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By this resolution of the senate you will inflame the existing ardor of Cassius,
and you will give him additional arms; for you can not be ignorant of his
disposition, or of the resources which he has at present. His disposition is
such as you see; his resources, which you have heard stated to you, are those of
a gallant and resolute man, who, even while Trebonius was alive, would not
permit the piratical crew of Dolabella to penetrate into Syria. Allienus, my intimate friend and
connection, who went thither after the death of Trebonius, will not permit
himself to be called the lieutenant of Dolabella. The army of Quintus Caecilius
Bassus, a man indeed without any regular appointment, but a brave and eminent
man, is vigorous and victorious.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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