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to_o have_v utter_o despyse_v he_o and_o there_o upon_o when_o every_o man_n have_v say_v his_o mind_n last_o he_o ask_v he_o â—…is_n advice_n the_o which_o thing_n hannibal_n understand_v well_o enough_o say_v that_o he_o perceive_v he_o be_v call_v not_o because_o the_o king_n think_v himself_o to_o have_v need_n of_o his_o counsel_n but_o only_o to_o supply_v the_o noumber_n of_o sentence_n nevertheless_o for_o the_o hatred_n he_o bear_v to_o the_o roman_n roman_n and_o for_o the_o good_a will_v he_o bear_v to_o the_o king_n as_o in_o who_o court_n only_o he_o have_v have_v safe_a refuge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o banishment_n he_o will_v discuss_v what_o way_n he_o be_v best_a to_o enterprise_v his_o war_n thereupon_o he_o desire_v pardon_n in_o that_o he_o shall_v speak_v so_o large_o for_o he_o say_v he_o like_v no_o part_n of_o their_o counsel_n nor_o opinion_n in_o that_o behalf_n as_o that_o grece_n shall_v be_v appoint_v the_o place_n of_o the_o war_n see_v that_o italye_n be_v better_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o roman_n may_v not_o be_v vanquish_v but_o by_o their_o own_o weapon_n nor_o italye_n otherwise_o be_v subdue_v then_o by_o her_o own_o power_n for_o those_o kind_n of_o people_n be_v of_o a_o clean_a contrary_a nature_n from_o all_o other_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o war_n be_v to_o be_v order_v far_o otherwise_o against_o they_o then_o against_o all_o other_o man_n in_o other_o war_n it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v a_o great_a furtherance_n and_o help_v for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v take_v some_o advantage_n of_o the_o place_n or_o of_o the_o time_n to_o have_v waste_v the_o field_n or_o to_o have_v win_v some_o city_n but_o with_o the_o roman_a whether_o you_o have_v get_v any_o advantage_n before_o or_o whether_o you_o have_v overcome_v he_o you_o must_v be_v fain_o even_o then_o to_o wrestle_v with_o he_o when_o he_o be_v vanquish_v and_o lie_v at_o your_o foot_n wherâ—…ore_o if_o a_o man_n assail_v they_o 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lacedaemonian_n and_o â—…atheniens_fw-la see_v the_o nature_n of_o envy_n the_o noble_a â—…o_o ing_v of_o pericles_n the_o lacedaemonian_n take_v a_o truce_n and_o break_v it_o the_o wisdom_n of_o pâ—…icles_n in_o revenge_a his_o country_n his_o wisdom_n in_o aâ—…oidinge_v his_o own_o periâ—…s_n battle_n on_o the_o â—…ea_n the_o lacedemoniâ—…s_n break_v the_o truce_n again_o the_o description_n of_o sicil_n with_o the_o nature_n thereof_o the_o narrow_a sea_n of_o sicil_n scylla_n and_o charybdis_n the_o name_n of_o sicil._n a_o example_n of_o justice_n and_o good_a governaunce_n and_o the_o fruit_n theâ—…of_o â—…de_v more_o hereof_o in_o the_o xviii_o nineteeen_o xx_o &_o xxii_o book_n â—…ivil_a warâ—…s_n in_o sicil_n by_o mean_n where_o of_o the_o athâ—…_n ens_fw-la werâ—…_n broughâ—…_n to_o a_o sore_a after_o 〈◊〉_d alcibiades_fw-la ari_fw-la ve_v in_o sicil_n and_o be_v send_v for_o home_o again_o tanswer_v to_o accusanon_n the_o praise_n of_o gylippus_n thatheniens_fw-la be_v vanquiâ—…ed_v the_o three_o diâ—…_n comfiture_n of_o they_o the_o four_o overthrâ—…_n oâ—…_n they_o gylippus_n 〈◊〉_d loweâ—…h_v the_o victory_n â–ª_o demosthenes_n 〈◊〉_d himself_o the_o point_n whereof_o alcibiades_n be_v appeal_v alcibiade_n stir_v the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o his_o own_o country_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o artax_n erx_n &_o be_v the_o viij_o king_n of_o persia._n the_o prowess_n of_o thatheniens_fw-la â—…avour_n â—…oloweth_v fortuâ—…_n the_o do_n of_o alcibiades_n against_o his_o own_o country_n he_z 〈◊〉_d no_o lessâ—…_n â–ª_o the_o naturâ—…â—…_n manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cibiade_n mark_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v his_o crafty_a del_n alcibiade_n be_v call_v outâ—…_n of_o exite_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d general_n of_o the_o war_n alcâ—…tades_n overcome_v the_o lacedemontans_n his_o tryumphanâ—…_n returu_fw-la unto_o athen_n the_o fortune_n of_o alcibiade_n oversight_n pernicious_a in_o a_o captain_n alciâ—…des_n be_v banish_v again_o a_o great_a slaughter_n 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be_v wound_v to_o death_n the_o praise_n of_o epaminondas_n in_o who_o be_v ex_fw-la press_v the_o image_n of_o a_o good_a captain_n and_o of_o a_o just_a magistrate_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d das_fw-mi at_o his_o death_n the_o first_o king_n of_o macedoâ—…_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d phâ—…y_n argâ—…_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o mâ—…_n câ—…dones_n the_o frendlye_a entertainment_n of_o the_o persian_a ambassaâ—…ors_n note_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o barbarous_a people_n in_o choâ—…e_a day_n thambassador_n of_o persia_n murdete_v for_o incontinencye_n aâ—…nce_o by_o matiage_n beâ—…wene_v the_o persian_n and_o the_o macedon_n amyntas_n the_o second_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d on_o of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o wicked_a mother_n philiptake_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o he_o the_o trouble_a state_n of_o macedon_n the_o politic_a demcanor_n of_o philip._n the_o 〈◊〉_d war_n oâ—…_n king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wife_n a_o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 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