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is the servant always assiduously devoting his attention, if he can find out that Courtesan, whom formerly, when he himself exposed her, he from his hidingplace had seen take her up. Now, what remains unpaid, I wish to discharge, that my name may be struck out, so that I mayn’t remain a debtor.
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THE GOD OF HELP
A young man A young man: Alcesimarchus. is here at Sicyon, his father is alive; with affection he distractedly dotes upon this exposed girl, who just now went hence in tears unto her mother; and she loves him in return, which is the most delightful love of all. As human matters go, nothing is granted for everlasting:
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the father is wishful to give the young man a wife. When the mother When the mother: Melaenis. came to know of this, she ordered her to be sent for home. Thus have these matters come to pass. Kindly fare you well, and conquer by inborn valour, as you have done before; defend your allies, both ancient ones and new;
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increase resources by your righteous laws; destroy your foes; laud and laurels gather; that, conquered by you, the Pœni The Pœni: This Play was probably written towards the end of the second Punic war may suffer the penalty.
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