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But it is not to be wondered at that Cicero was desirous in this respect to eclipse the fame of M. BUT IT IS NOT TO BE WONDERED AT THAT CICERO WAS DESIROUS IN THIS RESPECT TO ECLIPSE THE FAME OF M
e rather uncommon glory — for this science, too, is regulated by peculiar laws of its own — of never being known to stammer in his speech, or to relieve the stomach by vomiting or urine, while engaged in drinking. He was always on duty at the morning guard, was able to empty the largest vessel at a single draught, and yet to take more ordinary cups in addition than any one else ; he was al- ways to be implicitly depended upon, too, for being able to drink without taking breath and without ever spitting, or so much as leaving enough at the bottom of the cup to make a plash upon the pavement ;73 thus showing himself an exact observer of the regulations which have been made to prevent all shirk- ing on the part of drinkers. Tergilla reproaches Cicero, the son of Marcus Cicero, with being in the habit of taking off a couple of congii at a single draught, and with having thrown a cup, when in a state of drunkenness, at M. Agrippa ;n such, in fact, being the ordinary results of intoxication. BERIUS MORE THAN THIS TORCATUS HAD THE RATHER UNCOMMON GLORY FOR THIS SCIENCE TOO IS REGULATED BY PECULIAR LAWS OF ITS OWN OF NEVER BEING KNOWN TO STAMMER IN HIS SPEECH OR TO RELIEVE THE STOMACH BY VOMITING OR URINE WHILE ENGAGED IN DRINKING HE WAS ALWAYS ON DUTY AT THE MORNING GUARD WAS ABLE TO EMPTY THE LARGEST VESSEL AT A SINGLE DRAUGHT AND YET TO TAKE MORE ORDINARY CUPS IN ADDITION THAN ANY ONE ELSE HE WAS ALWAYS TO BE IMPLICITLY DEPENDED UPON TOO FOR BEING ABLE TO DRINK WITHOUT TAKING BREATH AND WITHOUT EVER SPITTING OR SO MUCH AS LEAVING ENOUGH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP TO MAKE A PLASH UPON THE PAVEMENT THUS SHOWING HIMSELF AN EXACT OBSERVER OF THE REGULATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE TO PREVENT ALL SHIRKERS ON THE PART OF DRINKERS TURGEILLA REPROACHES CICERO THE SON OF MARCUS CICERO WITH BEING IN THE HABIT OF TAKING OFF A COUPLE OF KANJI AT A SINGLE DRAUGHT AND WITH HAVING THROWN A CUP WHEN IN A STATE OF DRUNKENNESS AT M AGRIPPA SUCH IN FACT BEING THE ORDINARY RESULTS OF INTOXICATION
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