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[4556]I have ever loved as thou knowest (so Tully wrote to Dolabella) Marcus Brutus for his great wit, singular honesty, constancy, sweet conditions; and believe it [4557] there is nothing so amiable and fair as virtue. I HAVE EVER LOVED AS THOU KNOWEST SO TULLY WROTE TO DOLABELLA MARCUS BRUTUS FOR HIS GREAT WIT SINGULAR HONESTY CONSTANCY SWEET CONDITIONS AND BELIEVE IT THERE IS NOTHING SO AMIABLE AND FAIR AS VIRTUE
t he was generally beloved of all good men, of Caesar, Pompey, Antony, Tully, of divers sects, &c. multas haereditates ([4551]Cornelius Nepos writes) sola bonitate consequutus. Operae, pretium audire, &c. It is worthy of your attention, Livy cries, [4552]you that scorn all but riches, and give no esteem to virtue, except they be wealthy withal, Q. Cincinnatus had but four acres, and by the consent of the senate was chosen dictator of Rome. Of such account were Cato, Fabricius, Aristides, Antonius, Probus, for their eminent worth: so Caesar, Trajan, Alexander, admired for valour, [4553] Haephestion loved Alexander, but Parmenio the king: Titus deliciae humani generis, and which Aurelius Victor hath of Vespasian, the darling of his time, as [4554]Edgar Etheling was in England, for his [4555]excellent virtues: their memory is yet fresh, sweet, and we love them many ages after, though they be dead: Suavem memoriam sui reliquit, saith Lipsius of his friend, living and dead they are all one.  OF ROME WAS SO FAIR CONDITIONED OF SO SWEET A CARRIAGE THAT HE WAS GENERALLY BELOVED OF ALL GOOD MEN OF CAESAR POMPEY ANTONY TOLI OF DIVERSE SEX ET CETERA MOLTOS HEREDITATS CORNELIUS NIPOS WRITES SOLI BONITAT CONSEQUITUS OPERA PRETIUM ADIERE ET CETERA IT IS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION LIVY CRIES YOU THAT SCORN ALL BUT RICHES AND GIVE NO ESTEEM TO VIRTUE EXCEPT THEY BE WEALTHY WITHAL QUINTUS CINCINNATUS HAD BUT FOUR ACRES AND BY THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE WAS CHOSEN DICTATOR OF ROME OF SUCH ACCOUNT WERE CATO FABRICIUS ARISTIDES ANTONIUS PROBUS FOR THEIR EMINENT WORTH SO CAESAR TRAJAN ALEXANDER ADMIRED FOR VALOR HIGH FESTIUM LOVED ALEXANDER BUT PARMENIO THE KING TITUS D'LECIA HUMANI GENERIS AND WHICH AURELIUS VICTOR HATH OF VESPASIAN THE DARLING OF HIS TIME AS EDGAR ETHELING WAS IN ENGLAND FOR HIS EXCELLENT VIRTUES THEIR MEMORY IS YET FRESH SWEET AND WE LOVE THEM MANY AGES AFTER THOUGH THEY BE DEAD SWATH THEM MEMORIAM SUI RELIQUIT SAITH LIPSIUS OF HIS FRIEND LIVING AND DEAD THEY ARE ALL ONE
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