On the record44 BC
Oh glorious day when I shall set out to join that heavenly conclave and company of souls, and depart from the turmoil and impurities of this world!
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “Oh glorious day when I shall set out to join that heavenly conclave and company of souls, and depart from the turmoil…”
Editor's note · Context
Expressing his personal hopes in a dialogue about old age, Cicero anticipates the joy of the afterlife and release from earthly troubles.
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