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And how many a man has met his death in this fashion AND HOW MANY A MAN HAS MET HIS DEATH IN THIS FASHION
ted, did I say ? — -may the gods forgive me for saying so, purchased outright. We find one person induced to drink upon the condition that he shall have as much to eat as he has previously drunk, while another has to quaff as many cups as he has thrown points on the dice. Then it is that the roving, insatiate eyes are setting a price upon the matron's chastity ; and yet, heavy as they are with wine, they do not fail to betray their designs to her "husband. Then it is that all the secrets of the mind are revealed ; one man is heard to disclose the provisions of his will, another lets fall some expression of fatal import, and so fails to keep to himself words which will be sure to come home to him with a cut 62 This seems to be the. meaning of " lectuni ;" but the passage is ob- scure. 6i Tunicam. 61 He satirizes, probably, some kind of gymnastic exercises that had been introduced to promote the speedy passage of the wine through the body. 272 PLINY1 8 FATUEAL HISTORY. [Book XIV. throat. SELS ARE EMPLOYED FOR HOLDING WINE CARVED ALL OVER WITH THE REPRESENTATIONS OF ADULTEROUS INTRIGUES AS IF IN FACT DRUNKENNESS ITSELF WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CAPABLE OF TEACHING US LESSONS OF LUSTFULNESS THUS WE SEE WINES QUAFFED OUT OF IMPURITIES AND INEBRIACY INVITED EVEN BY THE HOPE OF A REWARD INVITED DID I SAY MAY THE GODS FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING SO PURCHASED OUTRIGHT WE FIND ONE PERSON INDUCED TO DRINK UPON THE CONDITION THAT HE SHALL HAVE AS MUCH TO EAT AS HE HAS PREVIOUSLY DRUNK WHILE ANOTHER HAS TO QUAFF AS MANY CUPS AS HE HAS THROWN POINTS ON THE DICE THEN IT IS THAT THE ROVING INSATIATE EYES ARE SETTING A PRICE UPON THE MATRON'S CHASTITY AND YET HEAVY AS THEY ARE WITH WINE THEY DO NOT FAIL TO BETRAY THEIR DESIGNS TO HER HUSBAND THEN IT IS THAT ALL THE SECRETS OF THE MIND ARE REVEALED ONE MAN IS HEARD TO DISCLOSE THE PROVISIONS OF HIS WILL ANOTHER LETS FALL SOME EXPRESSION OF FATAL IMPORT AND SO FAILS TO KEEP TO HIMSELF WORDS WHICH WILL BE SURE TO COME HOME TO HIM WITH A CUT THROAT
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