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this man had died as a private citizen, Quirites, and I had happened to be a priviteprivate [sic] citizen, I should not have needed many words nor have rehearsed all his achievements, but after making a few remarks about his family, his education, and his character, and possibly mentioning some of his services to the State, I should have been satisfied and should have refrained from becoming wearisome to those not related to him. But since this man has perished while