sed illae rustico opere attritae manus salutem publicam stabilierunt, ingentes hostium copias pessum dederunt, quaeque modo arantium boum iugum rexerant, triumphalis currus habenas retinuerunt, nec fuit iis rubori eburneo scipione deposito agrestem stivam aratri repetere.
But those hands calloused by farm labour stabilized the public welfare, destroyed vast enemy forces. Recently they had guided a yoke of plough oxen, now they held the reins of a triumphal chariot. Nor were they ashamed to lay aside the ivory staff and go back to the rustic plough handle.
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