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OF CATO (3), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The hand of sacred cato, bade to tear
Last Line: "and is there aught great cato cannot do?"
Alternate Author Name(s): Seneca
Subject(s): Cato The Younger (95-46 B.c.)


THE hand of sacred Cato, bade to tear
His breast, did start, and the made wound forbear;
Then to the gash he said, with angry brow,
"And is there aught great Cato cannot do?"





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