igitur iste sic praefectorius, sic senator, cuius moribus quod praeconia competentia non ex asse persolvo, generi sui moribus debeo, multorum plus quam bonorum odia commovit adhuc ignoranti mihi, adhuc amico, tamquam saeculo meo canere solus versu valerem.
Well then, this man, thus risen to prefectorian and senatorial rank (and if I do not give a full advertisement of his character it is owing to my respect for the character of his son-in-law), stirred up ill-feeling against me amongst the many rather than amongst the good, while I was still ignorant of his doings, still his friend'as if I were the only man in my generation who could write poetry!
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