at qualium, deus bone, quamque pretiosorum, quae si quis deportaret philosophaturus aut ad paludicolas Sygambros aut ad Caucasigenas Alanos aut ad equimulgas Gelonos, bestialium rigidarumque nationum corda cornea fibraeque glaciales procul dubio emollirentur egelidarentur neque illorum ferociam stoliditatemque, quae secundum beluas ineptit brutescit accenditur, rideremus contemneremus pertimesceremus.
And, gracious heaven! what precepts they were, and how precious! if any budding missionary philosopher were to convey them to the Sygambrian marsh-dwellers or to the Caucasian Alans or to the mare-milking Gelonians, the horny hearts and icy vitals of those brutish hardened peoples would assuredly be softened and thawed, and we should no longer deride, despise, and fear that dull ferocity of theirs, senseless and stupid and inflammable like that of wild beasts.
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