16.  Sertia  redimtti.  The  Romans  were  accustomed,  like  the
Gfoeks,  to  wear  garlands  of  flowers  at  their  festive  meetings.  They
were  thought  to  be  preventives  against  intoxication. — Unguentis
(tbUH,  '*  Perfiimes,"  in  the  shape  of  unguents,  were  profusely  used
at  the  ancient  entertamments.
17.  Eructant,  "  Belch  forth."  This  term  is  pozposely  used  in
leference  to  vino  languidij  confecti  cibo.
18.  Fatum  aliquod.  "Some  dreadful  fatality."^— /m|?ro5t^ft',
nepUtiae,    "  Their  worthlessness,  their  abandonment  of  all  duty."

19.  Sanare,    "  Bring  back  to  a  sound  mind."

1.  Non  breve  nescio  quod,  &c.     "I|  will  add,  not  some  short  |^
penod  X  other,  but  many  ages  of  duration,  to  the  republic."    Pro-
ptigwit  is  here  equivalont  to  prorogaverit^  coniimuwerit.  Tfans


t6U  rai&  SECOND  okaTion

\^  23,25:  "  C.  Tereniio  eoisuli  propagariin  antmm  impemm^
Compare  GraooriuB  ad  loc.  and  Ernesti  Clav,  Cic.  s.  v.
2.  Uniu*.  Refening  to  Cn.  Pompeius,  who  had  veiy  lecmidy
conqaeied  Mithridates.
3.  Quae  tanan  poteruniy  &c.  "  Whatever  shall  be  capable  of
being  healed,  I  will  heal  by  all  possible  means :  what  ought  to  btt
cut  oSf  I  will  not  suffer  to  remain  for  the  ruin  of  the  state."  The
body  politic  is  here  compared  to  the  human  frame.  Cicero  promises
to  treat  the  more  dangerous  members  of  the  conspiracy  as  the  8ur>
gecm  does  those  parts  of  the  body  which  are  diseased,  and  which,
if  not  amputated,  will  spread  disease  throughout  the  whole  system.
