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Should he, however, fortunately escape all these dangers, the drunkard never beholds the rising sun, by which his life of drinking is made all the shorter. SHOULD HE HOWEVER FORTUNATELY ESCAPE ALL THESE DANGERS THE DRUNKARD NEVER BEHOLDS THE RISING SUN BY WHICH HIS LIFE OF DRINKING IS MADE ALL THE SHORTER
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. And how many a man has met his death in this fashion ! Indeed, it has become quite a common proverb, that " in wine65 there is truth.  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 AND HOW MANY A MAN HAS MET HIS DEATH IN THIS FASHION INDEED IT HAS BECOME QUITE A COMMON PROVERB THAT IN WINE THERE IS TRUTH
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