The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum between master and sophister.

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The five days debate at Cicero's house in Tusculum between master and sophister.
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
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London :: Printed for Abel Swalle ...,
1683.
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(t) But Prudent enough in their way.] Tully sets himself every where to repress the fond conceit of the Greeks, in engrossing Wisdom to themselves, because of their Scho∣lastical Niceties; and in magnifying their war-like Atchieve∣ments beyond all measure, whereas they were now fallen from their old Martial Glory; the Lacedemonians having, in great measure, degenerated from the Constitutions of Ly∣curgus; and the Athenians turn'd to servile Flattery.

(u) But the Cimbrians.] In Germany.

(w) And Celtiberians.] In Spain.

(x) That Refuge.] Mark the Artifice of Eloquution; the name of death carrieth Terrour with it, and is dismal to Humane Apprehension, therefore he substitutes for it, that of a Refuge, a place of retreat, a desired Port; but yet to count any Pain too great to be stood under, so as to resolve against continuance in Life, is a Stoical repugnancy, and derogatory from true Fortitude.

(y) As the Dolphin did Arion of Methymna.] Arion an excellent Harper, having amass'd much Wealth, by his Art in the City of Greece, upon his return home, the Sea-men discovering his charge of Money, Pirates, as they were con∣spir'd to heave him over-board, he beg'd of them the respit till he could tune his Harp on the Deck; which as he touch'd, the Dolphins playing about the sides of the Ship, delighted with his Aires; one of them took him up on its back gently, and wafted him over safe to Tenarus. Methymna is a City of Lesbos; the Territory, about it, famous for generous Wines, and the Country of Arion.

(z) As the Sea-born Horses of Pelops, bestow'd upon him by

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Neptune.]. Pelops the Son of Tantalus, came from Phrygia, into that part of Greece, from him denominated Peloponnesus; there he fell in Love with Hippodamia. Her Father had re∣ceived an Oracle, that he was to dye when his Daughter married; and thereupon set up a Race of Chariots in the Isthmos of Corinth, at the Altar of Neptune; the Prize was, his Daughter to the Victor, but the loser was kill'd; many had he beaten and slain in the Race; when Pelops, having received a Set of Coach-Horses from Neptune, and brib'd the Coach-man of Oenomaus to break his Wheel in driving, as he pass'd by, slew the Father, and carried off the Daugh∣ter, and with the same Horses pass'd over Sea.

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