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Aurelius, Meditations 5.7: The form of the Athenians' prayer did run thus: 'O rain, rain, good Jupiter, ...
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The form of the Athenians' prayer did run thus: 'O rain, rain, good Jupiter, upon all the grounds and fields that belong to the Athenians.' Either we should not pray at all, or thus absolutely and freely; and not every one for himself in particular alone.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (c. AD 170) · aur_05_vii
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