Note 3 — CICERO AGAINST CATILINE
Reading edition
: ex tanto latrocinio = ex tot latronum numero, latrocinium = latrones, cp. servitium = servi: conjuratio = conjurati—residebit: the metaphor is taken from a subtle poison in the system. The state is looked upon by the orator as the body, the conspiracy as the fever, and the execution of Catiline as the draught of cool water which momentarily refreshes.