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Chapter 8

           Headded,"thatupontheconfidenceofsomemerit,thewarbeingatanend,hewenttoRome,andsolicitedatthecourtofAugustustobepreferredtoagreatership,whosecommanderhadbeenkilled;but,withoutanyregardtohispretensions,itwasgiventoaboywhohadneverseenthesea,thesonofLibertina,whowaitedononeoftheemperor’smistresses.Returningbacktohisownvessel,hewaschargedwithneglectofduty,andtheshipgiventoafavouritepageofPublicola,thevice-admiral;whereuponheretiredtoapoorfarmatagreatdistancefromRome,andthereendedhislife."Iwassocurioustoknowthetruthofthisstory,thatIdesiredAgrippamightbecalled,whowasadmiralinthatfight.Heappeared,andconfirmedthewholeaccount:butwithmuchmoreadvantagetothecaptain,whosemodestyhadextenuatedorconcealedagreatpartofhismerit.

           Iwassurprisedtofindcorruptiongrownsohighandsoquickinthatempire,bytheforceofluxurysolatelyintroduced;whichmademelesswonderatmanyparallelcasesinothercountries,wherevicesofallkindshavereignedsomuchlonger,andwherethewholepraise,aswellaspillage,hasbeenengrossedbythechiefcommander,whoperhapshadtheleasttitletoeither

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