Cato major, or, The book of old age first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places.

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Cato major, or, The book of old age first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places.
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
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London :: Printed for William Leake, and are to be sold at his shop ...,
1648.
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Old age.
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"Cato major, or, The book of old age first written by M.T. Cicero ; and now excellently Englished by William Austin of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ; with annotations upon the names of the men and places." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33149.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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XIII. TABLE of Annotations.
  • 1. CAius Duillus who trium∣phing for the first Carthagini∣an

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  • victory, was not content with one dayes triumph, but caused tor∣ches to be lighed in the night, and musicians to play before him.
  • 2. Great mother, was the image of Sibella, of Phrygia, or the mother of the gods, which was brought to Rome from Pisunt, whereupon the Romanes made great playes, called Megalesia, and also solemne feasts yearly.
  • 3. Stewards was as we chuse King and Queen, in our sports at Christ∣mas; they were chosen in feasts a∣mong the Guests, either by lot, or voices; they were to be as it were ma∣sters of the feast, and tell pleasant stories to the Guests, to passe the time withall.
  • 4. Sabins where Cato had a farme before he came to Rome, and there he lived not farre from the ci∣ty.
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