sed animositati nostrae tam temerariae tamque periculosae non nos aut ambustam murorum faciem aut putrem sudium cratem aut propugnacula vigilum trita pectoribus confidimus opitulatura; solo tantum invectarum te auctore rogationum palpamur auxilio, quibus inchoandis instituendisque populus Arvernus, etsi non effectu pari, affectu certe non impari coepit initiari, et ob hoc circumfusis necdum dat terga terroribus.
But we have little confidence that our reckless and dangerous courage will be supported by our hideously charred walls, our palisades of rotting stakes, our battlements worn by the breasts of many a sentinel; our only comfort is in the aid of the Rogations which we introduced on your advice. In the inception and establishment of these the Arvernian people, with a fervour equal to yours, though not with equal efficacy, have started their initiation: and it is because of these rogations that they are not yet retreating from the terrors that encircle them.
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