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yea, of their free men, which were sold to that purpose :
yea of Senators, and Roman Knights and women also.
Nunc caput in mortem vendunt, et funus arenoe,
Atque hostem sibi quisque parat cum bclla quiehcunt. 1
They sell mens lives to death and stages sight,
When wars do cease, they finde with whom to fight.
Hos inter fremitus novosque lusus,
Stat sexus rudis tmciusqueferriy
Etpuguas capit improbus viriles.
Amidst these tumults, these strange sporting sights,
That sex doth sit which knowes not how sword bites,
And entertaines unmov'd those manly fights.
Which I should deem very strange and incredible; if
we were not dayly accustomed to see in our wars many
thousands of forraigne nations, for a very small sum of
mony, to engage both their blood and life in quarrels
wherein they are nothing interested.
MANIL. Ait, 1. iv. 2, 4.