Vulgar words in The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 - The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order (Page 1)
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I know you did wish it, and that I have made a real ass of myself.
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The consul himself[79] is a man of a small and ill-regulated mind, a mere buffoon of that splenetic kind which raises a laugh even in the absence of wit: it is his face rather than his facetiousness[80] that causes merriment: he takes practically no part in public business, and is quite alienated from the Optimates.
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There is at present a lively anticipation of the elections, in which, contrary to everybody's wishes, our friend Magnus is pushing the claims of Aulus's son;[104] and in that matter his weapons are neither his prestige nor his popularity, but those by which Philip said that any fortress could be taken--if only an ass laden with gold could make its way up into it.
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I know you did wish it, and that I have made a real ass of myself.