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At present I will not say more; for the result
of these feelings of theirs was, that they were more anxious for a speedy return home than for
any further advance into the enemies' country. But Mithridates had by this time strengthened
his army by reinforcements of those men belonging to his own dominions who had assembled
together, and by large promiscuous forces belonging to many other kings and tribes. And we see
that this is almost invariably the case, that kings when in misfortune easily induce many to
pity and assist them, especially such as are either kings themselves, or who live under kingly
power, because to them the name of king appears something great and sacred.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1856.
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