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But afterwards, when Scamander had been acquitted by
the single vote of Stalenus, but when the patron of Scamander had not been acquitted even by
his own judgment, he found that he must provide for his safety by stronger measures. Then he
began to request of Stalenus as from a man most acute in contriving, most impudent in daring,
and most intrepid in executing, (for all these qualities he had in a great degree, and he
pretended to have them in a still greater degree,) assistance to save his credit and his
fortunes.
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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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