[827] Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 8.
[828] Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 8.
[829] Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 8, §§ 3, 4.
[830] “But the consuls, who fear being obliged, by a decree of the Senate, to leave for the war, and who feel at the same time how disgraceful it will be to them if this commission fall on any other but them, will absolutely not allow the Senate to assemble; they carry it so far as to make people suspect them of want of zeal for the Republic: there is no knowing if it be negligence, or cowardice, or the fear of which I have just spoken; but what is concealed under this appearance of reserve is, that they will not have that province.” (Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 10.)
[831] “With the succour of Dejotarus, the enemies may be held at bay till the arrival of Pompey, who sends me word that they intend him for this war.” (Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, VI. 1.)—“At this news of the passage of the Euphrates, every one offers to give his advice: this man would have them send Pompey; the other Cæsar and his army.” (Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 10.)
[832] Cicero, Epist. ad Atticum, V. 20
[833] He kept this title until the moment the civil war broke out.
[834] Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 4.
[835] Cœlius to Cicero, Epist. Familiar., VIII. 10.
[836] “Ingeniosissime nequam.”