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There stands the shadow of a glorious name.
Lucan
ShadowNameGloriousStands
I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.
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The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.
LifeHappinessMenDeathEndureMay
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.
WoundsCivil
Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.
MenShadowNameMightyOnlySome
Great fear is concealed under daring.
FearGreatDaringConcealed
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.
FriendshipNobodyLoyalObjectsHis
Might was the measure of right.
MeasureRightMight
Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
LoyaltyThroneShareWhoImpatient
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