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his_o faction_n retire_v to_o appelles_n the_o misery_n of_o courtier_n the_o flight_n of_o megalee_n the_o take_n of_o leonce_n appelles_n take_v prisoner_n megalee_n kill_v himself_o the_o death_n of_o appelles_n and_o his_o son_n philip_n sail_v to_o corinthe_n the_o flight_n of_o lycurgus_n into_o etolia_n the_o mountain_n panachaique_n old_a arate_fw-la make_v chief_a of_o the_o acheins_n the_o authors_n good_a intention_n a_o order_n require_v in_o all_o thing_n ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o enterprise_n of_o cleomenes_n upon_o ptolemy_n a_o army_n near_o unto_o ephesus_n mega_n beronice_n archidamusâ—layne_v â—layne_z by_o cleomenes_n nicagorus_n 〈◊〉_d faith_fw-mi cleomenes_z cleomenes_z take_v prisoner_n and_o put_v in_o guard_n the_o bold_a enterprise_n of_o cleomenes_n ptolomyâ—layne_v â—layne_z by_o cleomenes_n thenodote_n antiochus_n soâ—_n to_o seleucus_n the_o speech_n of_o hermes_n against_o epigene_n antiochus_n marry_v lâ—â—dicea_n molâ—n_o go_v to_o field_n 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we_o except_o the_o king_n and_o nation_n with_o who_o we_o be_v in_o league_n moreover_o we_o will_v add_v or_o diminish_v what_o we_o shall_v think_v good_a of_o this_o accord_n swear_v by_o a_o common_a consent_n during_o these_o thing_n philip_n take_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o which_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o and_o bend_v himself_o a_o little_a he_o present_v they_o to_o arate_fw-la demand_v of_o he_o what_o those_o sacrifice_n signify_v and_o whether_o they_o will_v abandon_v that_o fort_n or_o keep_v it_o still_o then_o demetrius_n as_o the_o most_o age_a say_v if_o thou_o have_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o soothsayer_n we_o will_v leave_v it_o sudden_o but_o if_o the_o understandiug_v of_o a_o warlike_a king_n we_o will_v keep_v it_o and_o not_o to_o abandon_v it_o thou_o shall_v consider_v of_o another_o necessary_a occasion_n for_o by_o this_o mean_n in_o lay_v hold_n of_o the_o ox_n horn_n thou_o shall_v have_v it_o whole_o 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experience_v in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n have_v consider_v with_o himself_o that_o many_o time_n strong_a city_n fall_v easy_o into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n by_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o rely_v upon_o their_o fortification_n make_v as_o well_o by_o nature_n as_o art_n assure_v themselves_o and_o grow_v idle_a and_o know_v likewise_o how_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o set_v guard_n in_o strong_a place_n which_o may_v make_v head_n against_o the_o enemy_n attempt_n see_v likewise_o according_a to_o his_o conceit_n the_o despair_n of_o they_o all_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o take_v the_o sardin_n fort_n by_o this_o mean_n and_o that_o want_v of_o victual_n and_o munition_n remain_v for_o their_o last_o hope_n to_o take_v it_o the_o more_o he_o consider_v thereon_o and_o study_n by_o what_o mean_v he_o may_v find_v some_o occasion_n to_o surprise_v the_o city_n and_o when_o as_o afterward_o he_o find_v that_o the_o court_v of_o the_o place_n 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ascend_v he_o advertise_v the_o king_n who_o conceive_v a_o good_a hope_n persuade_v lagoras_n to_o continue_v his_o enterprise_n promise_v to_o do_v what_o possible_o he_o can_v lagoras_n entreat_v the_o king_n to_o give_v he_o for_o companion_n theodote_v the_o etolien_n and_o denis_n captain_n of_o his_o guard_n and_o that_o he_o will_v command_v they_o to_o bear_v he_o company_n to_o lay_v this_o ambush_n for_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v able_a man_n and_o sufficient_a for_o this_o enterprise_n and_o when_o the_o king_n have_v satisfy_v his_o demand_n they_o agree_v together_o and_o by_o a_o common_a consent_n make_v choice_n of_o a_o night_n when_o as_o part_v of_o the_o morning_n have_v no_o moonlight_n after_o which_o the_o day_n before_o at_o sunne-setting_a they_o make_v choice_n of_o fifteen_o strong_a and_o resolute_a man_n to_o mount_v up_o the_o ladder_n with_o they_o and_o to_o gain_v the_o wall_n who_o in_o this_o hardy_a enterprise_n shall_v be_v their_o companion_n then_o 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