, appear to have been strongly animated by this Passion.
Cicero
, whose Learning and Services to his Country are
well known, was enflamed by it to an extravagant degree, and warmly presses
Lucceius
, who was composing a History of those Times, to be very particular and zealous in relating the Story of his Consulship; and to execute it speedily, that he might have the Pleasure
enjoying in his Life-time some Part of the