Not the great Roman general who took Syracuse, after Archimedes had defended it so long with his engines and burning-glasses, but a descendant of his, who in the civil wars took part with Pompey and was banished by Caesar. Pope’s Essay on Man , Ep. IV 257:⁠—

“And more true joy Marcellus exiled feels,

Than Caesar with a senate at his heels.”

“And more true joy Marcellus exiled feels, Than Caesar with a senate at his heels.”

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