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with [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] a heap of Stoica books. For there was in him [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] such [[/addition]] inexhaustible desire to [[deletion]] f [[/deletion]] [[addition]] in him [[/addition]] read [[deletion]] ing neither [[/deletion]] could [[deletion]] it [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] be satisfied. for he was one who reguardles of any idle censure of the [[unclear]] that he use to set & read off the [[unclear]] [[addition]] therefore how much more was it not [[/addition]] therefore [[unclear]] much [[unclear]] while the Senate was assembling. [[deletion]] when he was at [[unclear]] with [[/deletion]] ^ in retirement & amidst the [[unclear]] did greatest [[deletion]] [[unclear]] books did [[/deletion]] redeem [[deletion]] d [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] as it were [[/addition]] a Glutton of books: if I [[deletion]] A [[/deletion]] may [[deletion]] [[unclear]] to [[/deletion]] [[addition]] use so coarse a [[/addition]] [[deletion]] use [[unclear]] words for a thing [[/deletion]] [[addition]] words upon so nice a subject [[/addition]] [[deletion]] that is excellent [[/deletion]] Then I said to Cato: certainly, Cato, all this number of books ^ [[addition]] ought to be known [[/addition]] belong to ^ [[addition]] our [[/addition]] Lucullus. For I had rather that these books should please ^ [[addition]] him [[/addition]] than all the other ornaments of this villa. I consider indeed his age but it ought to be tinctured with those arts which it he imbibes in his tender years he will come better prepared
