fle&siriore Difhohotii^nifkinf th^re'TiTi^>
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1^5:2. The Reman Hijiorjf,

tfaan^ that dtfar ihould be compelled to
profcribe any one^or thztCicero was made
zxi laftance of that bale Fradice. The
Voice of the Publick was fiienced by the
Villainy of Antonius;^ no one took any
care of his Safety^ who had for many
Tears defended the publick Security of thfc
Cicy^. and that of every private Member
ef it : But thou haft got nothing Anta"
nius, (for my Indignation^ which will not
be contained, forces me ta exceed the
Limits of this Work) I fay^ th6u haft
got nothing by publifhing a KewaNl
tor the honourable Life of that divine
Man; and inviting the Cruelty qf a Ruf-
fian by the Temptations o£;Gold\ Thou
haft deprived M. Ckeri^ , indeed,, of an
anxious Life, and a troublefome old Age;
of "a Life more fl||iferable under thy Su-
premacy, than I^ath could be, whiift
rbou waA. Triunrvir i But £;> little kaft
thou attained thy Defigns in leflfening the
Reputationand Glory of his A&ions and
Eloquence, that thou baft rather enhanced
*^m : He lives, and will furvjve. in the
Memory, of all Ages, and as long? as this
Body of Nature, whether it was formed
(?y Chancy ^lovidence^ or any. other
Pbvrcr (wjiiclvic. alone,, of all the . R(^



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manSy could fcarch into with his Under-
ftahding, comprehend by his Knowledge^
andilluftrate with his Eloquence 5) I fay,
as long as that remains entire, the Glory
of CketQ fhall Accompany its Duratioa
through diftant Ages, which iball ad«
mire his Writings againft thee, and deteft
thy Villainy to him \ and the^ Race of
Mankind (hall fooner fall, than the. ho«
nourable mention of his Naaie among
Pofterity.
CHAP. LXVII.
