[Footnote 103: Dionysius Hal. l. ii. p. 94, 95. Gravina
(Opp. p. 286) produces the words of the xii. tables.
Papinian (in Collatione Legum Roman et Mosaicarum, tit. iv.
p. 204) styles this patria potestas, lex regia: Ulpian (ad
Sabin. l. xxvi. in Pandect. l. i. tit. vi. leg. 8) says, jus
potestatis moribus receptum; and furiosus filium in
potestate habebit How sacred - or rather, how absurd!
Note: All this is in strict accordance with the Roman
character. - W.]