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Seneca · c. 4 BCE – 65 CE

On Benefits 7.14 ¶1 — Seneca

Translation by Aubrey Stewart (1887)

Seneca, On Benefits 7.14 ¶1

The next question which arises has been thoroughly threshed out in the former books, so here it shall only be touched on shortly; for the arguments which have been used for other cases can be transferred to it.
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Seneca, On Benefits 7.14 ¶1, tr. Aubrey Stewart (1887)

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A short transition noting that the next question was dealt with at length in earlier books, so it will be treated briefly here.

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“threshed out”
— discussed thoroughly

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