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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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my_o favour_n and_o with_o my_o affection_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o apply_v it_o whole_o to_o you●_n benefit_n be_v of_o a_o invincible_a spirit_n as_o ●uer_v you_o have_v be_v f●rst_o for_o the_o reason_n above_o mention_v and_o then_o because_o you_o have_v always_o both_o counsel_v and_o wrought_v so_o well_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o now_o you_o may_v not_o only_a hope_n for_o better_a fortune_n but_o if_o you_o do_v meet_v with_o it_o quite_o contrary_a yet_o know_v that_o your_o counsel_n and_o action_n have_v always_o be_v laudable_a you_o ought_v to_o support_v it_o with_o valour_n and_o constancy_n farewell_n cicero_z to_z quintus_z ligarius_z epist._n 15._o assure_n yourself_o that_o i_o strive_v with_o all_o labour_n industry_n and_o affection_n to_o obtain_v your_o return_n into_o your_o country_n for_o beside_o that_o i_o ever_o bear_v you_o singular_a affection_n the_o great_a pity_n and_o fervent_a love_n which_o your_o brethren_n show_v towards_o yo●_n to_o who_o i_o be_o grow_v as_o friendly_a as_o to_o yourself_o permit_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v omit_v any_o kind_n of_o office_n or_o diligence_n or_o let_v sl●p_v any_o occasion_n to_o help_v you_o but_o what_o i_o have_v work_v &_o compass_v for_o you_o i_o have_v rather_o you_o shall_v understand_v by_o their_o letter_n than_o my_o own_o i_o will_v only_o write_v unto_o you_o what_o hope_v i_o have_v of_o your_o safety_n or_o rather_o what_o i_o firm_o believe_v and_o be_o s●re_v of_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o man_n timorous_a in_o grea●_n and_o dangerous_a affair_n and_o that_o always_o rather_o fear_v contrary_a event_n than_o hope_n for_o prosperous_a i_o be_o the_o man_n and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o defect_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o have_v it_o nevertheless_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o last_o o●_n february_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n i_o go_v to_o speak_v with_o caesar_n and_o before_o i_o can_v be_v admit_v in_o have_v suffer_v all_o indignity_n and_o 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hitherto_o i_o have_v do_v prefer_v earnest_a supplication_n for_o your_o safety_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o basilius_n ep._n 16._o i_o congratulate_v with_o you_o i_o rejoice_v with_o myself_o i_o love_v you_o i_o protect_v your_o affair_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v certify_v of_o your_o love_n to_o i_o and_o of_o the_o news_n of_o yourself_o and_o of_o those_o quarter_n farewell_n bithynicus_n to_o cicero_n ep._n 17._o if_o there_o be_v no●_n between_o we_o in_o particular_a many_o just_a and_o worthy_a occasion_n of_o friendship_n i_o will_v rip_v the_o beginning_n thereof_o even_o from_o our_o father_n which_o i_o will_v leave_v to_o they_o to_o do_v who_o have_v no●_n with_o good_a office_n preserve_v paternal_a amity_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o our_o friendship_n which_o animate_v i_o to_o entreat_v you_o that_o you_o will_v assist_v i_o in_o my_o absence_n wherein_o soever_o need_n shall_v require_v if_o you_o stand_v not_o in_o doubt_n that_o i_o will_v forget_v your_o courtesy_n farewell_n cicero_n to_o bithynicus_n ep._n 18._o for_o many_o respect_n i_o desire_v once_o more_o to_o see_v the_o commonwealth_n in_o better_a estate_n but_o especial_o that_o i_o may_v be_v comfort_v by_o that_o which_o you_o promise_v i_o in_o that_o you_o write_v if_o this_o shall_v ●ome_v to_o pass_v you_o will_v be_v ever_o with_o i_o it_o content_v i_o that_o you_o carry_v such_o a_o mind_n and_o the_o same_o our_o inward_a friendship_n require_v and_o that_o opinion_n which_o be_v sometime_o hold_v of_o i_o by_o tha●_n most_o rare_a man_n your_o father_n for_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o they_o to_o who_o fortune_n have_v give_v much_o power_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o benefit_n may_v intimate_v themselves_o with_o you_o more_o than_o i_o be_o able_a but_o believe_v not_o that_o any_o can_v love_v you_o above_o myself_o therefore_o i_o shall_v be_v glad_a that_o you_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o our_o friendship_n and_o affect_v also_o 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may_v know_v how_o to_o defend_v i_o for_o there_o be_v some_o who_o though_o my_o death_n will_v no_o way_n advantage_n the_o commonwealth_n yet_o they_o think_v it_o a_o great_a sin_n that_o i_o do_v live_v and_o these_o man_n i_o be_o certain_a think_v the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v in_o this_o war_n to_o be_v very_o small_a who_o if_o they_o have_v follow_v my_o advice_n though_o with_o unjust_a peace_n yet_o with_o honour_n they_o may_v have_v live_v for_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v inferior_a in_o arm_n only_o but_o not_o in_o equity_n here_o be_v a_o long_a epistle_n than_o peradventure_o you_o desire_v and_o i_o ●●all_v believe_v you_o take_v it_o so_o except_o you_o write_v i_o another_o long_o if_o i_o can_v dispatch_v some_o business_n of_o my_o own_o i_o hope_v short_o i_o shall_v see_v you_o farewell_n cicero_n to_o marcus_n marius_n epist._n 4._o the_o xiiii_o of_o this_o present_a i_o come_v into_o gumanum_fw-la with_o our_o libo_n i_o think_v present_o 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you_o please_v send_v i_o another_o that_o may_v for_o your_o sake_n be_v honour_v i_o and_o balbus_n bliss_n ourselves_o that_o this_o shall_v happen_v at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v not_o fall_v out_o by_o chance_n ●ut_v even_o send_v from_o heaven_n behold_v therefore_o i_o send_v unto_o you_o trebatius_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o willing_o because_o beside_o my_o own_o desire_n you_o invite_v i_o to_o send_v he_o also_o i_o entreat_v you_o my_o caesar_n to_o embrace_v he_o with_o that_o humanity_n which_o be_v so_o incident_a to_o your_o own_o nature_n and_o to_o confer_v those_o benefit_n upon_o he_o alone_o which_o for_o my_o sake_n you_o will_v procure_v any_o friend_n of_o i_o and_o this_o i_o assure_v you_o in_o his_o behalf_n not_o with_o my_o old_a manner_n of_o speech_n whereat_o write_v to_o you_o of_o milo_n you_o worthy_o laugh_v but_o after_o the_o roman_a manner_n as_o discreet_a man_n speak_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o in_o bounty_n valour_n 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health_n and_o continue_v the_o love_n you_o bear_v i_o farewell_n cicero_n to_o trebatius_n epist._n 6._o i_o never_o write_v to_o caesar_n nor_o balbus_n but_o i_o recommend_v you_o and_o that_o not_o with_o cold_a but_o with_o such_o fervent_a word_n as_o they_o give_v great_a notice_n of_o the_o love_n which_o i_o profess_v unto_o you_o but_o i_o pray_v you_o shake_v off_o these_o fantasy_n and_o that_o same_o humour_n of_o return_v to_o a_o city_n life_n and_o with_o care_n and_o resolution_n strive_v to_o obtain_v that_o you_o hope_v for_o upon_o your_o departure_n and_o we_o your_o friend_n will_v as_o ready_o pardon_v this_o as_o those_o noble_a and_o rich_a matron_n pardon_v medea_n that_o inhabit_v in_o the_o high_a castle_n of_o corinthus_n who_o with_o her_o white_a hand_n she_o make_v believe_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o reprehend_v she_o because_o she_o live_v remote_a from_o her_o country_n for_o in_o the_o land_n of_o stranger_n have_v rise_v many_o ranger_n and_o 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it_o especial_o appertain_v to_o my_o care_n and_o office_n in_o that_o i_o be_v desirous_a to_o reduce_v that_o town_n into_o better_a form_n i_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o my_o son_n my_o nephew_n and_o marcus_n caesius_n my_o great_a fri●nd_n shall_v be_v make_v aedile_n for_o in_o our_o town_n this_o only_a magistracy_n be_v create_v and_o no_o more_o these_o you_o shall_v honour_n and_o especial_o myself_o if_o by_o your_o favour_n and_o vigilancy_n ●he_v commonalty_n of_o this_o town_n shall_v end_v their_o business_n without_o difficulty_n which_o i_o request_v you_o to_o effect_v as_o earnest_o as_o i_o can_v possible_o farewell_n cicero_n to_o brutus_n ep._n 12._o in_o another_o epistle_n i_o do_v general_o commend_v unto_o you_o the_o commissioner_n of_o arpinas_n and_o with_o the_o great_a care_n i_o can_v in_o this_o i_o more_o particular_o recommend_v unto_o you_o quintus_fw-la fusidius_n my_o especial_a friend_n not_o any_o way_n to_o diminish_v the_o former_a but_o 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