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Cincinnatus [ˌsɪnsɪˈnɑːtəs] n
(Biographies / Cincinnatus, Lucius Quinctius (519 bc-438 bc) M, Roman, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman) Lucius Quinctius (ˈluːsɪəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?519-438 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Having finished her pies, she moved towards the clothes-horse, and said, "Come here and tell me the story I told you on Wednesday, about Cincinnatus. He lived in a magnificent hotel and was one of the matadors of finance, did business with Ouvrard, kept open house, and led the scandalous life of the period,--the life of a Cincinnatus, on sacks of corn harvested without trouble, stolen rations, "little houses" full of mistresses, in which were given splendid fetes to the Directors of the Republic. |
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