willmayprocureusthisfavourfromtheladies;thisisnotasufficienttestimonyofaffection:treacherymaylurkthere,aswellaselsewhere:
theysometimesgoto’tbyhalves:
\"TanquamthuramerumqueparentAbsentemmarmoreamveputes:\"
[\"Asiftheyarepreparingfrankincenseandwine……youmightthinkherabsentormarble。\"——Martial,xi。103,12,and59,8。]
Iknowsomewhohadratherlendthatthantheircoach,andwhoonlyimpartthemselvesthatway。Youaretoexaminewhetheryourcompanypleasesthemuponanyotheraccount,or,assomestrong—chinedgroom,forthatonly;inwhatdegreeoffavourandesteemyouarewiththem: