The Somnium Scipionis of Marcus Tullius Cicero / translated into English, with a preface and notes, by Richard Maddock Hawley.

Date:
1837
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Credit: The Somnium Scipionis of Marcus Tullius Cicero / translated into English, with a preface and notes, by Richard Maddock Hawley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    THE SOMNIUM SCIPIONIS OF MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. DREAM OF SCIPIO. [^Scipio is the Speaker.'] When I had arrived at Africa, as military tri- bune to the fourth legion, under the Consul Mar- cus Manilius, I desired nothing more earnestly, than a conference with King Massinissa; whose warm friendship to our family had been produced and cemented by the most efficient causes. As soon as I came into his presence, the good old King embraced me, and we wept together. After a pause, he turned his eyes to Heaven, and said, I render thanks to thee, O Supreme Sun, and also to you the other celestial powers, that, before I depart