77/97 Rousseau; and if we like certain articles but little, still less do we like civil war. So many grounds of accusation! The crime of these men is settled. Strike, then! If the head sleeps, shall the arm act? A Varnier or De Latre! Did Cato and Cicero accuse Cethegus or Catiline? Strike at the head." This strain of irony and boldness, less applauded by the clapping of hands than by shouts of laughter, delighted the tribunes. |