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| CONSVLE Pompeio primum duo, Cinna, solebant | 1 | WHEN Pompey first was consul, Cinna, there were two men |
Maeciliam: facto consule nunc iterum |
2 |
that frequented Maecilia: now he is consul again, |
| manserunt duo, sed creuerunt milia in unum | 3 | there are still two, but three noughts have grown up beside |
singula. fecundum semen adulterio. |
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each one. A fruitful seed has adultery. |