Ni id onus recipiam, quoniam non formosa pupilla, sed mediocri facie mater liberorum mihi offeratur,'si haec reputans formae et divitiarum gratia me ad aliam condicionem reservarem, neque pro amico neque pro philosopho facturum.
If I did not take on this burden, since the prospect was not a pretty young ward but a homely mother of children'if with that consideration in mind I was readying myself for another proposal in the hope of beauty and wealth, I would be acting neither as a friend nor as a philosopher.
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