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‘Haste, then, thy towering eagles on their way;

When fair occasion calls, ’tis fatal to delay.’ ”

“To Caesar’s camp the busy Curio fled; Curio, a speaker turbulent and bold, Of venal eloquence, that served for gold, And principles that might be bought and sold. ⋮ To Caesar thus, while thousand cares infest, Revolving round the warrior’s anxious breast, His speech the ready orator addressed. ⋮ ‘Haste, then, thy towering eagles on their way; When fair occasion calls, ’tis fatal to delay.’ ”

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