Note 233 — BOOK II.
F. J. (Frederick John) Church translation
Witte quotes the Convito, iv. 5, where all these examples are recounted, almost in the same language. He compares Parad. vi. 46 (Cincinnatus), Purgat. xx. 25 (Fabricius), Parad. vi. 47 (Decii), Purg. i. where Cato guards the approach to Purgatory.