brother_n injury_n fall_v with_o cyprus_n do_v build_v and_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o country_n style_v it_o salamina_n pirrhâ—s_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n possess_v himself_o of_o epyrus_n philippus_n of_o ephyra_n in_o thesprotia_n but_o the_o king_n of_o king_n agamemnon_n be_v drive_v by_o foul_a weather_n into_o the_o i_o will_v of_o crete_n do_v there_o build_v three_o city_n two_o of_o which_o he_o call_v by_o his_o own_o country_n name_n the_o three_o to_o keep_v his_o victory_n in_o memory_n micenae_n tegea_n and_o pergamus_n and_o not_o long_o after_o fall_v under_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o wife_n son_n aegistus_n who_o bear_v he_o a_o hereditary_a hate_n and_o the_o villainy_n of_o his_o wife_n be_v slay_v aegistus_n hold_v the_o kingdom_n seven_o year_n he_o orestes_n together_o with_o his_o mother_n have_v his_o sister_n electra_n a_o woman_n of_o a_o masculine_a spirit_n the_o partner_n of_o all_o his_o design_n do_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n that_o this_o his_o fact_n be_v by_o the_o god_n approve_v of_o do_v appear_v both_o by_o his_o long_a life_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o his_o state_n for_o he_o live_v nintie_a year_n reign_v seventy_o he_o also_o by_o his_o bravery_n do_v quit_v himself_o of_o pyrrhus_n the_o son_n of_o achilles_n who_o for_o that_o he_o have_v seize_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o hermione_n the_o daughter_n of_o menelaus_n and_o helen_n who_o be_v contract_v to_o he_o he_o slay_v at_o delphos_n in_o these_o time_n when_o lydus_n and_o tirrhenus_n brethren_n reign_v in_o lydia_n be_v straighten_v with_o famine_n they_o cast_v lot_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v with_o part_n of_o the_o multitude_n quit_v the_o land_n the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o tirrhenus_n he_o be_v come_v into_o italy_n do_v both_o to_o the_o place_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o to_o the_o sea_n give_v a_o noble_a and_o perpetual_a name_n derive_v from_o his_o own_o after_o the_o death_n of_o orestes_n his_o son_n penthelus_n and_o tisamenus_n reign_v three_o year_n chap._n 2._o the_o race_n of_o pelops_n dispossess_v of_o peloponesus_fw-la by_o the_o heraclidae_fw-la the_o glorious_a death_n of_o codrus_n the_o athenian_a king_n then_o about_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o take_n of_o troâ—_n and_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o from_o hercules_n his_o be_v receive_v among_o the_o god_n the_o offspring_n of_o pelops_n who_o all_o thiâ—_n time_n have_v expel_v the_o descendant_n of_o hercules_n have_v hold_v the_o dominion_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la by_o those_o of_o hercules_n his_o race_n werâ—_n deprive_v of_o it_o the_o commander_n in_o this_o recovery_n of_o theiâ—_n estate_n be_v teminus_n ctesiphontes_n and_o pristodemas_n to_o who_o hâ—_n be_v the_o great_a great_a grandfather_n almost_o in_o the_o same_o time_n atheâ—_n â—eased_v to_o be_v any_o long_o govern_v by_o king_n the_o last_o of_o who_o be_v codrus_n the_o son_n of_o melanâ—hus_n a_o man_n not_o slight_o to_o be_v pasâ—ed_v over_o for_o when_o the_o lacedæmonians_n do_v with_o a_o sharp_a war_n â—resse_n upon_o attica_n and_o the_o pythian_a god_n have_v by_o his_o oracle_n let_v thenâ—now_v that_o the_o army_n who_o general_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v â—ain_o by_o the_o enemy_n shall_v be_v the_o conqueror_n he_o divest_v himâ—â—lfe_a of_o his_o royal_a acoutrement_n use_v clothe_v like_o a_o peasant_n put_v â—â—mself_n into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n â—here_o as_o if_o by_o acident_n raise_v a_o intention_n he_o be_v by_o those_o â—hich_v know_v he_o not_o slay_v â—â—drus_n with_o his_o death_n be_v follow_v by_o a_o eternal_a glory_n the_o athenian_n with_o the_o ensue_a viâ—â—rie_n who_o will_v not_o admire_v 〈◊〉_d that_o with_o such_o cunning_n do_v â—â—ke_v his_o death_n as_o coward_n use_v to_o practice_v for_o the_o save_a oâ—_n their_o life_n his_o son_n medon_n waâ—_n the_o first_o governor_n of_o athens_n which_o office_n they_o style_v archon_n his_o posterity_n be_v by_o the_o attique_n call_v medontidae_n buâ—_n they_o and_o their_o successor_n tâ—â—_n charâ—pe_n do_v still_o hold_v that_o honour_n in_o their_o hand_n the_o peloponesian_o also_o quit_v the_o country_n of_o attica_n do_v build_v megaâ—_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o corinth_n and_o athens_n about_o thaâ—_n time_n the_o navy_n of_o tyre_n whicâ—_n than_o be_v most_o powerful_a at_o seâ—_n do_v upon_o the_o uttermost_a point_n oâ—_n spain_n in_o the_o far_a end_n of_o ouâ—_n world_n possess_v themselves_o of_o aâ—_n island_n divide_v from_o the_o continent_n with_o a_o very_a narrow_a inlet_n oâ—_n the_o sea_n and_o therein_o build_v thâ—_n town_n of_o gades_n and_o within_o â—_o few_o year_n by_o the_o same_o man_n wâ—_n vticu_n in_o africa_n found_v the_o descendants_n from_o orestes_n be_v by_o those_o of_o hercules_n thrust_v out_o and_o vex_v long_o aswell_o with_o various_a misfortune_n as_o with_o foul_a weather_n at_o sea_n at_o the_o end_n of_o fifteen_o year_n do_v seat_n themselves_o upon_o the_o i_o will_v of_o lesbos_n chap._n 3._o combustion_n in_o greece_n plant_v in_o thessaly_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o corinth_n by_o haletes_n then_o be_v all_o greece_n shake_v with_o most_o bitter_a contention_n the_o achaian_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o laconia_n do_v possess_v thenâ—selves_n of_o the_o land_n they_o now_o hold_v the_o pelasgi_n march_v up_o to_o athens_n and_o a_o brave_a young_a soldier_n by_o name_n thessalus_n by_o his_o nation_n â—_o thesprotian_n with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o his_o countryman_n do_v seize_v upon_o the_o country_n which_o to_o this_o day_n from_o he_o be_v name_v thessalia_n the_o city_n before_o that_o time_n be_v call_v of_o the_o myrmidon_n concern_v which_o name_n we_o may_v with_o reason_n wonder_n at_o those_o who_o write_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n do_v mention_v that_o country_n by_o the_o title_n of_o thessaly_n which_o as_o other_o do_v fault_n in_o the_o tragedian_n do_v most_o common_o to_o who_o that_o liberty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v for_o that_o the_o poet_n have_v not_o speak_v any_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o person_n but_o all_o under_o their_o name_n that_o live_v in_o those_o time_n and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o will_v maintain_v that_o they_o be_v name_v thessalian_n from_o thessalus_n the_o son_n of_o hercules_n it_o be_v fit_a he_o shall_v show_v some_o reason_n why_o before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o late_a thessalus_n they_o never_o be_v so_o style_v a_o little_a before_o this_o halete_v the_o six_o from_o hercules_n and_o son_n of_o hippotes_n found_v corinth_n which_o before_o be_v call_v ephyra_n in_o the_o isthmus_n make_v it_o the_o enclosure_n of_o peloponnesus_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v wonder_v that_o homer_n do_v mention_n corinth_n for_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o poet_n he_o both_o do_v name_n this_o city_n and_o certain_a other_o colony_n of_o the_o jonians_n as_o in_o his_o day_n long_o after_o the_o take_n of_o troy_n they_o be_v call_v chap._n 4._o chalcide_n in_o euboea_n found_v by_o the_o athenian_n and_o cumae_n in_o italy_n with_o naples_n some_o while_n after_o &_o magnesia_n in_o asia_n by_o the_o spartan_n with_o many_o other_o colony_n of_o greek_n both_o in_o the_o continent_n and_o in_o the_o land_n the_o athenian_n in_o euboea_n chalcida_n dispossess_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o colony_n of_o erethria_n the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o asia_n seize_v upon_o that_o of_o magnesia_n not_o long_o after_o the_o chalcidian_o be_v as_o be_v before_o relate_v descend_v from_o the_o atticke_n do_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o hipocles_n and_o megasthenes_n their_o leader_n find_v the_o city_n of_o cumae_n in_o italy_n the_o course_n of_o that_o their_o way_n be_v direct_v as_o some_o report_n by_o a_o dove_n siy_v before_o they_o as_o other_o by_o a_o tinkle_a find_v of_o brazen_a pan_n such_o as_o in_o the_o night-sacrifice_n of_o ceres_n be_v usual_o hear_v a_o part_n of_o these_o man_n do_v a_o long_a time_n after_o build_v naples_n both_o these_o city_n their_o excellent_a and_o perpetual_a faithfullnes_n to_o the_o roman_n do_v render_v much_o worthy_a of_o the_o repute_n they_o hold_v and_o the_o delicacy_n of_o their_o situation_n but_o some_o other_o have_v with_o more_o diligent_a care_n preserve_v their_o country_n ceremony_n the_o neighbourhood_n of_o osca_n wrought_v a_o change_n in_o those_o of_o cumae_n what_o power_n those_o city_n have_v be_v of_o in_o time_n long_o since_o past_a the_o extent_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o wall_n do_v even_o at_o this_o day_n demonstrate_v in_o the_o age_n follow_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o grecian_a youth_n who_o mighty_a power_n embolden_v they_o to_o seek_v where_o they_o may_v settle_v pour_v themselves_o upon_o asia_n for_o both_o the_o jonians_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o jones_n go_v from_o athens_n plant_v themselves_o upon_o a_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o
the_o sea_n coast_n which_o to_o this_o day_n be_v call_v jonia_n and_o build_v there_o these_o city_n ephesus_n miletum_n colophone_fw-la priene_n lebedua_n myunta_n erythra_n clazomenae_n and_o phocaea_n &_o also_o possess_v many_o land_n in_o the_o aegean_a and_o icarian_a sea_n as_o samos_n chios_n andrus_n tenus_fw-la pharus_n delos_n beside_o other_o of_o less_o account_n and_o present_o the_o eolian_o set_v sail_n from_o the_o same_o greece_n after_o they_o have_v be_v vex_v with_o extreme_a long_a wander_a do_v fasten_v upon_o place_n of_o no_o mean_a account_n and_o build_v famous_a city_n smyrna_n cymen_n larissa_n myrina_n and_o mitylene_n with_o other_o city_n which_o be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o lesbos_n chap._n 5._o the_o time_n of_o homer_n flourish_v then_o also_o in_o his_o full_a brightness_n shine_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o without_o comparison_n the_o matchless_a wit_n of_o homer_n who_o both_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o work_n &_o the_o clearness_n of_o his_o verse_n do_v alone_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v a_o poet._n in_o who_o this_o be_v most_o glorious_a that_o neither_o be_v there_o before_o he_o any_o one_o for_o he_o to_o imitate_v nor_o after_o he_o any_o find_v that_o can_v imitate_v he_o nor_o shall_v we_o find_v any_o other_o beside_o homer_n and_o archilochus_n who_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o his_o own_o work_n that_o do_v therein_o reach_v to_o a_o absolute_a perfection_n he_o be_v long_o after_o the_o trojan_a war_n of_o which_o he_o write_v than_o some_o suppose_v for_o he_o flourish_v almost_o nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o be_v bear_v within_o these_o thousand_o year_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o he_o often_o use_v that_o ***_o for_o by_o this_o be_v discern_v the_o difference_n of_o time_n as_o well_o as_o of_o man_n who_o if_o any_o man_n do_v believe_v to_o be_v bear_v blind_a he_o be_v himself_o deprive_v of_o all_o his_o sense_n chap._n 6._o the_o assyrian_a empire_n of_o 1700._o year_n stand_v from_o sardanapalus_n translate_v to_o the_o mede_n by_o pharnaces_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lycurgus_n the_o law_n maker_n of_o sparta_n in_o the_o succeed_v time_n the_o empire_n of_o asia_n be_v from_o the_o assyrian_n who_o have_v hold_v the_o same_o for_o the_o space_n of_o seventeen_o hundred_o year_n translate_v to_o the_o mede_n about_o seven_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n after_o these_o thing_n last_o relate_v for_o pharnaces_n the_o mede_n deprive_v sardanapalus_n their_o king_n melt_v with_o ease_n full_a delicacy_n and_o to_o his_o own_o misfortune_n over-happie_a who_o be_v the_o three_o and_o thirty_o in_o descent_n from_o ninus_n and_o semiramis_n the_o founder_n of_o babylon_n so_o as_o still_o the_o son_n have_v succeed_v to_o the_o father_n both_o of_o his_o empire_n and_o life_n in_o that_o age_n the_o most_o illustrious_a of_o the_o greek_n lycurgus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a descend_v from_o the_o king_n be_v the_o author_n of_o most_o strict_a and_o withal_o of_o the_o just_a law_n of_o which_o so_o long_o as_o sparta_n be_v a_o diligent_a observer_n it_o do_v flourish_v with_o all_o felicity_n about_o this_o time_n and_o sixty_o five_o year_n before_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n be_v carthage_n found_v by_o eliza_n the_o tyrian_a lady_n who_o some_o have_v also_o call_v didâ—_n near_o to_o the_o same_o time_n caranus_n a_o man_n royal_o bear_v and_o the_o sixteen_o in_o descent_n from_o hercules_n invest_v himself_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o macedonia_n from_o who_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v the_o seventeen_o of_o his_o race_n and_o in_o his_o mother_n right_o extract_v from_o achilles_n make_v it_o one_o of_o his_o glory_n that_o he_o be_v also_o by_o his_o father_n derive_v from_o hercules_n aemilius_z sura_n in_o his_o annal_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n show_v that_o first_o the_o assyrian_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o nation_n hold_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n then_o the_o mede_n after_o they_o the_o persian_n from_o who_o the_o macedonian_n get_v it_o and_o last_o of_o all_o not_o long_o after_o carthage_n be_v master_v philip_n and_o intiochus_n two_o king_n extract_v from_o the_o macedon_n be_v overthrow_v and_o conquer_v the_o supreme_a command_n do_v devolve_v to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 7._o hesiodus_n 120_o year_n after_o homer_n a_o controversy_n clear_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o build_n of_o capua_n between_o these_o time_n and_o that_o of_o nineâ—_n who_o be_v the_o first_o great_a monarch_n do_v pass_v nineteen_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o five_o year_n hesiodus_n be_v of_o this_o age_n and_o about_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o homer_n a_o man_n both_o for_o the_o clearness_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o dainty_a smoothness_n of_o his_o verse_n worthy_a of_o memory_n infinite_o desirous_a of_o rest_n and_o quiet_a and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o time_n so_o also_o be_v he_o in_o esteem_v the_o next_o to_o a_o man_n of_o so_o high_a repute_n as_o homer_n be_v who_o avoid_v fall_v upon_o that_o error_n which_o homer_n have_v light_v upon_o and_o avowd_v both_o his_o country_n and_o parent_n but_o his_o country_n because_o he_o have_v be_v evil_a use_v by_o it_o most_o scornful_o while_o i_o be_o employ_v about_o foreign_a matter_n i_o have_v light_v upon_o a_o domestic_a business_n &_o that_o very_o erroneous_a and_o far_o from_o agree_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o approve_a author_n for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o affirm_v that_o about_o these_o time_n capua_n and_o nola_n be_v found_v by_o the_o tuscan_n almost_o eight_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o to_o who_o opinion_n i_o shall_v indeed_o subscribe_v but_o how_o far_o do_v marcus_n cato_n differ_v from_o they_o who_o affirm_v that_o capua_n be_v found_v by_o the_o tuscan_n and_o after_o that_o nola._n that_o capua_n stand_v entire_a about_o two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v since_o the_o take_n of_o capua_n two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n since_o it_o be_v found_v must_v be_v only_o about_o five_o hundred_o year_n myself_o with_o pardon_n of_o cato_n diligence_n will_v say_v that_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o so_o great_a a_o city_n do_v grow_v to_o that_o height_n flourish_n be_v ruin_v and_o raise_v again_o and_o all_o in_o so_o short_a a_o space_n of_o time_n chap._n 8._o the_o institute_v the_o olympic_a game_n by_o iphitus_n the_o elean_a 904._o year_n before_o the_o consulship_n of_o vinicius_n in_o the_o six_o olympade_n rome_n fonnd_v by_o romulus_n after_o this_o the_o noble_a tryalâ—_n of_o mastery_n in_o sport_n and_o the_o most_o effectual_a for_o the_o exercise_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n the_o olympic_a game_n be_v begin_v have_v for_o their_o author_n iphitus_n the_o elean_a he_o be_v report_v to_o have_v first_o institute_v those_o game_n and_o a_o fair_a with_o they_o nine_o hundred_o 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sort_n afterward_o bythinia_n be_v also_o leave_v by_o nicomedes_n falseâ—y_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a possess_v himself_o thereof_o by_o force_n he_o by_o marcus_n perperna_n be_v overthrow_v &_o lead_v in_o triumph_n but_o manius_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o head_n do_v from_o aquilius_n receive_v his_o payment_n for_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n he_o have_v slay_v crassus_n muciarus_n a_o man_n most_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n as_o he_o be_v in_o quality_n of_o proconsul_n upon_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o asia_n and_o publius_n scipio_n the_o african_a son_n of_o emilius_n who_o have_v raze_v carthage_n after_o so_o many_o disaster_n about_o numantia_n be_v create_v consul_n the_o second_o time_n and_o send_v into_o spain_n do_v there_o make_v good_a the_o fortune_n and_o valour_n of_o which_o he_o have_v before_o give_v proof_n in_o africa_n and_o within_o a_o year_n and_o three_o month_n after_o his_o come_n thither_o have_v 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after_o when_o mareus_n aquilius_n and_o caius_n sempronius_n be_v consul_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o after_o his_o two_o consulship_n and_o two_o triumph_n when_o he_o twice_o have_v quit_v the_o common_a wealth_n of_o her_o fear_n he_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n find_v dead_a in_o his_o bed_n so_o that_o certain_a mark_n of_o his_o be_v strangle_v be_v find_v upon_o his_o neck_n neither_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o enquiry_n make_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o man_n death_n of_o so_o great_a eminence_n and_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v out_o to_o funeral_n with_o his_o head_n cover_v by_o who_o mean_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n have_v lift_v up_o her_o head_n above_o all_o the_o inhabit_a world_n so_o die_v he_o either_o a_o natural_a as_o the_o most_o part_n suppose_v or_o a_o death_n procure_v by_o practice_n as_o many_o have_v deliver_v how_o ever_o he_o certain_o past_o his_o course_n of_o life_n most_o noble_o and_o be_v in_o glory_n inferior_a to_o no_o man_n that_o 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severe_a that_o when_o he_o assault_v a_o city_n call_v contrabia_n five_o legionarie_a cohort_n be_v beat_v down_o from_o a_o clifty_a place_n he_o immediate_o command_v they_o to_o give_v upon_o the_o same_o again_o and_o all_o his_o soldier_n make_v their_o will_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o their_o rank_n as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o run_v upon_o certain_a death_n the_o constancy_n of_o the_o commander_n not_o fright_v from_o his_o purpose_n receive_v the_o soldier_n back_o with_o victory_n who_o he_o have_v send_v to_o die_v such_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o fear_n mingle_v with_o shame_n and_o a_o hope_v spring_v out_o of_o despair_n this_o man_n by_o the_o valour_n and_o severity_n of_o his_o action_n but_o paulus_n emilianus_fw-la follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o former_a paulus_n by_o his_o discipline_n in_o spain_n do_v grow_v very_o famous_a chap._n 6._o the_o stir_v raise_v by_o caius_n gracchus_n brother_n to_o tiberius_n intend_v the_o same_o or_o worse_o than_o his_o brother_n have_v attempt_v his_o character_n and_o overthrow_n by_o opimius_n ten_o year_n then_o be_v elapse_v the_o same_o fury_n which_o have_v possess_v tiberius_n gracchus_n do_v also_o seize_v upon_o his_o brother_n caius_n who_o do_v aswell_o resemble_v he_o in_o all_o his_o virtue_n as_o in_o this_o error_n but_o in_o his_o wit_n and_o eloquence_n far_o more_o excellent_a who_o when_o with_o all_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n he_o may_v have_v be_v a_o principal_a man_n in_o the_o city_n either_o for_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n death_n or_o to_o invest_v himself_o in_o a_o regal_a power_n take_v he_o for_o his_o pattern_n and_o enter_v upon_o the_o tribuneship_n attempt_v thing_n far_o great_a and_o more_o insupportable_a grant_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italian_n do_v
remember_v break_v out_o in_o his_o own_o house_n for_o julia_n his_o daughter_n tota_o forget_v the_o greatness_n of_o both_o her_o father_n and_o her_o husband_n do_v leave_v nothing_o unassay_v either_o in_o riot_n or_o lust_n that_o a_o woman_n might_n or_o do_v or_o suffer_v filthy_o and_o measure_v the_o greatness_n of_o her_o fortune_n by_o her_o liberty_n of_o sin_v account_v all_o lawful_a that_o she_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o julius_n antonius_n a_o singular_a instance_n of_o caesar_n clemency_n be_v then_o the_o polluter_n of_o his_o house_n be_v also_o the_o revenger_n himself_o of_o the_o villainy_n commit_v by_o he_o who_o when_o his_o father_n be_v vanquish_v he_o have_v not_o only_o estate_v in_o a_o full_a security_n of_o his_o life_n but_o have_v also_o confer_v upon_o he_o the_o priesthood_n praetorship_n the_o consulship_n province_n and_o honour_n and_o more_o have_v in_o the_o strict_a bond_n of_o affinity_n receive_v he_o into_o his_o bosom_n by_o the_o honour_n of_o marry_v he_o to_o his_o sister_n daughter_n and_o quintus_fw-la crispinus_n vail_v his_o crime_n with_o the_o austerity_n of_o a_o sour_a brow_n appius_n claudius_n sempronius_n gracchus_n scipio_n with_o other_o of_o lesser_a note_n and_o of_o both_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n and_o senator_n as_o if_o they_o have_v but_o corrupt_v the_o wife_n of_o any_o private_a man_n when_o they_o have_v defile_v the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o nero_n suffer_v according_a to_o law_n julia_n be_v banish_v into_o a_o island_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o eye_n of_o her_o father_n and_o her_o country_n who_o yet_o her_o mother_n scribonia_n accompany_v &_o remain_v with_o she_o as_o her_o fellow_n exile_n though_o voluntary_a chap._n 101._o caius_n caesar_n send_v into_o the_o east-parly_n with_o the_o parthian_a in_o a_o island_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o euphrates_n feast_n and_o be_v feast_v by_o he_o within_o a_o little_a time_n after_o this_o when_o caius_n caesar_n have_v before_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o quiet_v other_o province_n be_v send_v into_o syria_n first_o visit_v tiberius_n nero_n to_o who_o as_o his_o superior_a he_o yield_v all_o respect_n he_o there_o in_o such_o various_a fashion_n carry_v himself_o as_o there_o be_v not_o want_v occasion_n and_o reason_n to_o praise_v he_o very_o high_o nor_o yet_o some_o cause_n to_o discommend_v he_o he_o come_v to_o a_o interview_n with_o the_o parthian_a king_n a_o most_o stately_a young_a man_n in_o a_o island_n which_o the_o river_n euphrates_n compass_v about_o their_o number_n on_o both_o side_n be_v equal_a which_o show_n be_v very_o brave_a and_o memorable_a of_o the_o roman_a army_n stand_v on_o this_o the_o parthian_a on_o that_o side_n when_o the_o two_o most_o eminent_a chief_n of_o empire_n and_o man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v meet_v together_o it_o be_v my_o chance_n to_o see_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o my_o soldiership_n be_v then_o a_o tribune_n oâ—_n the_o soldier_n which_o place_n have_v hold_v before_o under_o marcus_n vinitius_n thy_o father_n and_o undeâ—_n publius_n sillius_n in_o thracia_n and_o macedonia_n and_o since_o in_o achaia_n asia_n and_o all_o the_o eastern_a province_n with_o the_o mouth_n and_o both_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pontic_a sea_n 〈◊〉_d now_o do_v enjoy_v no_o unpleasing_a remembrance_n of_o so_o many_o affair_n place_n â—_o nation_n and_o city_n the_o parthian_a first_o feast_v with_o we_o on_o our_o side_n and_o afterward_o caius_n be_v entertain_v by_o the_o king_n on_o the_o enemy_n shore_n chap._n 102._o marcus_n lollius_n send_v by_o augustus_n supervisor_n to_o young_a caius_n discover_v in_o his_o treachery_n kill_v himself_o caius_n wound_v by_o abduus_n at_o a_o treaty_n enfeeble_v both_o in_o mind_n and_o body_n and_o upon_o his_o return_n die_v at_o limira_n his_o brother_n be_v before_o dead_a at_o massilia_n at_o which_o time_n the_o treacherous_a device_n and_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v find_v only_o in_o a_o crafty_a and_o mischievous_a soul_n of_o marcus_n lollius_n who_o be_v appoint_v by_o augustus_n as_o the_o moderator_n of_o his_o son_n youth_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o the_o parthian_a be_v afterward_o by_o caesar_n displeasure_n make_v know_v his_o death_n which_o within_o a_o few_o day_n afterward_o follow_v whether_o it_o be_v accidental_a or_o voluntary_a i_o can_v tell_v but_o as_o much_o as_o man_n rejoice_v at_o his_o death_n so_o much_o do_v the_o city_n grievous_o lament_v within_o a_o little_a after_o the_o loss_n of_o censorinus_n who_o die_v in_o the_o same_o part_n a_o man_n that_o seem_v bear_v to_o purchase_v the_o good_a will_n of_o all_o man_n kind_a caius_z then_o enter_v armenia_n at_o the_o first_o beginning_n carry_v his_o business_n fortunate_o enough_o but_o within_o a_o while_n come_v to_o a_o party_n in_o which_o he_o in_o considerate_o have_v engage_v himself_o he_o near_o artagena_n be_v sore_o wound_v by_o one_o abdius_n upon_o which_o hurt_n as_o his_o body_n be_v the_o weak_a so_o his_o mind_n begin_v to_o be_v less_o able_a for_o affair_n of_o state_n nor_o be_v there_o want_v the_o conversation_n of_o man_n that_o feed_v his_o vice_n with_o their_o assentation_n for_o flattery_n do_v perpetual_o attend_v upon_o the_o great_a fortune_n by_o which_o mean_v he_o be_v bring_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o in_o the_o uttermost_a and_o remote_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n he_o will_v rather_o have_v draw_v out_o his_o day_n to_o old_a age_n than_o return_n to_o rome_n have_v long_o struggle_v against_o it_o and_o unwilling_o return_v towards_o italy_n he_o in_o a_o city_n of_o lycia_n call_v limira_n die_v of_o sickness_n when_o his_o brother_n caesar_n now_o almost_o three_o year_n before_o be_v bind_v for_o spain_n be_v dead_a at_o massilia_n chap._n 103._o tiberius_n caesar_n adopt_v by_o augustus_n but_o fortune_n which_o have_v take_v away_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o mighty_a name_n do_v now_o at_o length_n restore_v to_o the_o 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nor_o be_v it_o at_o a_o end_n when_o he_o be_v conquer_v neither_o yet_o do_v he_o cease_v to_o be_v malign_v till_o he_o cease_v to_o have_v a_o be_v chap._n 13._o the_o difference_n in_o disposition_n between_o scipio_n and_o mummius_n the_o first_o neat_a and_o gentle_a the_o second_o ignorant_a and_o rude_a yet_o the_o one_o call_v from_o his_o victory_n the_o african_a the_o other_o achaean_n three_o year_n before_o carthage_n be_v ruin_v marcus_n cato_n the_o perpetual_a urger_n of_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o when_o lucius_n censerinus_n and_o marcus_n manlius_n be_v consul_n end_v his_o life_n in_o the_o same_o year_n that_o carthage_n fall_v lucius_z mummius_n eight_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o year_n after_o it_o be_v found_v by_o haletes_n the_o son_n of_o hippotes_n do_v race_n corinth_n to_o the_o ground_n both_o the_o commander_n be_v honour_v with_o a_o sâ—â—name_n from_o that_o of_o the_o nation_n conquer_v by_o they_o the_o one_o be_v call_v the_o african_a the_o 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study_n mummius_n be_v so_o clownish_a as_o after_o the_o take_n of_o corinth_n when_o he_o hire_v certain_a man_n to_o carry_v some_o picture_n and_o statue_n the_o choice_a and_o perfect_a work_n of_o the_o great_a artist_n into_o italy_n he_o command_v they_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o to_o be_v tell_v that_o if_o they_o spoil_v the_o they_o shall_v make_v the_o new_a but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v vinicius_n that_o thou_o be_v in_o doubt_n whether_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o the_o common_a wealth_n that_o this_o art_n of_o the_o corinthian_n have_v still_o remain_v in_o the_o first_o rudeness_n rather_o then_o to_o have_v be_v so_o perfect_o understand_v or_o whether_o this_o wisdom_n or_o that_o ignorance_n will_v have_v be_v a_o more_o convenient_a ornament_n for_o the_o republic_n chap._n 14._o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o roman_a colony_n that_o be_v plant_v any_o where_o before_o the_o come_n of_o hannibal_n into_o italy_n now_o since_o the_o presentment_n of_o divers_a thing_n contract_v into_o one_o do_v more_o easy_o make_v a_o impression_n into_o our_o eye_n and_o mind_n than_o that_o which_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a time_n i_o have_v determine_v to_o distinguish_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o work_n from_o the_o last_o with_o no_o unuseful_a delivery_n of_o thing_n do_v compendious_o draw_v together_o and_o to_o insert_v in_o this_o place_n what_o colony_n and_o in_o what_o time_n by_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v after_o the_o take_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n carry_v and_o plant_v abroad_o for_o of_o those_o which_o be_v settle_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n both_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o author_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n themselves_o be_v very_o glorious_a to_o this_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o seem_v unreasonable_o to_o weave_v in_o our_o discourse_n the_o time_n wherein_o city_n have_v their_o beginning_n and_o the_o roman_a name_n a_o increase_n by_o the_o communication_n of_o their_o privilege_n seven_o year_n after_o rome_n be_v take_v by_o the_o gaul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v at_o satrium_n and_o the_o year_n follow_v another_o at_o setina_n after_o nine_o year_n more_o one_o at_o nepe_n and_o then_o at_o the_o end_n of_o thirty_o two_o year_n the_o aricyne_n be_v receive_v into_o and_o make_v free_a of_o the_o city_n but_o about_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o spurius_n posthumius_fw-la and_o veturius_n calvinus_n be_v consul_n the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o campanian_o and_o part_n of_o the_o samnite_n without_o power_n of_o give_v their_o voice_n and_o the_o same_o year_n a_o colony_n be_v lead_v to_o cales_n within_o three_o year_n after_o be_v the_o fundanes_n and_o formians_n receive_v into_o the_o city_n in_o the_o same_o year_n that_o alexandria_n be_v found_v in_o
the_o next_o consul_n time_n be_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n grant_v by_o spurius_n posthumius_fw-la and_o philo_n publius_n then_o censor_n to_o the_o acerrane_n three_o year_n after_o that_o be_v a_o colony_n carry_v to_o taracina_n and_o four_o year_n more_o be_v past_a one_o to_o luceria_n and_o the_o three_o year_n after_o that_o to_o suessa_n aurunca_n and_o saticula_n then_o within_o two_o year_n one_o to_o interamnis_n from_o thence_o for_o ten_o year_n space_n nothing_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v do_v then_o be_v two_o colony_n place_v at_o sura_n and_o alba_n and_o two_o year_n after_o one_o at_o confinium_fw-la but_o when_o quintus_fw-la faâ—ius_n be_v consul_n the_o five_o time_n and_o decius_n must_n the_o four_o time_n in_o which_o year_n pyrrhus_n begin_v his_o reign_n colonies_n be_v send_v to_o sinuessa_n and_o minternae_fw-la and_o four_o year_n after_o to_o venusia_n within_o two_o year_n after_o which_o without_o liberty_n of_o give_v their_o voice_n when_o marcus_n curius_n and_o rufinus_n corneliâ—s_n be_v consul_n the_o sabine_n be_v make_v free_a of_o the_o city_n this_o be_v about_o three_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n since_o but_o the_o cossan_n and_o pestum_n be_v receive_v almost_o three_o hundred_o year_n past_a in_o the_o consulship_n of_o fabius'_n dorâ—â—_n and_o claudiâ—s_n carâ—â—uâ—_n five_o year_n be_v elapse_v sempâ—â—â—ius_n soâ—â—â—us_n &_o appâ—â—s_v the_o son_n of_o the_o blind_a man_n be_v consul_n colony_n be_v send_v to_o ariminum_n and_o beneventum_n and_o also_o the_o freedom_n of_o voice_n in_o election_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o sabine_n but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n firmum_n and_o catum_fw-la be_v plant_v with_o colony_n a_o year_n after_o so_o be_v aesernia_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o that_o aesulum_n alfium_n and_o fregellae_n then_o two_o year_n after_o and_o the_o year_n follow_v torquatus_n and_o sempreâ—ius_n consul_n brundisium_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n more_o spoletum_n in_o which_o year_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o play_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o goddesie_n flora._n after_o two_o year_n valentia_n be_v make_v a_o colony_n and_o upon_o the_o come_n of_o hannibal_n into_o italy_n cremona_n and_o placentia_n chap._n 15._o another_o register_n of_o such_o as_o be_v plant_v after_o that_o till_o the_o time_n of_o caius_n marius_n his_o six_o consulship_n from_o that_o time_n while_o hannibal_n remain_v in_o italy_n the_o roman_n be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o think_v of_o sound_v colony_n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n after_o his_o quit_n it_o when_o as_o during_o the_o war_n soldier_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v provide_v than_o discharge_v and_o after_o the_o end_n of_o it_o their_o force_n have_v need_v of_o be_v cherish_v and_o hold_v unite_v together_o more_o than_o of_o be_v scatter_v and_o disperse_v but_o when_o cneius_n mâ—â—lius_n volso_n &_o marcus_n fulvius_n nobilior_n be_v consul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v at_o bononia_n almost_o two_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o year_n since_o and_o four_o year_n after_o two_o other_o at_o pisaurum_n and_o potentia_n then_o three_o year_n be_v pass_v at_o aquileia_n and_o gravisca_n and_o after_o four_o year_n more_o one_o at_o â—uca_fw-la in_o the_o same_o time_n although_o some_o there_o be_v that_o doubt_n thereof_o there_o be_v colony_n send_v to_o puteoli_n salernum_n and_o buxentum_n but_o to_o auxinum_n in_o the_o picene_a country_n almost_o one_o hundred_o eighty_o seven_o year_n since_o three_o year_n before_o that_o cassius_n the_o censor_n at_o the_o turn_n from_o the_o jupercall_a to_o mount_n palatine_n erect_v a_o theatre_n in_o the_o demolish_n whereof_o the_o strict_a severity_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o consuil_n capio_fw-la do_v most_o noble_o appear_v which_o their_o act_n i_o shall_v willing_o reckon_v among_o the_o brave_a argument_n of_o the_o public_a inclination_n in_o those_o day_n when_o cassius_n longinus_n and_o sextius_n calvinus_n who_o overthrow_v the_o salve_n by_o the_o water_n which_o of_o his_o name_n be_v call_v sextian_n almost_o a_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o seven_o year_n since_o be_v one_o carry_v to_o fabrateria_n and_o a_o year_n after_o these_o other_o be_v plant_v at_o scylacium_n minervium_fw-la tarentum_n neptunia_n and_o carthage_n in_o affâ—ica_n the_o first_o as_o we_o have_v have_v say_v before_o that_o be_v settle_v by_o they_o out_o of_o italy_n of_o dertoâ—a_n there_o be_v some_o doubt_n but_o when_o marcus_n porcius_n and_o quintus_fw-la marius_n be_v consul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v in_o narbo_n marcius_n in_o gallia_n about_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o and_o thirty_o three_o year_n after_o when_o marius_n be_v the_o six_o time_n consul_n and_o valerius_n flaccus_n another_o be_v settle_v at_o ephoredia_n in_o the_o country_n of_o vagienna_n nor_o can_v i_o commit_v to_o memory_n after_o that_o time_n any_o colony_n that_o be_v plant_v but_o of_o soldier_n chap._n 16._o a_o kind_n of_o master_n roll_n of_o excellent_a man_n in_o several_a profession_n that_o flourish_v about_o one_o age_n in_o the_o tragic_a comic_a vein_n in_o philosophy_n oratory_n and_o the_o like_a among_o the_o grecian_n though_o this_o parcel_n of_o my_o work_n have_v in_o a_o sort_n outgo_v the_o proportion_n that_o i_o have_v design_v for_o it_o and_o that_o i_o understand_v that_o in_o this_o so_o over_o speedy_a a_o post_v which_o like_o a_o wheel_n a_o overfall_n of_o water_n or_o a_o down_o right_a precipice_n do_v not_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o rest_v any_o where_o more_o necessary_a one_o be_v almost_o rather_o to_o be_v permit_v than_o superfluous_a one_o to_o be_v entertain_v i_o can_v yet_o contain_v myself_o but_o i_o must_v observe_v and_o mark_v out_o a_o matter_n which_o i_o have_v often_o have_v in_o agitation_n in_o my_o mind_n and_o whereof_o the_o reason_n have_v not_o hitherto_o be_v sufficient_o clear_v for_o who_o can_v too_o much_o wonder_n that_o the_o most_o remarkable_a spirit_n in_o every_o kind_n of_o profession_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o same_o confine_v space_n of_o a_o little_a and_o strengthen_v time_n and_o as_o creature_n of_o a_o different_a kind_n out_o of_o a_o close_a cage_n or_o a_o several_a division_n be_v never_o the_o less_o distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o another_o fort_n though_o keep_v together_o in_o one_o body_n so_o those_o wit_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o any_o worthy_a work_n to_o have_v vary_v from_o one_o another_o in_o all_o resemblance_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o other_o time_n and_o ability_n in_o proficiency_n for_o one_o age_n and_o that_o not_o consist_v of_o many_o year_n do_v ennoble_v the_o tragic_a buâ—kin_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o divine_o spirit_a man_n aeschylus_n sophocles_n and_o euripides_n one_o age_n and_o within_o a_o very_a few_o year_n do_v the_o same_o honour_n to_o the_o first_o and_o ancient_a comic_a vein_n under_o cratinus_n arislophanes_n and_o eupolis_n and_o invent_v the_o new_a strain_n of_o menander_n and_o those_o that_o be_v rather_o his_o equal_n in_o time_n than_o in_o his_o work_n philemon_n and_o dâ—philus_n leave_v behind_o they_o piece_n not_o to_o be_v imitate_v as_o for_o the_o philosopher_n excellency_n deduce_v from_o the_o instruction_n of_o socrates_n of_o all_o who_o we_o have_v a_o little_a before_o make_v mention_n how_o small_a a_o time_n do_v they_o flourish_v after_o the_o death_n of_o aristotle_n and_o plato_n what_o be_v there_o worth_a regard_n among_o the_o orator_n before_o isocrates_n what_o after_o his_o auditor_n and_o their_o disciple_n so_o be_v they_o shut_v up_o within_o a_o little_a compass_n of_o time_n that_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o worth_n the_o remember_n who_o may_v not_o have_v see_v one_o another_o chap._n 17._o the_o like_a and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n among_o the_o roman_n neither_o do_v this_o befall_v the_o greek_n more_o than_o the_o roman_n for_o except_o thou_o will_v remember_v thing_n harsh_a and_o unpolished_a the_o invention_n of_o roman_a tragedy_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v and_o commend_v in_o attius_n with_o the_o time_n about_o his_o day_n and_o the_o dainty_a witty_a conceit_n of_o the_o latin_a about_o the_o same_o age_n be_v by_o caecilius_n terence_n and_o afranius_n render_v worthy_a of_o a_o high_a esteem_n the_o historian_n if_o thou_o will_v add_v to_o the_o number_n of_o those_o before_o he_o lâ—vius_n beside_o cato_n and_o some_o other_o as_o ancient_a as_o obscure_v be_v include_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o eighty_o year_n so_o neither_o do_v the_o plenty_n of_o poet_n either_o show_v itself_o before_o that_o time_n or_o much_o come_v after_o it_o but_o for_o the_o art_n of_o oratory_n and_o the_o ability_n of_o plead_v in_o open_a court_n with_o the_o perfection_n of_o eloquence_n in_o prose_n except_v the_o forenamed_a
if_o he_o propose_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o advantage_n or_o benefit_n of_o the_o plebeian_n that_o it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o end_n as_o with_o a_o bait_n to_o draw_v the_o multitude_n to_o his_o favour_n that_o have_v obtain_v petty_a thing_n and_o trifle_n they_o may_v give_v way_n to_o matter_n of_o great_a import_n final_o such_o be_v the_o fortune_n of_o drusus_n that_o the_o senate_n do_v better_o approve_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o his_o fellow_n tribune_n than_o his_o excellent_a intendment_n and_o scorn_v the_o honour_n which_o be_v by_o he_o present_v to_o they_o do_v with_o a_o equal_a temper_n brook_v the_o injury_n of_o other_o envy_v he_o that_o height_n of_o glory_n and_o endure_v the_o poor_a and_o mean_a repute_n of_o the_o rest_n chap._n 14._o the_o same_o man_n by_o some_o of_o their_o precurementâ—_n murder_v with_o â—_o knife_n in_o a_o crowd_n at_o his_o own_o house_n the_o mind_n of_o drusus_n then_o since_o his_o fair_a intention_n succeed_v ill_a be_v turn_v to_o grant_v freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italy_n which_o when_o he_o have_v be_v labour_v for_o and_o return_v out_o of_o the_o market_n place_n attend_v with_o the_o vast_a and_o innumerable_a multitude_n which_o do_v always_o follow_v he_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o own_o house_n strike_v with_o a_o knife_n which_o be_v leave_v stick_v in_o his_o side_n within_o a_o few_o hour_n breathe_v his_o last_o but_o be_v at_o the_o last_o gasp_n look_v upon_o a_o number_n that_o stand_v about_o he_o and_o lament_v for_o he_o he_o let_v fall_v one_o word_n most_o suitable_a to_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o conscience_n will_v ever_o saâ—d_v he_o my_o kinsman_n and_o friend_n our_o common_a wealth_n find_v a_o citizen_n affect_v to_o her_o good_a like_o myself_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o most_o noble_a young_a man_n of_o who_o disposition_n it_o shall_v be_v amiss_o to_o forbear_v give_v one_o argument_n when_o he_o build_v his_o house_n upon_o mount_n palatine_n in_o that_o place_n which_o once_o be_v cicero_n after_o that_o censorinus_n his_o and_o now_o belong_v to_o statilius_n sisenna_n and_o the_o architect_n promise_v he_o that_o he_o will_v so_o order_v it_o that_o have_v a_o open_a prospect_n abroad_o it_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o view_n of_o any_o man_n without_o nor_o shall_v any_o look_v into_o or_o supervise_v it_o nay_o rather_o say_v he_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o skill_n at_o all_o so_o frame_v my_o house_n as_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v in_o it_o may_v be_v see_v by_o all_o the_o world_n chap._n 15._o carthage_n the_o first_o colony_n plant_v out_o of_o italy_n that_o plantation_n out_o of_o the_o native_a continent_n have_v be_v pernicious_a the_o death_n of_o drusus_n cause_n of_o the_o italian_a war_n metellus_n numidicus_n banish_v by_o saturninus_n the_o tribune_n and_o recall_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o son_n i_o will_v reckon_v among_o the_o â—_o most_o pernicious_a point_n of_o the_o law_n of_o gracchus_n that_o he_o plant_v colony_n in_o other_o country_n beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o italy_n that_o error_n our_o ancestor_n have_v so_o careful_o avoid_v when_o they_o observe_v carthage_n to_o be_v grow_v so_o much_o more_o powerful_a than_o tyre_n massilia_n than_o phocaea_n siâ—acusa_n than_o corinth_n cizicum_n â—nd_n byzantium_n than_o miletum_n which_o be_v their_o original_n and_o mother_n country_n that_o out_o of_o the_o province_n they_o still_o recall_v the_o citizen_n to_o rome_n to_o be_v tax_v the_o death_n of_o drusius_n raise_v the_o war_n of_o italy_n which_o already_o and_o before_o his_o death_n be_v boil_v for_o when_o lucius_n cesar_n and_o publius_n rutilius_n be_v consul_n now_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n since_o when_o that_o disease_n be_v as_o by_o contagion_n spread_v from_o the_o aesculans_n over_o all_o italy_n for_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o praetor_n servius_n and_o fonteius_n the_o legate_n and_o have_v infuse_v itself_o among_o the_o marsian_o be_v run_v through_o the_o whole_a country_n have_v arm_v they_o against_o the_o roman_n who_o fortune_n as_o iâ—_n be_v bitter_a so_o be_v their_o causâ—_n most_o just_a for_o they_o require_v tâ—_n be_v member_n of_o that_o city_n whoâ—â—_n empire_n and_o command_n they_o dâ—â—_n maintain_v with_o their_o sword_n that_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o war_n they_o do_v furnish_v double_a the_o number_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n that_o the_o roman_n themselves_o bring_v to_o the_o field_n and_o yet_o may_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o privilege_n of_o that_o city_n which_o by_o their_o mean_n and_o valour_n be_v arrive_v at_o that_o height_n that_o â—he_n shall_v loathe_v and_o scorn_v man_n of_o both_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o naâ—ion_n as_o foreigner_n and_o alien_n that_o war_n consume_v more_o â—han_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o the_o youth_n of_o italy_n the_o prinâ—pall_a commander_n of_o the_o roman_a side_n in_o that_o war_n be_v cnaeus_n pompeius_n father_n to_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n the_o great_a caiâ—s_v marius_n of_o who_o we_o speak_v â—efore_o lucius_n sylla_n who_o the_o â—eare_z last_v pass_v have_v be_v praetor_n and_o quintus_fw-la metellus_n son_n to_o he_o that_o be_v surname_v numidian_a who_o deserve_o purchase_v the_o surname_n of_o pious_a for_o by_o his_o piety_n to_o his_o parent_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a common_a wealth_n he_o restore_v his_o father_n to_o his_o country_n be_v expel_v by_o lucius_z saturninus_z the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n because_o he_o alone_o refuse_v to_o swear_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n propound_v by_o he_o nor_o be_v that_o metellus_n the_o numidian_a more_o ennoble_a by_o his_o triumph_n or_o the_o honour_n which_o he_o have_v attain_v than_o he_o be_v by_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o banishment_n the_o exile_n itself_o or_o his_o return_n from_o it_o chap._n 16._o the_o italian_a captain_n in_o that_o war_n the_o fortune_n various_a the_o end_n advantageous_a for_o the_o roman_n of_o the_o italian_a party_n the_o most_o remarkable_a captain_n be_v silo_n poppedius_fw-la herius_n asinius_n justerus_n cato_n caius_z pontidius_n telusius_n pontius_n marius_n egnatius_n &_o papius_n mutilius_n nor_o will_v i_o by_o my_o bashfulness_n lessen_v at_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o own_o blood_n and_o family_n so_o long_o as_o i_o but_o relate_v the_o truth_n for_o not_o a_o little_a honour_n be_v due_a to_o the_o memory_n of_o minutius_n magius_n my_o great_a grandfather_n who_o be_v nephew_n to_o docius_n magius_n the_o noble_a of_o all_o the_o campanian_o and_o a_o man_n of_o most_o unspotted_a fidelity_n do_v serve_v the_o roman_n in_o this_o war_n with_o so_o much_o loyalty_n that_o with_o a_o legion_n which_o himself_o have_v raise_v among_o the_o hirpines_n he_o take_v herculaneum_n and_o in_o it_o titus_n didius_n and_o consort_v with_o lucius_n silla_n besiege_v the_o pompey_n and_o force_v cosa_n of_o who_o worth_a both_o divers_a other_o and_o especial_o as_o well_o as_o most_o clear_o quintus_z hortensius_n in_o his_o annal_n have_v make_v relation_n and_o who_o deserve_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v afterward_o ample_o and_o full_o remunerate_v both_o in_o endow_v he_o and_o that_o not_o among_o other_o but_o single_o and_o by_o himself_o with_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o city_n and_o in_o create_v his_o two_o son_n praetor_n when_o the_o old_a man_n be_v not_o yet_o past_a beget_n of_o other_o child_n but_o have_v some_o bear_v to_o he_o after_o that_o time_n so_o variable_a and_o mischievous_a be_v the_o fortune_n of_o that_o war_n that_o in_o two_o year_n one_o after_o the_o other_o two_o roman_a consul_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n rutilius_n first_o and_o then_o cato_n porcius_n the_o army_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o sundry_a place_n be_v defeat_v and_o they_o compel_v to_o wear_v only_o their_o cassock_n and_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n in_o that_o habit_n they_o choose_v for_o the_o seat_n of_o their_o empire_n corfinium_n and_o call_v it_o italicum_fw-la after_o that_o by_o degree_n and_o incorporate_n into_o the_o city_n such_o as_o have_v either_o not_o take_v arm_n at_o all_o or_o quick_o lay_v they_o down_o and_o make_v their_o peace_n our_o force_n be_v repair_v and_o the_o common_a wealth_n sink_v and_o ready_a to_o perish_v be_v restore_v by_o pompey_n sylla_n and_o marius_n chap._n 17._o the_o italian_n make_v free_a of_o the_o city_n the_o refusal_n whereof_o before_o be_v cause_n of_o the_o war_n sylla_n make_v consul_n the_o italian_a war_n be_v for_o the_o great_a part_n end_v except_o only_o those_o relic_n thereof_o which_o remain_v about_o nola_n which_o settle_v the_o roman_n have_v sheathe_v their_o sword_n do_v rather_o choose_v to_o grant_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o
city_n to_o those_o which_o be_v conquer_v and_o depress_v then_o before_o when_o they_o be_v sound_a and_o entire_a quintus_n pompeius_n enter_v his_o consulship_n together_o with_o lucius_n cornelius_n sylla_n a_o man_n that_o neither_o can_v be_v suitable_o to_o his_o merit_n commend_v for_o his_o carriage_n before_o his_o victory_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o proportion_n dispraise_v for_o his_o action_n after_o he_o be_v conqueror_n he_o be_v descend_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n as_o the_o six_o from_o cornelius_n rufinus_n who_o in_o the_o war_n of_o pyrrhus_n be_v reckon_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a captain_n of_o that_o time_n when_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o family_n have_v be_v intermit_v do_v so_o carry_v himself_o for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o stand_v for_o the_o consulship_n afterwards_o grow_v to_o reputation_n in_o the_o italian_a war_n and_o before_o that_o in_o his_o lievetenancie_n under_o marius_n in_o france_n where_o he_o have_v rout_v some_o of_o the_o enemy_n most_o esteem_v captain_n he_o take_v heart_n from_o his_o good_a fortune_n and_o require_v the_o consulship_n be_v so_o declare_v by_o almost_o all_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o city_n yet_o be_v he_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o attain_v to_o that_o honour_n chap._n 18._o war_n with_o mithridates_n commit_v to_o sylla_n mithridates_n his_o character_n and_o act_n the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o rhodian_n and_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o muylenians_n sulpitius_n his_o character_n with_o the_o charge_n in_o his_o carriage_n at_o that_o time_n mithridates_n king_n of_o pontus_n a_o man_n of_o who_o we_o may_v neither_o be_v silent_a nor_o yet_o speak_v slight_o in_o war_n most_o eager_o fierce_a of_o notable_a valour_n sometime_o in_o his_o fortune_n always_o in_o his_o courage_n of_o the_o high_a rank_n in_o direction_n a_o great_a captain_n in_o execution_n a_o brave_a soldier_n in_o his_o hatred_n to_o the_o roman_n another_o hannibal_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o asia_n and_o out_o the_o throat_n of_o all_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v in_o it_o who_o in_o one_o day_n and_o hour_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o city_n with_o infinite_a promise_n of_o reward_n he_o have_v procure_v to_o be_v massacre_v at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v not_o any_o who_o either_o in_o faithfulness_n towards_o the_o roman_n or_o in_o valour_n against_o mithridates_n do_v parallel_v the_o rhodian_n their_o fidelity_n be_v by_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o they_o of_o mytelene_n render_v the_o more_o illustrious_a who_o deliver_v to_o mithridates_n bind_v and_o captive_a marcus_n aquilius_n and_o other_o roman_n with_o he_o although_o afterward_o they_o be_v by_o pompey_n restore_v to_o their_o liberty_n only_o in_o favour_n of_o theophanes_n when_o mithridates_n do_v seem_v in_o a_o fearful_a manner_n to_o threaten_v italy_n asia_n by_o the_o lot_n fall_v to_o sylla_n for_o his_o province_n he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n when_o he_o stay_v before_o nola_n for_o that_o city_n do_v most_o obstinate_o continue_v in_o arm_n &_o be_v then_o beleaguer_v with_o the_o roman_a force_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v sorry_a for_o the_o faithfulness_n which_o above_o all_o other_o subject_n or_o confederate_n it_o have_v most_o religious_o observe_v in_o the_o punic_a war_n publius_n sulpitius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n eloquent_a eager_a by_o his_o wealth_n favour_n friendship_n and_o the_o vigour_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o spirit_n make_v most_o eminent_a have_v with_o all_o secrecy_n of_o his_o intention_n procure_v himself_o a_o vast_a authority_n with_o the_o common_a people_n as_o if_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v weary_a of_o his_o virtue_n and_o that_o his_o well_o lay_v design_n be_v unsuccessful_a to_o he_o upon_o a_o sudden_a become_v ill_o dispose_v &_o heady_o rash_a decree_v all_o command_n all_o province_n to_o caius_n marius_n who_o greedy_o affect_v they_o after_o he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a and_o prefer_v a_o law_n to_o the_o people_n by_o which_o the_o command_n of_o sylla_n shall_v be_v abrogate_a the_o war_n of_o mithridates_n decree_v to_o marius_n with_o other_o pernicious_a and_o baleful_a law_n not_o to_o be_v endure_v in_o a_o free_a common_a wealth_n and_o beside_o by_o certain_a assasine_n of_o his_o own_o faction_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v murder_v the_o son_n of_o quintus_fw-la pompeius_n than_o consul_n who_o also_o be_v son_n in_o law_n to_o sylla_n chap._n 19_o sylla_n his_o return_n to_o rome_n from_o nola_n and_o expel_v the_o opposite_a faction_n marius_n his_o danger_n at_o mintura_n and_o sulpitius_n his_o death_n sylla_n then_o draw_v his_o army_n together_o return_v to_o the_o city_n and_o by_o force_n possess_v himself_o thereof_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o the_o twelve_o author_n of_o those_o mischievous_a novelty_n in_o which_o number_n be_v comprehend_v marius_n with_o his_o son_n and_o publius_n sulpitius_n and_o by_o a_o law_n which_o then_o be_v pass_v do_v condemn_v they_o to_o banishment_n as_o for_o sulpitius_n the_o horseman_n that_o overtake_v he_o in_o the_o fen_n of_o laurentum_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o head_n be_v set_v up_o to_o show_v over_o the_o plead_a place_n be_v as_o a_o presage_a omen_n of_o the_o proscription_n that_o ensue_v marius_n also_o after_o his_o six_o consulship_n and_o in_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v with_o a_o leather_n thong_n cast_v about_o his_o neck_n drag_v naked_a and_o cover_v all_o over_o with_o mire_n out_o of_o a_o plot_n of_o reed_n about_o the_o marsh_n of_o murica_fw-la in_o which_o fly_v from_o sylla_n his_o cavalry_n which_o pursue_v he_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o decemvir_n to_o the_o common_a prison_n of_o minturna_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o who_o when_o a_o common_a slave_n of_o the_o town_n by_o birth_n a_o german_a who_o by_o chance_n be_v take_v in_o the_o cymbrian_a war_n where_o marius_n command_v in_o chief_a be_v send_v with_o a_o sword_n he_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v marius_n with_o a_o hideous_a outcry_n discover_v his_o indignation_n at_o the_o hard_a fortune_n of_o so_o great_a a_o personage_n cast_v away_o his_o sword_n run_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n the_o townsman_n then_o be_v by_o a_o enemy_n teach_v to_o have_v compassion_n upon_o one_o that_o but_o a_o little_a before_o be_v a_o man_n of_o high_a eminence_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o provision_n put_v he_o aboard_o a_o ship_n and_o dismiss_v he_o in_o safety_n but_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o his_o son_n about_o aenaria_n stand_v for_o africa_n and_o in_o a_o shed_n among_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n pass_v for_o a_o time_n a_o life_n full_a of_o necessity_n while_o marius_n behold_v carthage_n and_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hold_v he_o one_o of_o they_o may_v in_o a_o sort_n serve_v for_o a_o comfort_n to_o the_o other_o chap._n 20._o pompey_n the_o consul_n slay_v by_o the_o soldier_n cinna_z for_o his_o sedititious_a device_n depose_v from_o his_o consul_n place_n his_o recalling_a marius_n out_o of_o exile_n this_o year_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o the_o roman_a soldier_n imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o consul_n for_o pompey_n sulla_n colleague_n be_v by_o the_o army_n of_o cnaeus_n pompeius_n slay_v in_o a_o mutiny_n but_o whereof_o the_o commander_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n neither_o be_v cinna_n of_o better_a temper_n than_o marius_n or_o snipitius_n so_o that_o whereas_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n be_v so_o grant_v to_o the_o italian_n that_o the_o new_o incorporate_a citizen_n shall_v be_v distribute_v into_o eight_o tribe_n leave_v by_o their_o power_n and_o multitude_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o ancient_a citizen_n shall_v be_v abase_v and_o they_o to_o who_o the_o courtesy_n be_v do_v have_v more_o authority_n than_o the_o conferrer_n thereof_o cinna_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v divide_v they_o among_o all_o the_o tribe_n with_o the_o fame_n of_o which_o benefit_n he_o draw_v a_o mighty_a number_n of_o they_o into_o the_o city_n out_o of_o which_o be_v force_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o fellow_n in_o office_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a citizen_n when_o he_o bend_v himself_o for_o campania_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o senate_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o consulship_n and_o in_o his_o place_n be_v subrogated_a lucius_n cornelius_n merula_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o jupiter_n this_o injury_n be_v better_o suit_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o man_n than_o fit_a to_o serve_v for_o a_o precedent_n cinna_z then_o have_v first_o corrupt_v the_o chief_a centurion_n and_o tribune_n and_o within_o a_o while_n the_o soldier_n also_o with_o hope_n of_o a_o donative_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o army_n which_o lie_v about_o nola._n and_o when_o
which_o if_o he_o have_v pronounce_v somewhat_o soon_o there_o will_v not_o have_v want_v those_o that_o will_v have_v follow_v that_o pattern_n and_o have_v prove_v that_o a_o citizen_n be_v slay_v then_o who_o there_o have_v none_o live_v more_o pernicious_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n nor_o more_o infestious_a to_o honest_a man_n chap._n 48._o civil_a war_n beginning_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n peace_n treat_v of_o hinder_v by_o curio_n his_o character_n then_o within_o a_o little_a space_n of_o time_n the_o exordium_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n begin_v to_o kindle_v when_o every_o one_o that_o stand_v most_o for_o the_o right_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o both_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n shall_v east_n off_o their_o army_n for_o pompey_n in_o his_o second_o consulship_n have_v proeur_v the_o spâ—â—â—â—â—_n to_o be_v appoint_v to_o he_o and_o thâ—â—_n for_o three_o year_n space_n himself_o be_v from_o thence_o absent_a and_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o affair_n in_o the_o city_n may_v by_o his_o lieutenant_n afranius_n and_o petraus_fw-la whereof_o the_o one_o have_v be_v consul_n the_o other_o praetor_n governâ—â—_n the_o same_o and_o those_o that_o opine_v that_o caesar_n shall_v dismiss_v his_o army_n he_o side_v with_o but_o such_o as_o think_v himself_o also_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o he_o oppose_v who_o if_o two_o year_n before_o that_o they_o fall_v to_o arm_n he_o have_v die_v in_o campania_n be_v oppress_v with_o a_o grievous_a sickness_n when_o he_o have_v finish_v all_o those_o his_o intendment_n of_o his_o theatre_n and_o the_o other_o work_n which_o he_o make_v about_o it_o at_o what_o time_n â—ll_v italy_n do_v decree_v public_a supplication_n for_o his_o recovery_n and_o that_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o be_v for_o any_o private_a citizen_n fortune_n may_v have_v save_v her_o labour_n in_o revive_v he_o and_o the_o greatness_n which_o he_o have_v hold_v among_o the_o live_n he_o have_v carry_v with_o he_o be_v in_o pair_v to_o the_o low_a world_n but_o neither_o do_v any_o other_o man_n furnish_v the_o civil_a war_n nor_o those_o so_o many_o mischief_n which_o for_o twenty_o year_n together_o do_v succeed_v to_o it_o with_o a_o great_a or_o a_o more_o furious_a firebrand_n than_o caius_n curio_n a_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n noble_a eloquent_a bold_a and_o of_o his_o own_o and_o other_o man_n also_o both_o fortune_n and_o honour_n profuse_o lavish_a a_o man_n most_o witty_o wicked_a and_o to_o the_o mischief_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n a_o dainty_a speaker_n who_o mind_n pleasure_n and_o lust_n neither_o any_o wealth_n nor_o any_o desire_n will_v satisfy_v this_o man_n be_v at_o first_o for_o pompey_n that_o be_v as_o it_o then_o be_v account_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o present_o in_o show_n against_o both_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n but_o in_o his_o heart_n for_o caesar_n whether_o that_o for_o mere_a good_a will_n or_o for_o a_o bribe_n of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n as_o we_o have_v receive_v it_o we_o leave_v uncertain_a at_o the_o last_o those_o most_o healthful_a condition_n of_o the_o then_o spring_a peace_n which_o caesar_n with_o a_o mind_n replete_a with_o all_o justice_n do_v require_v and_o pompey_n not_o unwilling_o do_v admit_v he_o break_v and_o scatter_v in_o piece_n cicero_n above_o all_o thing_n labour_v and_o cart_v from_o the_o public_a quiet_n the_o order_n of_o those_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o hose_n that_o go_v before_o be_v both_o deliver_v in_o the_o complete_a write_n of_o other_o and_o shall_v i_o hope_v be_v express_v also_o in_o these_o of_o i_o chap._n 49._o catulus_n two_o luculli_n metellus_n and_o hortensiuâ—_n dead_a be_v the_o war_n condition_n of_o reason_n tender_v by_o caesar_n refuse_v by_o the_o other_o the_o war_n begin_v now_o let_v we_o restore_v to_o our_o intend_a work_n its_o own_o form_n yet_o first_o let_v i_o congratulate_v with_o quintus_fw-la catulus_n the_o 2_o luculli_n metellus_n and_o hortensius_n who_o when_o without_o envy_n they_o have_v flourish_v in_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o be_v eminent_a without_o danger_n do_v exchange_v this_o life_n before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n with_o a_o quiet_a or_o at_o least_o with_o a_o death_n not_o hasten_v before_o the_o due_a time_n when_o lentulus_n and_o marcellus_n be_v consul_n seven_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o eighty_o and_o eight_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vimcius_n do_v enter_v thy_o consulship_n the_o civil_a war_n begin_v to_o flame_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o one_o captain_n do_v seem_v the_o better_a but_o that_o of_o the_o other_o the_o firm_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n do_v put_v arm_n into_o pompey_n hand_n into_o caesar_n the_o confidence_n of_o his_o soldier_n the_o consul_n and_o the_o senate_n do_v yield_v the_o sovereign_a command_n of_o all_o to_o the_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n not_o to_o pompey_n person_n nothing_o be_v leave_v unattempted_a by_o caesar_n that_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n nor_o any_o thing_n accept_v by_o the_o pompeious_a when_o one_o of_o the_o consul_n be_v more_o furious_a than_o reason_n but_o lentulus_n if_o the_o republic_n be_v safe_a can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v preserve_v from_o ruin_n and_o marcus_n cato_n maintain_v that_o death_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o admission_n of_o any_o condition_n offer_v to_o the_o state_n by_o a_o private_a citizen_n a_o man_n indeed_o grave_a and_o of_o the_o antique_a stamp_n may_v more_o commend_v pompey_n part_n but_o a_o prudent_a will_v follow_v that_o of_o caesar_n repute_v thing_n on_o that_o side_n more_o glorious_a on_o this_o more_o dreadful_a thus_o in_o the_o end_n all_o caesar_n request_n be_v with_o scorn_n reject_v they_o decree_v that_o content_v with_o one_o only_a legion_n to_o retain_v the_o title_n of_o the_o province_n he_o shall_v come_v a_o private_a man_n into_o the_o city_n and_o in_o demand_v the_o consulship_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o suffrage_n of_o rome_n chap._n 50._o pompey_n quit_v the_o city_n and_o italy_n caesar_n take_v domitius_n at_o corfinium_n and_o dismiss_v he_o come_v to_o rome_n thence_o pass_v into_o spain_n &_o master_n afranius_n and_o petreius_n caesar_n perceive_v that_o they_o must_v come_v to_o arm_n pass_v over_o rubicon_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n the_o consul_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o senate_n quit_v the_o city_n and_o afterward_o italy_n put_v over_o sea_n to_o dyrrhachium_n but_o caesar_n have_v in_o his_o power_n domitius_n and_o the_o legion_n which_o be_v with_o he_o at_o corfinium_n dismiss_v without_o delay_n their_o commander_n and_o other_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v to_o pompey_n follow_v he_o to_o brundisium_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o while_o all_o thing_n stand_v entire_a and_o unhurt_a make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n by_o treaty_n than_o oppress_v those_o that_o flee_v from_o he_o when_o he_o find_v the_o consul_n be_v pass_v over_o the_o sea_n he_o return_v to_o the_o city_n &_o there_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o in_o a_o full_a assembly_n render_v a_o account_n of_o his_o intention_n and_o his_o most_o miserable_a necessity_n who_o be_v by_o the_o injurious_a arm_n of_o other_o man_n compel_v to_o draw_v his_o sword_n then_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v for_o spain_n but_o the_o haste_n of_o his_o journey_n massilia_n do_v a_o while_n retarde_n with_o a_o faithfulness_n more_o entire_a than_o wisdom_n in_o counsel_n unreasonable_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o principal_a force_n of_o the_o side_n which_o they_o only_o ought_v to_o take_v in_o their_o hand_n who_o have_v power_n to_o compel_v such_o as_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o army_n then_o which_o be_v command_v by_o afranius_n of_o consular_a and_o patreius_n of_o praetorian_a quality_n be_v mate_v with_o his_o come_n his_o vigour_n and_o his_o glory_n render_v itself_o to_o he_o both_o the_o lieutenant_n and_o as_o many_o of_o every_o condition_n as_o will_v not_o follow_v they_o be_v dismiss_v and_o send_v to_o pompey_n chap._n 51._o caesar_n go_v into_o greece_n after_o pompey_n and_o besiege_n he_o in_o his_o camp_n the_o boldness_n of_o balbus_n in_o go_v into_o the_o enemy_n army_n caesar_n shrewd_o shake_v in_o one_o encounter_n the_o next_o year_n when_o dyrrhachium_n and_o the_o country_n near_o about_o it_o be_v possess_v by_o pompey_n camp_n who_o have_v send_v for_o out_o of_o all_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n the_o legion_n the_o auxiliaries_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n the_o tetrarch_n and_o also_o of_o the_o prince_n have_v gather_v together_o a_o mighty_a army_n and_o hold_v as_o he_o suppose_v the_o sea_n so_o guard_v with_o his_o fleet_n that_o caesar_n
the_o centurion_n of_o the_o legion_n about_o he_o make_v offer_v to_o he_o of_o the_o assistance_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o soldier_n which_o salvidienus_n and_o agrippa_n think_v be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v he_o make_v have_v to_o come_v to_o the_o city_n do_v at_o brundisium_n receive_v full_a advertisement_n of_o the_o whole_a course_n both_o of_o the_o slaughter_n and_o of_o the_o will_n who_o when_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n a_o vast_a multitude_n of_o his_o friend_n do_v meet_v he_o and_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v see_v over_o his_o head_n equal_o bend_v round_o like_o a_o bow_n &_o of_o those_o colour_n as_o it_o be_v place_v a_o crown_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o be_v short_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o such_o eminency_n chap._n 60._o octavius_n take_v upon_o he_o as_o caesar_n heir_n division_n between_o he_o and_o marcus_n antonius_n attia_n and_o his_o father_n in_o law_n philippus_n be_v not_o of_o the_o mind_n that_o he_o shall_v assume_v the_o name_n of_o a_o fortune_n so_o envy_v as_o that_o of_o caesar_n but_o approve_v of_o that_o of_o the_o contriver_n of_o profitable_a fortune_n for_o the_o world_n the_o preserver_n of_o the_o roman_a name_n but_o his_o celestial_a spirit_n scorn_v humane_a advice_n and_o do_v rather_o choose_v with_o danger_n to_o aim_v at_o the_o high_a then_o with_o safety_n to_o reach_v poor_a thing_n &_o ignoble_a &_o be_v more_o willing_a to_o believe_v concern_v himself_o his_o uncle_n and_o caesar_n then_o his_o stepfather_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o wickedness_n for_o he_o to_o think_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o that_o name_n whereof_o caesar_n be_v esteem_v worthy_a he_o do_v antonius_n present_o entertain_v with_o much_o pride_n yet_o be_v not_o that_o contempt_n in_o he_o but_o fear_v and_o have_v hardly_o admit_v he_o into_o pompey_n garden_n afford_v he_o audience_n ere_o long_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v endanger_v by_o some_o treachery_n of_o he_o he_o base_o raise_v a_o slander_n of_o he_o in_o which_o his_o vain_a falsehood_n be_v shameful_o discover_v in_o the_o end_n the_o madness_n of_o antonius_n and_o dolabella_n reach_v at_o a_o most_o impious_a sovereignty_n do_v open_o break_v out_o seven_o hundred_o million_o of_o sesterce_n by_o caesar_n deposit_v for_o the_o temple_n of_o open_v antonius_n have_v seize_v upon_o the_o decree_n of_o caesar_n change_v and_o false_a one_o insert_v in_o his_o corrupt_a commentary_n and_o all_o thing_n set_v at_o a_o certain_a price_n while_o the_o consul_n make_v open_a sale_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o also_o resolve_v to_o possess_v himself_o of_o gallia_n the_o province_n that_o be_v design_v for_o decius_n brutus_n dolabella_n have_v mark_v out_o for_o himself_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n between_o man_n that_o natural_o have_v no_o resemblance_n and_o desire_a thing_n different_a hatred_n begin_v to_o grow_v and_o by_o that_o the_o young_a caius_n caesar_n be_v aim_v at_o in_o the_o daily_a treachery_n of_o autonius_n chap._n 61._o antonius_n his_o tyranny_n brave_o repress_v by_o octavius_n who_o beat_v he_o at_o mutina_n force_v hiâ—_n shameful_o out_o of_o italy_n the_o city_n oppress_v by_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o antonius_n grow_v dull_o languish_v indignation_n and_o grief_n all_o man_n be_v furnish_v with_o but_o with_o power_n to_o resist_v not_o any_o when_o caius_n caesar_n now_o enter_v the_o ninteenth_n year_n of_o his_o age_n dare_v wonder_n but_o attain_v thing_n beyond_o it_o upon_o his_o own_o private_a advice_n show_v great_a courage_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o the_o whole_a senate_n and_o first_o from_o calatia_n next_o from_o casilinum_n draw_v to_o he_o his_o father_n old_a soldier_n who_o example_n other_o have_v follow_v in_o short_a time_n they_o grow_v to_o the_o proportion_n of_o a_o full_a army_n when_o antonius_n go_v to_o meet_v the_o army_n which_o out_o of_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n he_o have_v command_v to_o come_v to_o brundisium_n the_o two_o legion_n call_v martial_a and_o the_o four_o know_v both_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o excellent_a spirit_n of_o that_o brave_a young_a man_n pluck_v up_o their_o ensign_n go_v and_o render_v themselves_o to_o caesar_n the_o senate_n then_o honour_v he_o with_o a_o statue_n on_o horseback_n which_o to_o this_o day_n stand_v in_o the_o plead_a place_n do_v with_o the_o inscription_n point_v out_o his_o age_n a_o honour_n that_o by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hundred_o year_n have_v befall_v to_o no_o man_n beside_o lucius_n sylla_n cnaeus_n pompeius_n and_o caius_n caesar_n and_o create_v he_o propraetor_n together_o with_o the_o consul_n hirtius_n and_o pansa_n appoint_v he_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o antonius_n by_o he_o be_v now_o in_o his_o twenty_o year_n the_o business_n be_v most_o brave_o manage_v about_o mutina_n and_o decius_n brutus_n who_o be_v besiege_v be_v relieve_v antonius_n with_o a_o base_a flight_n and_o naked_a be_v compel_v to_o quit_v italy_n one_o of_o the_o consul_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o other_o within_o a_o few_o day_n die_v of_o his_o wound_n chap._n 62._o the_o fear_n of_o antonius_n be_v remove_v the_o affection_n to_o the_o pompeian_a party_n declare_v themselves_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n be_v flee_v out_o of_o italy_n have_v province_n and_o command_v decree_v to_o they_o caesar_n soldier_n not_o so_o ingrateful_a to_o he_o as_o the_o senate_n before_o anthony_n be_v rout_v all_o thing_n honourable_a be_v by_o the_o senate_n decree_v for_o caesar_n and_o his_o army_n cicero_n be_v chief_o the_o author_n of_o it_o but_o as_o their_o fear_n cease_v their_o inclination_n show_v itself_o and_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o pompeian_n recover_v heart_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n have_v the_o province_n decree_v to_o they_o which_o they_o before_o without_o any_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n have_v seize_v upon_o those_o army_n whatsoever_o which_o have_v adjoin_v themselves_o to_o they_o be_v commend_v and_o all_o command_v iâ—_n the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n be_v commit_v to_o their_o disposure_n for_o marcus_n brutus_n and_o caius_n cassius_n redoubt_v one_o while_o the_o force_n of_o antonius_n another_o pretend_v that_o they_o fear_v to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v cast_v more_o envy_n upon_o he_o have_v by_o their_o proclamation_n declare_v that_o they_o will_v be_v content_a to_o live_v if_o it_o be_v in_o perpetual_a exile_n so_o as_o the_o common_a wealth_n may_v be_v settle_v in_o peace_n neither_o will_v they_o minister_v occasion_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d have_v honour_n in_o abundance_n out_o oâ—_n the_o conscience_n of_o their_o fact_n who_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o city_n and_o out_o of_o italy_n with_o a_o settle_a and_o equal_a mind_n without_o public_a commission_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o province_n and_o army_n and_o declare_v that_o it_o be_v the_o republic_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v they_o have_v also_o receive_v the_o treasure_n which_o cut_v of_o the_o transmarine_a province_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o quaestor_n to_o rome_n from_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o deliver_v it_o to_o they_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v include_v in_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o by_o it_o approve_v of_o and_o to_o decius_n brutus_n because_o he_o live_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o another_o be_v a_o triumph_n decree_v the_o body_n of_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n be_v honour_v with_o a_o public_a funeral_n of_o caesar_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o and_o the_o ambassador_n that_o be_v send_v to_o his_o army_n be_v command_v to_o deliver_v their_o charge_n to_o the_o soldier_n but_o not_o in_o his_o presence_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o army_n so_o ingrateful_a as_o the_o senate_n for_o when_o caesar_n do_v bear_v dissemble_v that_o injury_n the_o soldier_n deny_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v any_o direction_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o general_n it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n that_o cicero_n sway_v with_o a_o inbred_a love_n of_o the_o pompeian_a party_n opine_v that_o caesar_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v and_o elevate_v when_o he_o speak_v in_o one_o sense_n and_o mean_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o another_o chap._n 63._o antonius_n pass_v over_o the_o alps_n to_o lepidus_n draw_v his_o army_n from_o he_o leave_v he_o only_o the_o title_n of_o general_n plancus_n his_o juggle_n and_o pollio_n his_o sincerity_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n antonius_n in_o his_o flight_n have_v pass_v the_o alps_n at_o first_o in_o their_o parley_n be_v reject_v by_o lepidus_n who_o be_v surreptitious_o create_v high_a priest_n in_o the_o room_n of_o caius_n caesar_n and_o have_v spain_n assign_v to_o he_o for_o his_o province_n but_o as_o yet_o â—arried_v in_o gallia_n ere_o long_o come_v after_o in_o sight_n of_o the_o soldier_n when_o both_o all_o
the_o general_n be_v able_a than_o lepidus_n and_o antonius_n then_o many_o of_o they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v sober_a by_o â—he_n back_o side_n of_o the_o camp_n the_o â—ampire_n be_v throw_v down_o â—ee_o be_v by_o the_o soldier_n admit_v who_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o command_n do_v indeed_o give_v the_o precedence_n to_o lepidus_n when_o all_o â—he_v power_n be_v in_o his_o own_o â—ands_n when_o antonius_n enter_v â—he_v quarter_n inventius_n laterensis_n â—_o man_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n â—he_v same_o when_o he_o have_v most_o earnest_o dissuade_v lepidusâ—rom_o â—rom_z join_v himself_o with_o antonius_n who_o be_v declare_v a_o enemy_n of_o the_o state_n his_o advice_n be_v reject_v run_v himself_o through_o with_o his_o sword_n then_o plancus_n with_o uncertain_a fidelity_n that_o be_v with_o his_o own_o have_v a_o long_a time_n dispute_v with_o himself_o and_o scarce_o yield_v to_o his_o own_o opinion_n and_o one_o while_o a_o assistant_n of_o decius_n brutus_n his_o fellow_n in_o office_n as_o design_v consul_n with_o he_o set_v also_o himself_o to_o sale_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o senate_n and_o present_o the_o betrayer_n of_o hiâ—_n companion_n and_o asinius_n polliâ—â—_n that_o stand_v firm_a to_o his_o first_o intention_n faithful_a to_o the_o juliaâ—_n faction_n averse_a from_o the_o pompeian_a do_v both_o of_o they_o deliver_v up_o their_o army_n to_o marcus_n antonius_n chap._n 64._o decius_n brutus_n one_o of_o caesar_n killer_n slay_v by_o command_n of_o antotonius_fw-la and_o cicero_n oration_n against_o antonius_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o be_v proscribe_v and_o slay_v decius_n brutus_n be_v first_o forsake_v by_o plancus_n and_o afterward_o attempt_v by_o his_o treachery_n his_o army_n by_o degree_n fall_v off_o from_o he_o in_o his_o flight_n and_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o nobleman_n with_o who_o he_o have_v a_o league_n of_o hospitality_n his_o name_n cornelius_n by_o those_o that_o antonius_n have_v send_v 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they_o with_o their_o death_n pay_v for_o their_o vindicate_v the_o common_a liberty_n but_o with_o the_o tribune_n blood_n the_o proscription_n begin_v with_o the_o death_n of_o cicero_n antonius_n be_v then_o in_o a_o sort_n glut_v it_o end_v chap._n 65._o the_o institute_v the_o triumvirate_n between_o octavius_n antonius_n and_o lepdius_n ventidius_z who_o have_v once_o a_o captive_n be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n that_o year_n in_o consular_a robe_n who_o have_v be_v former_o honour_v with_o praetorian_a and_o afterward_o triumph_v lepidus_n be_v then_o by_o the_o senate_n declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n as_o before_o antonius_n have_v be_v afterward_o there_o begin_v a_o intercourse_n of_o letter_n between_o caesar_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n and_o overture_n make_v of_o agreement_n when_o both_o antonius_n do_v now_o and_o then_o put_v caesar_n in_o mind_n how_o infestious_a the_o pompeian_a party_n be_v to_o he_o to_o what_o a_o height_n it_o be_v grow_v and_o also_o with_o how_o great_a care_n and_o industry_n of_o cicero_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n be_v advance_v and_o withal_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v join_v his_o force_n with_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n who_o be_v now_o seventeen_o legion_n strong_a if_o caesar_n do_v scorn_v his_o consortship_n add_v withal_o that_o caesar_n be_v more_o engage_v in_o the_o revenge_n of_o his_o father_n than_o himself_o of_o his_o friend_n then_o be_v there_o a_o society_n of_o their_o power_n agree_v upon_o between_o they_o and_o their_o army_n persuade_v and_o entreat_v it_o affinity_n conclude_v between_o caesar_n and_o antonius_n the_o daughter_n in_o law_n of_o antonius_n be_v betroth_v to_o caesar_n caesar_n then_o enter_v his_o consulship_n with_o quintus_fw-la pedius_n his_o colleague_n the_o day_n before_o he_o be_v twenty_o year_n old_a and_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o kalend_n of_o october_n seven_o hundred_o and_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n and_o seventy_o two_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n be_v create_v consul_n this_o year_n see_v ventidius_n in_o that_o city_n into_o which_o he_o once_o have_v among_o the_o captive_a picentine_n be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n couple_v the_o young_a man_n gown_n with_o the_o consular_a robe_n and_o the_o praetor_n the_o same_o man_n also_o do_v here_o afterward_o triumph_n chap_n 66._o the_o three_o proscription_n in_o which_o caesar_n overrule_v by_o his_o two_o companion_n the_o death_n of_o cicero_n &_o his_o eulogium_fw-la antonius_n then_o full_a of_o rage_n &_o equal_o with_o he_o lepidus_n both_o of_o who_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o have_v be_v adjudge_v enemy_n to_o the_o state_n when_o each_o of_o they_o do_v more_o willing_o hear_v what_o they_o have_v suffer_v than_o what_o they_o have_v merit_v caesar_n oppose_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a have_v two_o against_o he_o the_o proscription_n a_o mischief_n after_o sylla_n his_o pattern_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n not_o any_o thing_n be_v there_o in_o that_o time_n so_o unworthy_a as_o that_o either_o caesar_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o proscribe_v any_o man_n or_o that_o antonius_n shall_v proscribe_v cicero_n and_o by_o the_o villainy_n of_o he_o it_o be_v the_o common_a say_n or_o the_o people_n his_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o no_o man_n protect_v and_o keep_v he_o safe_a who_o for_o so_o many_o year_n together_o have_v defend_v both_o the_o public_a safety_n of_o the_o state_n and_o that_o also_o of_o many_o private_a citizen_n yet_o have_v thou_o do_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n marcus_n antonius_n for_o indignation_n which_o my_o breast_n be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v from_o break_v out_o do_v force_v i_o to_o quit_v the_o form_n of_o my_o intend_a work_n thou_o do_v ay_o say_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n in_o tell_v out_o the_o reward_n for_o the_o cut_n of_o that_o most_o celestial_a and_o noble_a head_n or_o with_o authorise_v the_o slaughter_n of_o he_o that_o be_v once_o the_o preserver_n of_o the_o republic_n and_o of_o a_o consul_n so_o famous_a procure_v the_o death_n thou_o have_v indeed_o deprive_v marcus_n cicero_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o make_v he_o full_a of_o care_n shorten_v his_o old_a age_n and_o bere_v he_o of_o life_n to_o be_v value_v under_o thy_o principality_n at_o far_o low_a price_n than_o death_n in_o thy_o triumvirate_n but_o his_o fame_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o action_n and_o speech_n thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o take_v from_o he_o that_o thou_o have_v increase_v it_o it_o live_v and_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o future_a age_n and_o while_o this_o body_n of_o thing_n existent_a in_o nature_n which_o whether_o by_o chance_n or_o by_o providence_n or_o how_o ever_o be_v settle_v shall_v stand_v which_o he_o almost_o sole_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o roman_a apprehend_v with_o his_o understanding_n do_v comprehend_v and_o with_o his_o eloquence_n do_v illuminate_v it_o shall_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o praise_n of_o a_o cicero_n as_o the_o companion_n of_o that_o age_n and_o all_o posterity_n shall_v both_o admire_v his_o write_n against_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o with_o execration_n detest_v thy_o fact_n for_o soon_o shall_v mankind_n fail_v in_o the_o earth_n than_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o and_o the_o horror_n of_o thou_o chap._n 67._o the_o carriage_n of_o wife_n freedman_n servant_n and_o child_n towards_o those_o that_o be_v proscribe_v the_o foulness_n of_o the_o proscription_n of_o their_o near_a friend_n the_o calamity_n of_o those_o time_n so_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n in_o word_n to_o express_v as_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o any_o sufficient_o to_o lament_v it_o this_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o towards_o those_o which_o be_v proscribe_v there_o be_v find_v of_o some_o wife_n a_o singular_a faithfulness_n in_o freedman_n a_o indifferent_a one_o in_o slave_n now_o and_o then_o some_o
the_o fortune_n and_o the_o clemency_n of_o caesar_n that_o of_o all_o those_o which_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o he_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o that_o by_o he_o or_o upon_o his_o command_n be_v put_v to_o death_n â—ecius_fw-la brutus_n be_v by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o antonius_n slaughter_v sextus_n pompeius_n be_v defeat_v by_o caesar_n by_o antonius_n likewise_o when_o he_o have_v give_v he_o his_o faith_n to_o preserve_v for_o he_o his_o honour_n also_o entire_a be_v deprive_v of_o life_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n before_o that_o they_o have_v make_v trial_n how_o the_o conqueror_n will_v be_v incline_v towards_o they_o with_o a_o voluntary_a death_n end_v their_o day_n canidius_n die_v more_o cowardly_a than_o do_v suit_n with_o the_o profession_n of_o which_o he_o have_v ever_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o murderer_n of_o caesar_n parmensis_n cassius_n receive_v his_o payment_n by_o death_n as_o tribenius_n before_o have_v do_v chap._n 88_o lepidus_n son_n to_o the_o triumvir_n conspire_v against_o caesar_n life_n without_o trouble_n or_o noise_n oppress_v by_o caius_n marcellus_n provost_n of_o the_o city_n marcellus_n his_o character_n while_o caesar_n be_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o actium_n and_o alexandrian_a war_n marcus_n lepidus_n a_o young_a man_n of_o a_o better_a shape_n than_o disposition_n of_o mind_n son_n to_o that_o lepidus_n who_o have_v be_v the_o triumvir_n in_o the_o settle_v the_o state_n and_o of_o junia_n the_o sister_n of_o brutus_n enter_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n of_o kill_a caesar_n upon_o his_o first_o return_n to_o the_o city_n then_o marcus_n marcellus_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o city_n bear_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n and_o order_n of_o the_o knight_n a_o man_n whensoever_o the_o affair_n require_v vigilance_n that_o never_o sleep_v provident_a and_o who_o know_v how_o to_o drive_v a_o business_n to_o the_o head_n but_o when_o once_o the_o affair_n give_v he_o any_o time_n of_o remission_n melt_v in_o ease_n and_o daintiness_n more_o than_o woman_n will_v desire_v not_o less_o dear_a to_o caesar_n then_o agrippa_n but_o these_o prefer_v for_o he_o live_v almost_o content_v with_o narrow_a stud_n of_o purple_a upon_o his_o gown_n neither_o be_v he_o unable_a to_o reach_v great_a matter_n but_o do_v not_o desire_v they_o he_o with_o infinite_a stillness_n and_o cunning_n scent_v out_o the_o device_n of_o that_o rash_a head_a young_a man_n and_o with_o wonderful_a speed_n without_o all_o trouble_n of_o man_n or_o affair_n herein_o have_v ruin_v lepidus_n do_v extinguish_v a_o fearful_a origiginall_n of_o a_o new_a civil_a war_n and_o which_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v spring_v up_o again_o so_o her_o receive_v his_o due_a punishment_n for_o his_o ill_a contrive_a plot_n let_v servilia_n the_o wife_n of_o lepidus_n be_v match_v with_o antistius_n his_o before_n mention_v calphurnia_n who_o throw_v herself_o alive_a into_o the_o funeral_n flame_n receive_v in_o recompense_n of_o her_o untimely_a end_n the_o never_o die_a memory_n of_o her_o brave_a action_n chap._n 89._o caesar_n his_o return_n to_o rome_n his_o triumph_n and_o the_o model_n of_o his_o government_n but_o of_o caesar_n return_n into_o italy_n and_o to_o the_o city_n how_o he_o be_v meet_v with_o what_o applause_n of_o all_o man_n of_o all_o age_n and_o all_o degree_n he_o be_v receive_v what_o the_o magnificence_n of_o his_o triumph_n be_v what_o that_o of_o his_o bounty_n not_o a_o full_a and_o just_a volume_n much_o less_o this_o so_o concise_a a_o work_n be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o fit_a and_o just_a relation_n nothing_o from_o thence_o forth_o can_v man_n desire_v of_o the_o god_n nothing_o can_v the_o god_n bestow_v upon_o man_n nothing_o be_v crave_v in_o prayer_n nor_o any_o thing_n in_o a_o perfect_a felicity_n be_v find_v which_o augustus_n after_o his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n do_v not_o endow_v the_o republic_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o sum_n the_o whole_a world_n with_o all_o the_o civil_a war_n that_o have_v last_v now_o twenty_o year_n be_v end_v foreign_a war_n bury_v peace_n repeal_v the_o rage_n of_o arm_n quiet_v in_o eurey_a part_n to_o the_o law_n their_o power_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n their_o authority_n and_o to_o the_o senate_n their_o majesty_n restore_v the_o command_n of_o the_o magistrate_n restore_v to_o the_o ancient_a measure_n only_o two_o praeton_n more_o add_v to_o the_o former_a eight_o and_o the_o first_o most_o ancient_a form_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n revive_v husbandry_n return_v into_o the_o country_n to_o thing_n sacred_a their_o due_a honour_n to_o man_n security_n to_o every_o man_n a_o certainty_n of_o enjoy_v his_o own_o some_o law_n commodious_o amend_v other_o with_o the_o public_a good_a enact_v senator_n choose_v without_o harshness_n though_o not_o without_o strictness_n man_n of_o principal_a quality_n and_o who_o have_v bear_v office_n of_o honour_n and_o triumph_v by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o prince_n draw_v to_o the_o city_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n consul_n he_o be_v only_o eleven_o time_n which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v continue_v upon_o he_o caesar_n have_v often_o press_v and_o stand_v against_o it_o with_o much_o ado_n obtain_v for_o the_o dictatorship_n as_o the_o people_n have_v obstinate_o urge_v it_o upon_o he_o he_o as_o constant_o reject_v the_o war_n make_v under_o his_o command_n and_o by_o victory_n peace_n establish_v through_o the_o world_n and_o so_o many_o work_v perfect_v both_o at_o home_n and_o out_o of_o italy_n will_v require_v a_o historian_n that_o upon_o that_o sole_a work_n shall_v bestow_v the_o whole_a term_n of_o his_o life_n we_o remember_v what_o we_o have_v profess_v will_v present_v to_o your_o eye_n and_o mind_n the_o whole_a picture_n of_o his_o government_n chap._n 90._o dalmatia_n and_o spain_n by_o caesar_n and_o employ_v by_o his_o command_n agrippa_n after_o age_n of_o trouble_n bring_v to_o a_o perfect_a peace_n the_o civil_a war_n as_o we_o have_v say_v thus_o inter_v and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n now_o knit_v together_o and_o he_o take_v care_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o so_o long_a a_o course_n of_o war_n have_v rend_v in_o sunder_o dalmatia_n which_o for_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n have_v be_v rebellious_a be_v bring_v quiet_o to_o a_o plain_a confession_n of_o subjection_n to_o our_o empire_n the_o alps_n famous_a both_o for_o wild_a beast_n and_o divers_a nation_n subdue_v all_o the_o spain_n one_o while_n by_o himself_o in_o preson_z another_o by_o the_o ministration_n of_o agrippa_n who_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n have_v raise_v to_o the_o three_o consulship_n &_o after_o to_o the_o consortship_n with_o he_o of_o the_o tribunicial_a power_n with_o a_o sharp_a and_o variable_a war_n at_o last_o be_v settle_v into_o which_o province_n when_o at_o the_o beginning_n scipio_n and_o sempronius_n longus_n be_v consul_n our_o army_n be_v 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the_o care_n of_o that_o general_n he_o so_o master_v it_o as_o he_o almost_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o tributary_n province_n than_o be_v a_o second_o triumph_n with_o a_o second_o consulship_n present_v to_o he_o chap._n 98._o war_n in_o thracia_n end_v by_o lucius_n piso_n a_o brief_a character_n of_o he_o while_o these_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o have_v treat_v do_v pass_v in_o pannonia_n and_o germany_n a_o bitter_a war_n rise_v in_o thracia_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o that_o country_n fly_v to_o arm_n be_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o lucius_n piso_n who_o even_o at_o this_o day_n we_o see_v still_o a_o most_o diligent_a and_o most_o mild_a guardian_n of_o the_o city_n quiet_a suppress_v for_o be_v caesar_n lieutenant_n he_o make_v war_n with_o they_o three_o year_n together_o and_o partly_o in_o fight_n partly_o by_o force_v of_o place_n he_o bring_v those_o most_o fierce_a nation_n with_o their_o extreme_a loss_n and_o destruction_n into_o their_o former_a fashion_n 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