The end of this matter is excusable, if any can be so; but the profit … — Essays
SAPIR 861
The end of this matter is excusable, if any can be so; but the profit of the augmentation of the public revenue, that served the Roman Senate for a pretence to the foul conclusion I am going to relate, is not sufficient to warrant any such injustice.
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