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8. Horum consensum . . . conflatum, their sentiments in har-220 mony and in almost perfect unison.

9. Prope aequalitate=prope aequalibus naturis. Some critics make it refer to age, and take it in the sense of prope aequali aetate.

10. Ut... sequerentur; Subject of futurum fuisse. G. 501, I., 1; 535, I., 5.

12. Tempestate... unus, one (i. e., Quintus) was carried away by the storm, i. e., of war. The figure is that of a vessel driven from its course by the violence of the tempest.

13. Consilio, designedly. Eorum; G. 391, II., 4, (2).

14. Sed ierit, but he may have gone; i. e., admit that he went.

17. Qualis T. Ligarius . . . tuam. Cicero probably refers to the service which Ligarius rendered Caesar in the year 56 B. C., when the latter obtained an appropriation for his Gallic campaigns. Cicero favored the appropriation; hence the significance of his remark, quum tuis omnibus negotiis interessem. — Quaestor urbanus. This officer had charge of the public treasury.

20. Hoc; i. e., oblivisci nihil, etc. - Animi, ingenii. Here animi refers to Caesar's kind feelings, and ingenii, to his good judgment.

21. Te; repeated from line 19, above.-De aliis... quaestoribus; referring probably to quaestors who had been less obliging than Ligarius. 23. Nihil egit aliud, had no other object. — Haec; i. e., the present state of affairs.

25. Quam. This refers to salutem, and is the object of dederis.— Hujus; construe with officio. It refers to T. Ligarius.

26. Utrisque his, to these two parties, i. e., to Quintus Ligarius the exile, on the one hand, and to his two brothers on the other.

29. Condonaveris, you will have presented, i. e., restored.

30. Fac idem, do the same. — De, in the case of. - Homine nobilissimo; i. e., Marcus Marcellus, recently pardoned by Caesar. See the preceding oration, p. 200.

1. Populare, acceptable to the people. Nulla de, no one of.-221 Nulla, nec, nec; G. 553, 2.

5. Ut possis, your ability, lit., that you may be able.

8. Te ipsum loqui tecum; i. e., that you should reflect upon the subject.

DICTIONARY.

For Explanation of References and Abbreviations, see page 222.

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ā, ǎb, abs, prep. with abl. G. 434, I. I. OF SPACE: from, away from, on the side of, in the direction of, on, in; ab occidente, in the west; ab Sequanis, on the side of the Sequani, B. G. i. 1; a dextro cornu, on the right wing, B. G. i. 52; a fronte, in front, B. G. ii. 23; ab millibus passuum octo, eight miles off or away, B. G. iv. 22. II. OF TIME: from, after; ab cohortatione, after exhorting, B. G. ii. 25. III. OF OTHER RELATIONS: from, by, by means of, in respect to, among, from with an accessory idea of "against"; ab iis defendere, to defend against (from) them, B. G. i. 11; ortus est a tribunis, arose among or had its origin from, B.G. i.39. ab-dico, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (dico, to proclaim). To abdicate, resign.

abditus, a, um, part. and adj.(abdo). Hidden, concealed; remote, retired.

ab-do, děre, didi, ditum, v. tr. (do, to place). To remove, put away; to conceal; sese in silvas, to hide away in the forests, B. G. i. 12; se abdere, to hide one's self, bury one's self.

ab-dúco, ĕre, duxi, ductum, v. tr. To lead away, take away, withdraw. ǎb-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. intr. To go away, depart; praeceps abire, to go, rush, or plunge headlong.

ǎb-erro, āre, āvi, ātum, v. intr. To go astray, deviate, depart, L. 6.

ǎb-horreo, ere, ui, v. intr. (horreo, to shrink from). To be free from, be at variance or discordant with, disregard, differ from, stand aloof from, be indifferent to.

ăbii. See abeo.

ǎbisse for abiisse. See ǎbeo.

ab-jício, ère, jēci, jectum, v. tr. (jacio). To throw away, cast from, cast off, throw down; to hurl; to re

nounce.

ab-jungo, ĕre, junxi, junctum, v.tr. To loose from the yoke; to separate,

remove.

ab-jūro, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (juro). To deny on oath; to forswear.

ablātus, a, um, part. from aufero. Ab-ŏrīgines, um, m. pl. (origo, origin). The Aborigines, the primitive inhabitants of Italy and the ancestors of the Romans, S. C. 6.

ab-rípio, ĕre, ripui, reptum, v. tr. (răpio). To snatch away, take away by | violence, tear off or away, carry away. abs. See a.

abs-cido, ère, cidi, cisum, v. tr. (caedo). To cut off or away. ab-scindo, ĕre, scidi, scissum, v. tr. To tear or break off, rend.

abscondítus, a, um, adj. (abscondo, to hide). Hidden, concealed, secret.

absens, entis, part. and adj. (absum). Absent, being away; at a distance; illo absente, in his absence, iii. C. 7.

ab-similis, e, adj. Dissimilar, unlike; formā, of a form not unlike that of, B. G. iii. 14.

ab-sisto, ĕre, stiti, v. intr. To withdraw.

absolūtio, ōnis, f. (absolvo). Acquittal, iii. C. 4.

ab-solvo, ĕre, solvi, solūtum, v. tr. To loose from; to dispatch, finish; to relate, set forth, treat, S. C. 4.

abstinentia, ae, f. (abstineo). Abstinence, moderation, self-restraint, temperance, S. C. 3; disinterestedness.

abs-tineo, ēre, ui, tentum, v. tr. and intr. (těneo). To hold from, keep from; to refrain from, abstain from.

abs-traho, ĕre, traxi, tractum, v. tr. To draw or drag away, take or carry away by force; to keep aloof; to relieve. abstuli. Sec aufĕro.

ab-sum, esse, afui or abfui, v. intr. To be absent or away from; to be distant from; to keep away; a periculis abesse, to keep out of danger, S. C. 6; to stand aloof; longe iis abesse, to be far away from them, i. e., to be of no service to them, B. G. i. 36; to be beyond the reach of.

ab-surdus, a, um, adj. (surdus, deaf). Absurd, stupid; rude; contemptible, unworthy of praise, S. C. 3 and 25. ăbundantia, ae, f. (abundans, abundant). Abundance, affluence.

ǎbunde, adv. (abundus, abundant). Copiously, abundantly, in profusion, in abundance, amply, sufficiently, enough.

ǎb-undo, āre, āvi, ātum, v. intr. (unda, a wave). To flow over, abound in, be well provided with, abound.

ǎb-ūtor, i, ūsus sum, v. dep. To abuse, misuse, i. C. 1; to take advantage of, L. 1.

ac, conj. See atque.

accēdo, ère, cessi, cessum, v. intr. (ad, cedo). To go near to, approach; to be applied, be added, fall upon. Accedebat, quod, it was added, that, i. e., moreover, B. G. iii. 2.

accělĕro, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. and intr. (ad, cělěro, to quicken). To hasten; to make haste, ii. C. 4.

accendo, ère, di, sum, v. tr. To set on fire, kindle; to inflame, rouse, excite; to inspirit, animate.

acceptus, a, um, part. and adj.

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(accipio). Pleasant, welcome, agreeable; maxime plebi acceptus, very much beloved by the people, B. G. i. 3. accido, ère, cidi, cisum, v. tr. (ad, caedo). To cut off, cut down, fell.

accido, ère, cidi, v. intr. (ad, cădo). To fall, fall upon; to befall, occur, happen. Accidit, impers., it hap

pens.

accípio, ĕre, cēpi, ceptum, v. tr. (ad, căpio). To receive, take, gain, accept; to attain, get, experience; to learn, hear; to approve of.

acclīvis, e, adj. (ad, clīvus). Ascending, rising, sloping upwards; paulatim ab imo acclivis, rising gradually from the plain, B. G. iii. 19.

acclivitas, ātis, f. (acclīvis). An ascent, steepness, upward slope.

accommodātus, a, um, part. and adj. (accommodo). Suitable, fitted, adapted.

accommodo, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (ad, commodo, to adjust). To adjust, adapt, fit, put on, arrange, accommodate.

accubo, āre, ui, itum, v. intr. (ad, cubo, to lie). To lie near; to recline, ii. C. 5.

accurate, adv. (accurātus, accurate, exact). Accurately, with care, carefully, exactly, attentively.

accurro, ère, curri or căcurri, cursum, v. intr. (ad, curro). To run to, hasten to.

accūsātio, ōnis, f. (accūso). A charge, accusation.

accūsātor, ōris, m. (accūso). An accuser, L. 1.

accūso, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (ad, causa). To accuse, blame, reproach, censure, find fault with..

ācer, ācris, ācre, adj. Sharp, keen, pungent; disagreeable, violent, severe; active, energetic.

ǎcerbe, adv. (acerbus). Roughly, bitterly, harshly, cruelly, sharply. ăcerbitas, ātis, f. (acerbus). Harshness, sour or disagreeable taste; severity, rigor, unkindness; bitterness; sorrow, trouble, calamity, hardship, bitter fate.

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Achaia, ae, f. Achaia, a country in the northern part of the Peloponnesus; the Peloponnesus, M. L. 12. Achilles, is, m. Achilles, the hero of the Iliad of Homer, A. 10.

ăcies, ēi, f. (gen. ăcie, B. G. ii. 23, G. 120, 3). An edge; sharpness of the sight, fierce expression, keen looks; a line of battle, army in line of battle; prima acies, the first line; array; a battle.

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ădactus, a, um, part. from ădigo. ǎd-aequo, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. To make equal; to equal, make level with; to keep up with, B. G. i. 48.

ǎd-ămo, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. To love greatly, covet.

ǎd-augeo, ĕre, auxi, auctum, v. tr. To increase, enlarge.

Adcantuannus, i, m. Adcantuannus, a brave chief of the Sontiates, B. G. iii. 22.

ad-do, děre, didi, ditum, v. tr. (do, to place). To add, join to, annex, mingle with; to appoint, assign; to confer, impart, inspire; praesidia addere, to strengthen the guards, S. C. 50.

ad-dūco, ère, xi, ctum, v. tr. To lead or conduct to, bring, convey to, draw towards, B. G. iii. 14; to induce, lead, influence.

ǎdēmi. See ǎdimo.

ǎdemptus, a, um, part. from ǎdi

mo.

ăd-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. tr. and intr. To go to, approach; to enter upon; to visit; to attack, encounter.

ǎd-eo, adv. To that point, so far,

actuārius, a, um, adj. (actus, us). to such a degree, so much; even, in

Easily moved, swift, fleet.

actum, i, n. (ǎgo). An act, action,

deed, measure.

actus, a, um, part. from ago.

actus, us, m. (ǎgo). An act, action, M. 9.

deed.

ǎdeps, ipis, m. and f. Fat, corpulence, iii. C. 7.

ădeptus, a, um, part. from ădiīpiscor; used passively, S. C. 7.

ǎd-ĕquito, are, āvi, ātum, v. intr.

ăcuo, ĕre, ăcui, utum, v. tr. To (equito, to ride). To ride towards or sharpen, incite, L. 4.

ǎcūtus, a, um, part. and adj. (ăcuo). Sharp, pointed.

ăd, prep. with accus. I. OF SPACE: to, towards, in the direction of, in, at, near, among, at the house of. II. OF TIME: towards, to, till, at; ad multam noctem, until late into the night, B. G. i. 26. III. OF OTHER RELATIONS. 1. In respect to, for, in, according to, as to, in point of, after, in conformity with; ad hunc modum, after this manner, B. G. ii. 31; ad hoc, moreover, besides, in addition; ad urbem, near the city, S. C. 30.-2. With numerals: towards, about. 3. Of purpose: to, for; ad largiendum, B. G. i. 18.

up to, B. G. i. 46.

ad-fĕro, ferre, attuli, allātum, v. tr. To bring to, apply, impart, offer, present, add; to contribute, afford; to occasion, cause, effect, produce.

ad-fício, ère, feci, fectum, v. tr. (facio). To affect, influence, treat, visit; poenā, supplicio, to punish.

ad-figo, ère, fixi, fixum, v. tr. To fix, fasten upon, attach to.

ad-fingo, ĕre, finxi, fictum, v. tr. To assert falsely, add falsely; to add. ad-fīnis, e, adj. Connected, related; concerned in, connected with, iv. C. 3. adfinitas, ātis, f. (adfinis). Connection, nearness; relationship (by marriage), B. G. i. 18.

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