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GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 613 cum multis mutuo exercuit nec prius dies cujusque sollemnes frequentare desiit quam grandior jam natu et in turba quon- dam sponsaliorum die vexatus Nobile cur robur Fortunae vulnere primo Femina tantorum titulis insignis avorum Frangis Habes aditum mansurae in saecula fam Laudis in hoc sexu non legum jura nec arma Unica materia est conjux miser Erige mentem Et tua cum fatis pietas decertet et ipsum Quod sum victus ama nunc sum tibi gloria major me quod fasces et quod pia turba senatus Tantaque discessit regum manus incipe Magnum Sola sequi Deformis adhuc vivente marito Summus et augeri vetitus dolor ultima debet Esse fides lugere virum Tu nulla tulisti Bello damn meo Vivit post proelia Magnus Sed Fortuna perit quod defies illud amasti Translate into Latin Prose His friends advised him to offer himself for the tribuneship but he thought it was not yet time He said he looked upon an office of such power and authority as violent medicine which ought not to be used except in cases of great necessity As at that time he had no public business to engage him he took his books and philosophers with him and set out for Lucania where he had lands and an agreeable country retreat By the way he met with number of horses carriages and servants which he found belonged to Metellus Nepos who was going to Rome to apply for the tribuneship This put him to stand he remained some time in deep thought and then gave his people orders to turn back To his friends who were surprised at this conduct Know ye not said he that Metellus is formidable even in his stupidity But remember that he now follows the counsels of Pompey that the state lies prostrate before him and that he will fall upon and crush it with the force of thunderbolt Is this then time for the pursuit of rural amusements Let us rescue our liberties or die in their defence Iמ