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show_v so_o much_o trouble_v in_o his_o countenance_n who_o reply_v that_o he_o have_v by_o command_n of_o the_o city_n build_v the_o out-gate_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o minerva_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o account_n of_o the_o vast_a treasure_n spend_v in_o the_o service_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v trouble_v rather_o shall_v you_o endeavour_v say_v the_o boy_n to_o find_v out_o a_o way_n how_o you_o shall_v give_v no_o account_n thus_o a_o most_o great_a and_o wise_a man_n not_o able_a to_o counsel_v himself_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o a_o child_n and_o so_o order_v it_o that_o the_o athenian_n engage_v in_o a_o sharp_a war_n with_o their_o neighbour_n have_v no_o time_n to_o look_v after_o account_n but_o let_v the_o athenian_n consider_v whether_o they_o have_v most_o reason_n to_o lament_v or_o be_v glad_a for_o the_o birth_n of_o alcibiades_n who_o story_n fluctuate_v in_o a_o doubtful_a opinion_n between_o admimiration_n and_o detestation_n of_o the_o person_n chap._n ii_o of_o fortitude_n roman_n example_n whereof_o be_v 1._o m._n horatius_n cocles_n 2._o clelia_n the_o virgin_n 3._o romulus_n 4._o a._n cornelius_n cossus_n 5._o m._n marcellus_n 6._o the_o dueller_n t._n manlius_n torquatus_n m._n valerius_n corvus_n and_o p._n scipio_n aemilianus_n 7._o c._n atilius_n 8._o the_o roman_a knight_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o verrugo_n 9_o the_o same_o in_o the_o fight_n against_o the_o samnite_n 10._o the_o roman_a soldier_n in_o hold_v in_o the_o punic_a fleet._n 11._o a_o roman_a soldier_n at_o the_o battle_n at_o cannae_n 12._o q._n licinius_n crassus_n procon_n 13._o q._n metellus_n scipio_n procon_n 14._o m._n cato_n of_o uâ—ica_n 15._o porcia_n 16._o m._n cato_n son_n of_o the_o great_a cato_n 17._o scipio_n nasica_n 18._o emilius_n scaurus_n 19_o julius_n caesar_n procon_n 20._o three_o soldier_n vibâ—us_n acceus_fw-la valeriuâ—_n flaccus_n t._n pâ—denius_n 21._o q._n cotius_n achilles_n 22._o c._n attilius_n 23._o coesius_fw-la scaeva_n 24._o l._n sicinius_n dentatus_n foreign_a 1._o jubâ—llius_n of_o campania_n 2._o gobrias_n the_o persian_a 3._o leonidas_n the_o spartan_a 4._o othryadas_n the_o spartan_a 5._o epaminondas_n a_o theban_a 6._o theramenes_n of_o athens_n 7._o theogenes_n of_o numantium_fw-la 8._o the_o wife_n of_o asdrubal_n 9_o harmonia_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n gelo._n have_v do_v with_o the_o beginning_n and_o growth_n of_o virtue_n we_o will_v now_o prosecute_v the_o act_n itself_o who_o most_o ponderous_a force_n and_o efficacious_a nerve_n consist_v in_o fortitude_n nor_o be_o i_o ignorant_a great_a founder_n of_o our_o city_n romulus_n that_o the_o first_o honour_n of_o this_o nature_n ought_v to_o be_v assign_v to_o thou_o but_o first_o suffer_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o prevent_v thou_o with_o a_o example_n to_o which_o thou_o thyself_o do_v owe_v something_o of_o admiration_n see_v that_o without_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o rome_n itself_o thy_o own_o work_n have_v not_o 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