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Here and there we meet with allusions to his daily life, which we

could wish to be more frequent. He goes to the theatre or the

law-courts,[31] or takes part in court ceremony, but his heart is

always with his books. The vintage season, with its religious

rites, was always spent by Antoninus Pius in the country. The

following letters give sonic notion of a day's occupation at that

time:(3)

[31] ii. 14

[32] iv. 5,6.