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Page xvii
He is straining every nerve to organize opposition to Antony , whom he has now
made up his mind to be the enemy of the constitution and of liberty - a weaker
and a worse Cæsar , trading on his great patron ' s name , intoxicated with the ...
He is straining every nerve to organize opposition to Antony , whom he has now
made up his mind to be the enemy of the constitution and of liberty - a weaker
and a worse Cæsar , trading on his great patron ' s name , intoxicated with the ...
Page xxxiii
... is the Mommsenian one of sheer contempt . Perhaps Cicero was not so
important a figure in Roman politics as he thought himself : that he was of no
importance is disproved both by the warmth of his friends and the rancour of his
enemies .
... is the Mommsenian one of sheer contempt . Perhaps Cicero was not so
important a figure in Roman politics as he thought himself : that he was of no
importance is disproved both by the warmth of his friends and the rancour of his
enemies .
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Even if they granted our request , I yet think that before long we should be
declared public enemies and forbidden water and fire . “ What , then , " you say , “
is your advice ? ” We must yield to fortune : we must quit Italy I think , and retire to
...
Even if they granted our request , I yet think that before long we should be
declared public enemies and forbidden water and fire . “ What , then , " you say , “
is your advice ? ” We must yield to fortune : we must quit Italy I think , and retire to
...
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At least I made eighty the first year . My brother Quintus writes to me with heavy
complaints of his son , chiefly because he is now taking his mother ' s Epirus . He
seems to mean that it is too easy of access to his enemies . He must go farther .
At least I made eighty the first year . My brother Quintus writes to me with heavy
complaints of his son , chiefly because he is now taking his mother ' s Epirus . He
seems to mean that it is too easy of access to his enemies . He must go farther .
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... but receiving one from you , when you qualified your request by an assurance
that you would not restore a personal enemy of mine , who was a friend of your
own , if I did not wish it , though you could have done so without any trouble .
... but receiving one from you , when you qualified your request by an assurance
that you would not restore a personal enemy of mine , who was a friend of your
own , if I did not wish it , though you could have done so without any trouble .
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| Title | The Letters of Cicero: B.C. 44-43 Bohn's libraries On cover: Bohn's libraries Volume 4 of The Letters of Cicero, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh Volume 4 of The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh |
| Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| Translated by | Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh |
| Publisher | G. Bell and Sons, 1900 |
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