Note 206 — Chapter VI · ROMAN COMEDY. PLAUTUS. ABOUT 254 TO 184 B.C.
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Cp. the remark of the parasite in the Persa, 75, 76—
'Set sumne ego stultus qui rem curo publicam Ubi sint magistratus, quos curare oporteat?'
and that of the parasite in the Captivi, 'that only those who were unable to procure invitations to luncheon should be expected to attend public meetings and elections'; and such jokes as 'Plebiscitum non est scitius.'