10-22-2017, 12:01 PM
Iuvenalis, Saturae, 5, 16; 6 (auctor c.60-c.130AD)
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et procul a signis. iustissima centurionum
cognitio est igitur* de milite, nec mihi derit
ultio, si iustae defertur causa querellae.
tota cohors tamen est inimica, omnesque manipli 20
consensu magno efficiunt curabilis ut sit
vindicta et gravior quam* iniuria, dignum erit ergo
Of course, where a soldier is concerned, the decision of the centurion will needs be most equitable; nor shall I lack my just revenge, provided only the ground of the complaint I lay be just and fair. Yet the whole cohort is your sworn enemy ; and all the maniples, with wonderful unanimity, obstruct the course of justice.
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Cohorts and maniples again.
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et procul a signis. iustissima centurionum
cognitio est igitur* de milite, nec mihi derit
ultio, si iustae defertur causa querellae.
tota cohors tamen est inimica, omnesque manipli 20
consensu magno efficiunt curabilis ut sit
vindicta et gravior quam* iniuria, dignum erit ergo
Of course, where a soldier is concerned, the decision of the centurion will needs be most equitable; nor shall I lack my just revenge, provided only the ground of the complaint I lay be just and fair. Yet the whole cohort is your sworn enemy ; and all the maniples, with wonderful unanimity, obstruct the course of justice.
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Cohorts and maniples again.
