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were erected of him, frankencenses & wax-tapers were burnt in honor of him. In award? nobody ever was dearer to the people. Men are sometimes [[deletion]] disturbed [[/deletion]] [[addition]] perplexed [[/addition]] in their deliberations, when that, [[deletion]] in [[/deletion]] in which equity is violated, [[deletion]] does not [[/deletion]] seems to be [[deletion]] so great; [[/deletion]] [[addition]] be but a small [[/addition]] trespase; & when at the same time the advantage arriving from it seems to be very considerable. [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] Thus [[deletion]] So Gratidius did not seem [[/deletion]] it seems not so shamefull to gratidianus [[deletion]] to be so shamefull [[/deletion]] to shantch from his colleagues & ^ [[addition]] from [[/addition]] the tribunes of the people the popular favor: but [[deletion]] truly [[/deletion]] [[addition]] very [[/addition]] [[deletion]] seem'd [[/deletion]] usefull to himself by this means [[deletion]] it was usefull, for he was by this means [[/deletion]] [[deletion]] made [[/deletion]] ^ [[addition]] to gain the [[/addition]] consulship: which he had then chiefly in vew; but what appears advantageous ought [[deletion]] but what is usefull ought to be [[/deletion]] to be directed by honesty: & what is base [[deletion]] [[unclear]] directed by honesty: & what is shamefull [[/deletion]] never ought to appear usefull. [[deletion]] is that nothing usefull ought to be [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] What then? can you judge Gratidianus to be a good man? Nothing is less agreable to character of a good man
