Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Marcus Tullius Cicero had written of it, and according to the Aeneid, it was founded by the Trojans on their way from Troy to Italy.”

The English Witch

“At Arpinum, on the river Liris, a little stream which has been made to sound sweetly in our ears by Horace, [31] in a villa residence near the town, Marcus Tullius Cicero was born, 106 years before Christ, on the 3d of January, according to the calendar then in use.”

The Life of Cicero

“More than two thousand years ago, the great orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero is said to have foretold the decline and fall of the Roman Empire with these words, which exquisitely described the ravages wrought by lying politicians:”

Simon & Schuster: HOW EVIL WORKS

“In close juxtaposition repose the mortal remains of Marcus Tullius Cicero and the Constable Bourbon, who appeared at wide intervals upon this world's stage and with no trait in common save the "sacra fames auri," which was the moving principle of both, each became in his own way a prime mover on its chess board.”

Recollections and reflections : an auto of half a century and more,

“My father was as proud of his eloquence as Marcus Tullius Cicero could be for his life, and, for aught I am convinced of to the contrary at present, with as much reason: it was indeed his strength — and his weakness too. —”

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman