprefs , difcovered but very flight marks of your affection ; yet I read it with pleasure . The truth is , I am always abundant- 2 Pompey was at this time carrying on the war in Afia . against Mithridates , king of Pontus : and the ...
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... exprefs law which prohibited the taking away the life of any citizen without a formal procefs . The propofal of Silanus was oppofed by Cæfar , as being a ftretch of the fenate's power which might be productive of very dangerous ...
... exprefs law which prohibited the taking away the life of any citizen without a formal procefs . The propofal of Silanus was oppofed by Cæfar , as being a ftretch of the fenate's power which might be productive of very dangerous ...
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... exprefs in your coufin's behalf as I know by what paffes in my own breast , the wonderful force of family - affection . I hope then you will judge of my refentment with the fame candour , and acknowledge that if without the leaft ...
... exprefs in your coufin's behalf as I know by what paffes in my own breast , the wonderful force of family - affection . I hope then you will judge of my refentment with the fame candour , and acknowledge that if without the leaft ...
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... exprefs my concern for what does ; and lament that , diftreffed as 4 Terentia had taken fanctuary in the temple of Vesta , but was forcibly dragged out from thence by the directions of Clodius , in order to be examined at a public ...
... exprefs my concern for what does ; and lament that , diftreffed as 4 Terentia had taken fanctuary in the temple of Vesta , but was forcibly dragged out from thence by the directions of Clodius , in order to be examined at a public ...
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... ! But how fhall I exprefs the anguish I feel for my little boy ! who became acquainted with grief as foon • A city in Macedonia , now called Salonichi . as he was capable of any reflection ' . Had 6 as 34 BOOK I. " THE LETTERS.
... ! But how fhall I exprefs the anguish I feel for my little boy ! who became acquainted with grief as foon • A city in Macedonia , now called Salonichi . as he was capable of any reflection ' . Had 6 as 34 BOOK I. " THE LETTERS.
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addreffed affairs affiftance affured againſt agreeable Appius Ariobarzanes Atticus Cæfar Caius Cappadocia Cato caufe Cicero Cilicia circumftance Clodius commiffion confiderable conful confular Craffus Curio decree defign defire Deiotarus difpofition diftinguiſhed eſteem exprefs fame Farewel fatisfaction favour fecure feems fenate fenfible fent fentiments fervices feveral fhall fhew fhould fince fincere fingular firft firſt fituation folicitations fome foon fpirit friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofed fupport fure Gaul higheſt himſelf honour inftance intereft intreat laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Lentulus letter likewife Marcus means meaſures Metellus moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary nevertheleſs obferved obliged occafion oppofition Orat paffage paffed Parthians perfon perfuaded Phanias pleaſure Plut poffible Pompey prætor prefent Proconful province Ptolemy purpoſe queftion raiſed reafon refolution refpect republic requeſt Roman Rome ſeems ſhall Syria Terentia thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tribune truth ufual utmoſt whofe yourſelf
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30 psl. - ... expect, that you act with great spirit and tenderness in all my concerns. But I lament it should be my cruel fate to expose you to so many calamities, whilst you are thus generously endeavouring to ease the weight of mine. Be assured it was with the utmost grief I read the account which Publius sent me, of the opprobrious manner in which you were dragged from the temple of Vesta, to the office of Valerius.1 Sad reverse indeed!
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