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Member of priestly board in ancient Rome responsible for oversight of diplomatic negotiations.

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  • He served as a fecial during the reign of the good emperor who brought progress to Rome.
  • Thy bays might ev'n the civil ftorm repel j Reviews thy fecial blifs, thy learned eafe.
  • Check not my fpeed where fecial joys invite I The troubled vifion caft a mournful glance.
  • Look on her works — on every page you'll find Infcrib'd the doftrine of the fecial mind.
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