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Lucretius Quotes

Lucretius quote: "Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be..."

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.

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  • Author's profession: Poet
  • Nationality: roman

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