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A18843 The familiar epistles of M.T. Cicero Englished and conferred with the: French Italian and other translations; Epistolae ad familiares. English Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Webbe, Joseph. 1620 (1620) STC 5305; ESTC S107976 375,357 1,062

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you_o to_o pretend_v ●he_v height_n of_o glory_n because_o it_o be_v necessary_a you_o shall_v encounter_v that_o expectation_n which_o have_v so_o much_o oblige_v you_o to_o people_n and_o against_o this_o potent_a enemy_n to_o fight_v manful_o w●●ch_o you_o shall_v easy_o overcome_v b●ing_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o you_o will_v arrive_v unto_o that_o height_n which_o you_o desire_v it_o be_v necessary_a you_o shall_v employ_v yourself_o about_o those_o virtue_n by_o which_o man_n get_v immortal_a honour_n i_o will_v to_o this_o purpose_n write_v more_o at_o large_a if_o i_o do_v not_o faithful_o believe_v that_o without_o my_o word_n you_o be_v sufficient_o inflame_v neither_o touch_v i_o this_o point_n to_o inflame_v you_o but_o to_o manifest_v the_o affection_n that_o i_o bear_v unto_o you_o farewell_n cicero_z to_z caius_z curio_z ep._n 5._o consider_v how_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o we_o when_o i_o dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o write_v unto_o you_o thereof_o and_o although_o 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