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When as silks my Julia goes, then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows the liquefaction of her clothes. Robert Herrick		Monday Oct 12, 2026
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About Gaius Plinius Secondus Pliny, the Elder

	Gaius Plinius Secondus Pliny, the Elder
	(23-79 AD) Roman scholar, historian, naturalist, died investigating eruption of Vesuvius.

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Thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain. Bruta fulmina et vana.

The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.

From the crown of his head to the sole of the foot.

No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity, a patron, and even the praises of a friend to recommend them to the notice of the world.

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