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FIRST LATIN READER

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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

The fame

first

of his family to reach the consulship, Cicero won some by suppressing the conspiracy of Catiline ; but

as a statesman

his chief

and

lasting distinction

he was hardly rivaled in priceless possession.

his

was along

own

literary lines.

generation

In oratory

and his writings are a