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quoniam te non
Aristarchum, sed Phalarin grammaticum habemus, qui non
notam apponas ad malum versum, sed poetam armis persequare,
scire cupio quid tandem in isto versu reprehendas:
'cedant arma togae.' 'tuae dicis,' inquit, 'togae summum
imperatorem esse cessurum.' quid nunc te, asine, litteras
doceam? non opus est verbis sed fustibus. non dixi
hanc togam qua sum amictus, nec arma scutum aut
gladium unius imperatoris, sed, quia pacis est insigne et
oti toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli, poetarum
more tum locutus hoc intellegi volui, bellum ac tumultum
paci atque otio concessurum.
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