unde post mixtas fletibus preces atque multimoda suspiria vix absolutus emicatimque prosiliens illa refugit celeritate divitias deliciasque regales qua solent appeti, reductus ad desideria mediocrium timore summorum et satis cavens ne beatum ultra diceret duceretque qui saeptus armis ac satellitibus et per hoc raptis incubans opibus ferro pressus premeret aurum.
So he mingled prayers and tears and manifold sighs, and when at last he with difficulty won his freedom he leapt forth like a flash, and retreated from the wealth and luxury of kingship with the alacrity with which these are usually sought; he was drawn back to the desire of a middle position by his fear of the highest, and was thoroughly warned for the future against calling or thinking happy the man who is surrounded by arms and guards, who by this means keeps jealous watch over the riches he has seized, and who grips his gold whilst he is in the grip of cold steel.
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