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THE SIXTH ORATION OF M. T. CICERO AGAINST MARCUS ANTONIUS. CALLED ALSO THE SIXTH PHILIPPIC. ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE.
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I pity even
the walls and the room. For what had that house ever beheld except what was
modest, except what proceeded from the purest principles and from the most
virtuous practice? For that man was, O conscript fathers, as you yourselves
know, not only illustrious abroad, but also admirable at home; and not more
praiseworthy for his exploits in foreign countries, than for his domestic
arrangements. Now in his house every bedchamber is a brothel, and every
diningroom a cookshop. Although he denies this:—Do not, do not make
inquiries. He is become economic. He desired that mistress of his to take
possession of whatever belonged to her, according to the laws of the Twelve
Tables. He has taken his keys from her, and turned her out of doors. What a
well-tried citizen! of what proved virtue is he! the most honorable passage in
whose life is the one when he divorced himself from this actress.
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