Tully's three books of offices, in English with notes explaining the method and meaning of the author.
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Tully's three books of offices, in English with notes explaining the method and meaning of the author.
Author
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
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London :: Printed for Sam. Buckley ...,
1699.
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Ethics.
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CHAP. XXVII.
What Courage and Greatness of Soul teach us. A con∣tinuation of the Story of Regulus.
THese are the Virtues, by which we are taught to be afraid of nothing, to despise all the out∣ward Concerns of Life, and count nothing intoler∣able that can possibly befal a Man. Well, but pray what did this Regulus do then? He came into the Senate, and told 'em what 'twas he was sent about, and refus'd to give his own Vote in the Case, for∣asmuch as he was not to be counted a Senator, as being by Oath under the Enemy's Power. And in his Speech, which he spoke to the Senate upon that Subject, (Fool that he was, some will be ready to say, and an Enemy to his own Interest!) he told 'em, 'Twas best not to give up their Prisoners; that
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they were young Men, and might make able Leaders; but that he, for his part, was grown almost useless, and worn away with old Age. The Senate were so far persuaded by his Speech, that they resolv'd the Prisoners should be detain'd in Custody, and he himself return'd back again to Carthage; not all the Love which he had for his Country, his Friends and Relations, being able to detain him. And tho' he knew well enough what a barbarous Enemy, and what a exquisite Torments he was going to return to; yet he thought it his Duty, whatever came of it, not to violate his Oath. I think he was in a better condition therefore, even whilst he was mur∣dred by being kept from Sleeping, than e're he could have been, had he stay'd at home, and liv'd under the Scandal of being an old Captive and a perjur'd Nobleman. But was not it very great Folly and Madness, if he would not persuade the Releasing of the Prisoners, yet to go and dissuade it as much as he could? Pray how Folly and Madness? What, tho' 'twere conducive to the Good of the Republick? or can any thing be Profitable to a private Citizen, which brings a Disadvantage to the Commonwealth in general?
Notes
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He was put into a little Place, stuck all about with sharp Points, so that he could neither lye down, lean on one side, nor stand upright: beside that his Eye-lids were cut off, and the Sun let shine upon his Eyes, so that he could never sleep, &c.