, 1881-02-19

Alurela, lllat Inc GfEatesl E!nry Is nGnlHVeu
H :a9rs iii lis fe,ler % Viii Vii iln.. Is this Mot
possibly due to tho fact That we rem. nlN lc:r
only ono side? It IL very evident tint tho
tllorn ii tho 4ide u Mr.. ,'rrtIule. IL, cn,,.
staEt!y. refers to tlle atlvtrates of "Ca:*ar
S o. y 10 atiSr'aE eers
yin sna aaasa '' 'S lay ss''sFl Wcl' u ccsTo s
L!ead for 70 earnestly. nnly q ytnr iefnrc.
hs tt yaey eygoIs e ,s @c n'of 10 sfa9 s m rsay
rltllc,!oils.s l'nke rs n singlu insthnco IN OK
tracl frun Ills speech 10 tho lsnnan Srnatu
on l.lS return from Extla: Wien l was
ens eei,ssnss, s Or for your Miles. Of for tho IT,
1,uulent kings. Thu Judges cntIltl Eivo nn
Judgment; the people cnN!i not record their
votes; thy. Se.lnto avnilcl nnthlng ly Its NIL
speecliless Senatc-tios,se, city dumb n1H
deserted" There IL M criticism, of Ctee.,
50 unjust ~ Mr. F5onas's york ms lp t!,is p!st.
nra oSfv o. Gas G a ,1% 'hny by Mr Notfr !p"pf ;a;
ilc Guild get hot,l 0fit. Dlood was to lin
nothing. A frlenl was better tllam foe,
and live man tlsan q head. To p!llago Il
bai!cl n frieitl's wife, 10 gLys over q Multi-
t,to of women and children tn slaughter,
was as easy. 10 lin III to for
gse ~ enemy S4'hlnE wnx wronE T. ;,,,aan lim!
caj0e. lie, deceive, md rob; nay, would think
It folly not to 10 50, ii 10 t(n 50 were cxpctlt
ent." And here Is Mr. Frou!lc's cllaractcrlzY-
tiun of Cicero: ."Sn ended Cicero, n tragic
liratlolly, nd trle desire to do right, with MI
lutirn.ty Ut purpose and 4 latent 1tlsftlcertty
Of ctlnrneter which neutralized md coMlt! ai-
most make, It's forgct hi; lob!er qualities;
lntocralIe to llin,. III Ills own eyes le wns
lle was conscious Of All lnferiorty which was
M orator, lio coul,l always he. 80. ;, lle
lie was too feeble to contend. Thu ErattsM!leof
mankind for his literary excellence sill for
Judgment" GgsaT", p I-S, 2h,,, rcn,1"r llIw
WHO takes Mr.. 'rrplopn's facts and stale.
mcnts SO carefully cnl!atcd, ~ q basis, will
still asrce with Mr. Frou!e II his op!n,!on;
1hn o swnE ncs II 9ps oa esrSs s rsSsps cfrs
Of Ciccro's Ionls ill., Mr. Trollopc ,!ocs i1ot
dwell upon tho domestic |L'o Of lis hero MS
Inurl us We couitt I,aye, Wished llo, even
fnr9cts to mention tint C!cerO PVT nHltte MS
tho death OF her stepnot!lcr! And l!e barely
ulludcs to the hurried divorce from Terentin.
Up 10 tho time Of his Cu,lsu!sllIp he hui
Ien prospero4st fort1nntc n'id successful; E ;
14C HNtl NEltt @Nl1h@EA
tleiieht. i ID iio llad provided hlmsslf with
houses, lnarb1Hs, boDks, aild nll tue Intel
lectaal lHSurles w!lsli wcll;l,scd wealth
Unsatisfactory IN his attempts to account for
Cicera's grcnt wcntli. liz spurns tic Idea
that liz ever took fees for Ills services The
amount Ut 1lis lnhcrltuncc was comparatively
a adespol led Of everything wien exiiei. etho
" 'nasn,eens M ''ii viias heslies his oase i t6e
city, md was always III possession oi nolnt!-
.'but llis riches were of It'll own acquiring"
IIu wlln could rcprUacll llnrtei,sius fur accept
inE giftnsa fec ln1sst 'layo had prnttY pY cies!r
arguments on this point, 1le mny !!nyc n5ly ~
sAys: "Seyeral ptaces {yitas) Wcro given
hin by wenltl,y friends. 1e'to tscrc Or might
simply friendship. Atany tnrEc sums were
gigc, TO this lawyer Ill tho wills Of those who
lad been near him in lifc.n II hnye
endeay0rod, Ms hnye gone Ill with my work,
present luy," says Air: TroiloW.. lf.so. tic
comparison II wisely in,plied rather than ex.
pressed. One other ,p0int on which Alr. Trnl-
i, iopo nlnkcs Yt;ll Il liz lefcliso nf Clcer0'H \
tiia,i eilher lis 'sslnecrlty' or ''llorrsts" ol
nction. But even then It was Cleero's vanity
that inspired him will, courage In ,nnny ll,'
II ta SRes saF 81 q .e eo
tiitl 10 disptny after the batt1, Of l'larsalia
Docs ll0 ever prove the pussgssDn Of thnt llD
bio self-tevotinn, That grul1aess ktnd Of eo4r M
ngu which leNsts men to risk il. t!nre NH ait
letters to Atticns fruni macedonia. whcll al
exile, nro filled will. little e!sg than launontA
tlol1s over his own lot unworthy 9f y brave
i.ll whose convictions 1T right, and Of Justice
Nv ,fttI11 I'M
nj Iii. Troilopu divides UIcero's life into ii,
episodes Of divisions. Tie first Is the. accu
aation agninst Vorres. The. sccoMd is II:
Gonsu!silp nn1 his .lcfeat Of Cai!l'nc: IG' i,
G"vornors1,ip e; Of Ciilcia. The iifth WIS ti!s
bNtte Of l'hnrsalia ulHi Ills adherence tt
Csusnr. The sixth was his lnternecino cun,,
bat with Antony, which prt:t!!ced tho PhIi
teHl tefHs ii which Hs stroyo 10 SIR Tito I!ame
tic expiring emfe,s Of tho Republic" Mr
Irolupo III severe OH Mr.. Fr0udc fur vent
nrlng t2 dIsYasag9 ITS rtG; , sues .ls.rn' 1e ,,'
spsccl:es' spsi e.e. Tho egotim IS l!eri.etly in
turc. Tic mans ssif-Impor|a1,ee amounted
,nonoman!a 70 + sds,, ms tS spesstsS 'rc #.
al q1,ciles, @ scoM, very bud. Wa ougil
these cases liortcrlsius mil oiisrs ha.
disposed ,of questions OF evidences befo
| GIEGIO'S LA4lt 4HC lVAu!.AlOh oGE ~
: | to 1lnyo been reserved for lilu,. But imngn
: barrlster now defending lint, ncc!setl q
heading u riot NJ nn election. telling tho jur
tllnt l,e thought this N, excellent opporsun
ty Of instrlc.lng tho younger part Of y
, audience II, the galleries tosicl!ng thu dIs
.. tinction bstwean Whlgs n,n! Tpflss., an. mn
then proceeding 10 give I'LL historical tltsscI
Exclusion bill, Tho lloyo!nt!on, tho f'cA!A
; Of Utrecht, tlld lfrnycn knows wllNtl Ie
tits. il, strictly nnalogous, to what Clcero di
in hts dvteusG OF Seyltus.H
. As to Style, Mr. .'rrotlope is not always die
!, rIIlcd. As w!un l,o spsaks Of Clcero's T.
, vect!ye rs "benttng MI" u tho scIenes Of III
Atrlca inc :. tho nEuger'' world ":or wllun ],
| alludrs to Verrts as Il "Iiowllng lhlscrenMt. !.
J Nevertheless, liz has natle worthy. contr
). button to EnElIsl, literature, alll nlilkcs y
= us a nlattor Ut fact, bettcr acquainted Wit
! ono Of tho greAlcst lllles IN history. L
: Tits work ie tns tloyotc.t many yculs 1f ~
ticilt labor, md his conclusions nru tho lugil
: inlate results OF bis Investigations ~ ho la
! with him us to Cicern's "honesty,. slncerlt,
!: and courage" but VIC do Hgreo with hiM tl1s
: thu life Ut such Il llull sYNs worthy tile Till
rIunt IN fts vt,t,1y Wn 1T, mt nrpent Ills I'M