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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. 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 WI
es64 of other countries, such as rolling in the mud, for instance, and throwing the arms back to show off a brawny neck and chest. Of all these exercises, thirst, it is said, is the chief and primary object. And then, too, what vessels 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 inebriety 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. WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE ATHLETIC EXERCISES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS ROLLING IN THE MUD FOR INSTANCE AND THROWING THE ARMS BACK TO SHOW OFF A BRAWNY NECK AND CHEST OF ALL THESE EXERCISES THIRST IT IS SAID IS THE CHIEF AND PRIMARY OBJECT AND THEN TOO WHAT VESSELS 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
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