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
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 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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 and_o four_o year_n before_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n do_v enter_v upon_o thy_o consulship_n almost_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o year_n before_o that_o when_o atreus_n do_v celebrate_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o father_n pelops_n hercules_n at_o the_o trial_n of_o exercise_n which_o be_v there_o present_v be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o conqueror_n at_o that_o time_n the_o archontes_n of_o athens_n do_v cease_v to_o hold_v their_o place_n perpetual_o of_o which_o the_o last_o be_v alcmaeon_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v create_v every_o ten_o year_n which_o order_n do_v last_o about_o seventy_o year_n and_o then_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v commit_v to_o magistrate_n choose_v every_o year_n of_o those_o which_o be_v create_v every_o ten_o year_n the_o first_o be_v charops_n the_o last_o eryx_n of_o the_o yearly_a officer_n the_o first_o be_v call_v creon_n in_o the_o six_o olympiad_n two_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o first_o that_o be_v institute_v romulus_n the_o son_n of_o mars_n have_v take_v revenge_n of_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o his_o grandfather_n do_v find_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n upon_o mount_n palatine_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n hold_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o goddess_n palles_fw-la from_o whence_o to_o the_o time_n of_o your_o consulship_n it_o be_v seven_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o two_o year_n romulus_n effect_v this_o be_v aid_v by_o the_o legion_n of_o his_o grandfather_n latinus_n for_o i_o very_o willing_o do_v subscribe_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o which_o have_v in_o that_o sort_n deliver_v whereas_o otherwise_o with_o a_o unwarlike_a company_n of_o shepherd_n he_o will_v scarce_o have_v be_v able_a to_o settle_v his_o new_a city_n the_o veian_o be_v so_o near_o and_o other_o etruscan_o and_o
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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 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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
cato_n let_v i_o speak_v with_o favour_n of_o publius_n crassus_n scopio_n laelius_n the_o gracchi_n fannius_n and_o sergius_n galba_n do_v so_o total_o glitter_v under_o the_o prince_n thereof_o tully_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o observe_v more_o than_o a_o very_a few_o to_o have_v be_v take_v with_o it_o before_o he_o but_o none_o to_o have_v admire_v it_o who_o either_o be_v not_o know_v to_o he_o or_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o know_v he_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v curious_a in_o the_o search_a the_o time_n past_a shall_v find_v that_o the_o same_o have_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o grammarian_n potter_n painter_n and_o carver_n the_o eminence_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o science_n i_o find_v to_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o very_a short_a time_n but_o when_o i_o seek_v for_o the_o cause_n that_o wrought_v both_o for_o curiosity_n and_o profit_n such_o a_o similitude_n between_o the_o wit_n of_o that_o age_n and_o that_o which_o precede_v it_o i_o find_v none_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o i_o may_v be_v confident_a yet_o perhaps_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o some_o that_o be_v probable_a among_o which_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a emulation_n do_v nourish_v the_o wit_n and_o one_o while_o envy_n another_o while_n admiration_n do_v heat_n the_o contention_n as_o also_o nature_n do_v climb_v to_o the_o top_n of_o that_o which_o be_v with_o extreme_a ardency_n desire_v and_o hardly_o can_v he_o stop_v that_o strive_v to_o reach_v to_o perfection_n again_o in_o nature_n that_o which_o can_v go_v forward_o retire_v back_o and_o as_o at_o first_o we_o be_v on_o fire_n to_o reach_v they_o that_o we_o esteem_v before_o we_o so_o when_o as_o we_o despair_v of_o out-going_a and_o overtaking_a they_o our_o desire_n together_o with_o our_o hope_n do_v grow_v faint_a and_o old_a and_o what_o can_v be_v compass_v cease_v to_o be_v follow_v and_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi as_o a_o place_n already_o possess_v quit_v it_o and_o seek_v a_o new_a one_o and_o let_v that_o pass_n in_o which_o we_o caâ—_n be_v of_o no_o high_a esteem_n we_o seekâ—_n some_o other_o subject_n to_o which_o to_o bend_v our_o endeavour_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o frequent_a &_o change_a pass_a from_o one_o study_n to_o another_o be_v the_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o arrive_v at_o perfection_n in_o any_o thing_n chap._n 18._o of_o athens_n the_o sole_a city_n of_o greece_n famous_a for_o art_n thebes_n except_v by_o breed_v of_o pindarus_n my_o admiration_n now_o pass_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o time_n &_o city_n one_o only_a city_n of_o attica_n do_v flourish_v long_o in_o eloquence_n &_o those_o kind_n of_o work_n than_o all_o greece_n beside_o so_o that_o thou_o will_v think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v divide_v into_o other_o city_n their_o wit_n shut_v up_o within_o the_o wall_n of_o athens_n alone_o nor_o do_v i_o more_o wonder_n at_o this_o than_o that_o there_o be_v no_o orator_n among_o the_o argive_n the_o theban_n or_o the_o lacedaemonian_n think_v worthy_a of_o authority_n while_o he_o live_v or_o of_o memory_n after_o his_o death_n which_o city_n be_v barren_a of_o those_o knowledge_n except_o that_o the_o eloquence_n of_o pindarus_n do_v give_v a_o lustre_n to_o thebes_n for_o alcmon_n the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v with_o no_o just_a title_n challenge_v to_o be_v they_o velleius_n paterculus_n his_o roman_a history_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o decline_v of_o the_o roman_a virtue_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n the_o war_n with_o viriatus_n end_v by_o the_o cunning_a of_o caepio_n &_o the_o base_a condition_n make_v first_o by_o pompeius_n &_o then_o by_o mancinus_n with_o the_o numantine_n the_o former_a scipio_n lay_v open_v the_o way_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n the_o late_a to_o their_o excess_n and_o riot_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o carthage_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o competitor_n of_o the_o empire_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n not_o by_o degree_n but_o by_o 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city_n can_v never_o arm_v above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o her_o own_o youth_n but_o either_o by_o the_o fierce_a bravery_n of_o the_o people_n or_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o commander_n or_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n she_o force_v both_o other_o leader_n &_o pompey_n himself_o also_o a_o man_n of_o a_o high_a repute_n to_o accept_v of_o most_o base_o dishonourable_a condition_n this_o man_n be_v of_o the_o pompeian_a family_n the_o first_o consul_n nor_o less_o foul_a and_o detestable_a be_v those_o they_o extort_a from_o mancinus_n hostilius_n the_o consul_n but_o pompey_n escape_v unpunished_a by_o the_o favour_n that_o be_v bear_v he_o mancinus_n by_o his_o humble_a shamefastness_n for_o not_o refuse_v it_o he_o bring_v it_o to_o this_o that_o with_o his_o hand_n bind_v behind_o he_o he_o be_v deliver_v by_o our_o herald_n to_o the_o enemy_n who_o deny_v to_o receive_v he_o as_o sometime_o the_o samnite_n at_o caudium_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o public_a faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expiate_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o one_o man_n chap._n 2._o the_o sedition_n raise_v upon_o the_o delivery_n up_o of_o mancinus_n to_o the_o enemy_n by_o tiberius_n gracchus_n his_o character_n and_o his_o intendment_n the_o render_v up_o of_o mancinus_n do_v raise_v a_o most_o dangerous_a sedition_n in_o the_o city_n for_o tiberius_n gracchus_n the_o son_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n a_o man_n most_o noble_a and_o of_o high_a esteem_n grandchild_n by_o his_o daughter_n to_o publius_n africanus_n who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v questor_n when_o that_o agreement_n be_v make_v and_o beside_o the_o author_n and_o contriver_n of_o it_o one_o while_o take_v it_o in_o the_o worst_a part_n that_o any_o act_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v disvalue_v another_o while_n doubt_v the_o hazard_n of_o the_o like_a censure_n or_o punishment_n be_v create_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n a_o man_n otherwise_o of_o a_o life_n most_o unblameable_a for_o his_o judgement_n most_o excellent_a in_o his_o intention_n most_o just_a final_o adorn_v with_o as_o great_a virtue_n as_o both_o nature_n and_o industry_n be_v in_o their_o perfection_n the_o condition_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o when_o publius_n mutius_n scaevola_n and_o lucius_n calphurnius_fw-la be_v consul_n about_o one_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o year_n since_o fall_v off_o from_o the_o best_a and_o honest_a sort_n of_o the_o city_n and_o promise_a freedom_n of_o the_o city_n to_o all_o italy_n and_o withal_o publish_v certain_a law_n for_o the_o distribute_v of_o land_n while_o all_o man_n covet_v to_o have_v power_n in_o the_o state_n he_o confound_v all_o thing_n and_o bring_v the_o common_a wealth_n into_o a_o craggy_a and_o redoubtable_a danger_n and_o octavius_z his_o fellow_n in_o office_n for_o that_o he_o stand_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n he_o deprive_v of_o his_o command_n he_o create_v triumvir_n for_o the_o division_n of_o land_n and_o the_o lead_v out_o of_o colony_n himself_o his_o father_n in_o law_n appius_n who_o have_v be_v consul_n and_o his_o brother_n gracchus_n who_o then_o be_v but_o a_o very_a youth_n chap._n 3._o the_o ruin_n of_o gracchus_n by_o scipio_n nasica_n the_o death_n of_o gracchus_n which_o be_v the_o first_o blood_n draw_v in_o rome_n in_o civil_a contention_n then_o publius_n scipio_n nasica_n grandchild_n to_o he_o that_o by_o the_o senate_n be_v judge_v the_o best_a man_n in_o the_o city_n son_n to_o he_o that_o be_v censor_n build_v the_o gallery_n in_o the_o capitol_n and_o great_a grandchild_n to_o cnaeus_n scipio_n a_o man_n most_o honourable_a uncle_n to_o publius_n the_o african_a be_v both_o a_o private_a man_n and_o of_o the_o gown_n though_o he_o be_v a_o near_a kinsman_n of_o tiberius_n gracchus_n yet_o prefer_v his_o country_n before_o his_o kindred_n
extend_v it_o almost_o to_o the_o alps_o divide_a land_n forbid_v any_o citizen_n to_o possess_v above_o five_o hundred_o acre_n which_o be_v also_o provide_v foâ—_n by_o the_o law_n licinia_n impose_v new_a custom_n upon_o merchandise_n fill_v the_o province_n witâ—_n new_a colony_n transfer_v thâ—_n power_n of_o hear_v and_o determine_v from_o the_o senate_n to_o the_o oâ—der_n of_o knight_n purpose_v to_o dâ—stribute_v corn_n to_o the_o commoâ—_n people_n leave_v nothing_o unstirred_a nothing_o at_o peace_n final_o not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v at_o quiet_a in_o the_o same_o estate_n and_o further_o prorogue_v his_o tribuneship_n for_o another_o year_n he_o lucius_n opimius_n then_o consul_n who_o when_o he_o be_v praetor_n have_v raze_v fregelae_n pursue_v with_o force_n and_o together_o with_o fuluius_n flaccus_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n and_o that_o have_v triumph_v who_o as_o bad_o affect_v as_o himself_o caius_n gracchus_n have_v make_v triumvir_n in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o brother_n tiberius_n &_o his_o consort_n in_o his_o royal_a power_n deprive_v of_o his_o life_n that_o alone_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v wicked_o do_v by_o opimius_n that_o he_o set_v a_o price_n and_o proclaim_v that_o he_o will_v in_o ready_a gold_n pay_v it_o upon_o the_o head_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v of_o gracchus_n of_o a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n flaccus_n when_o upon_o mount_n aventine_n he_o draw_v on_o and_o encourage_v his_o arm_a troop_n to_o fight_n be_v with_o his_o elder_a son_n there_o slay_v gracchus_n as_o he_o be_v fly_v when_o now_o he_o be_v at_o the_o point_n of_o be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o that_o opimius_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v send_v present_v his_o neck_n to_o his_o servant_n euporus_fw-la who_o no_o more_o faint_o slay_v himself_o after_o he_o have_v do_v than_o he_o do_v assist_v and_o free_v his_o lord_n that_o day_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o pomponius_n a_o roman_a knight_n to_o gracchus_n be_v very_o notable_a who_o like_a 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thing_n upright_o and_o grave_a when_o he_o be_v afterward_o condemn_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o people_n the_o memory_n of_o that_o his_o cruelty_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v with_o any_o humanity_n pity_v the_o same_o spite_n also_o of_o a_o public_a censure_n do_v not_o unadvised_o ruin_v within_o a_o while_n after_o rutilius_n and_o popilius_n who_o when_o they_o be_v consul_n have_v be_v most_o bittter_o eager_a upon_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o gracchi_n let_v i_o intermingle_v with_o affair_n of_o so_o great_a consequence_n a_o thing_n scarce_o worth_a the_o be_v know_v this_o be_v that_o opimius_n from_o who_o consulship_n the_o wine_n call_v opimian_n take_v its_o name_n and_o be_v most_o high_o esteem_v which_o that_o it_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o the_o distance_n of_o time_n itself_o will_v declare_v it_o be_v from_o he_o to_o the_o consular_a of_o thou_o marcus_n vinicius_n one_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o one_o year_n a_o authority_n of_o less_o power_n do_v succeed_v this_o act_n of_o opimius_n because_o they_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v their_o particular_a spleen_n and_o the_o revenge_n be_v rather_o ascribe_v to_o private_a hate_v they_o to_o the_o vindicate_a of_o the_o public_a right_n in_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n porcius_n and_o marcius_n be_v consul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v at_o narbo_n marcius_n chap._n 8._o caius_n cato_n condemn_v of_o extortion_n for_o a_o petty_a sum_n the_o two_o metelli_n near_o kinsman_n triumph_n in_o one_o day_n as_o also_o the_o two_o brother_n of_o the_o flacci_fw-la and_o minutius_n upon_o the_o scordisci_n let_v now_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o city_n censure_n be_v recommend_v to_o memory_n for_o caius_n cato_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n grandchild_n of_o marcus_n cato_n and_o son_n to_o the_o sister_n of_o the_o african_a be_v condemn_v upon_o information_n out_o of_o macedonia_n of_o extortion_n when_o the_o question_n be_v but_o of_o four_o thousand_o sesterce_n thus_o do_v they_o rather_o bend_v their_o eye_n upon_o the_o disposition_n to_o offend_v than_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o crime_n square_n the_o fact_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o intention_n and_o weigh_v what_o not_o how_o far_o man_n do_v offend_v about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o brother_n of_o marcus_n metellus_n do_v triumph_v in_o one_o day_n now_o be_v the_o fortune_n less_o remarkable_a as_o hitherto_o the_o sole_a one_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o the_o son_n of_o fulvius_n flaccus_n his_o i_o mean_v who_o have_v take_v capua_n in_o the_o college_n of_o consul_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v give_v in_o adoption_n and_o he_o so_o receive_v into_o the_o family_n of_o acidianus_n manlius_n for_o the_o censureship_n of_o the_o metelli_n be_v of_o cozen-germans_a not_o of_o brother_n which_o happiness_n have_v only_o befall_v to_o the_o two_o scipio_n then_o do_v the_o cimbri_n &_o the_o teutones_n pass_v over_o the_o rhine_n who_o present_o aswell_o by_o our_o many_o 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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
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 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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 send_v and_o after_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n again_o under_o the_o command_n of_o cnaeus_n scipio_n uncle_n to_o the_o african_a about_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o the_o war_n be_v there_o so_o bloody_a &_o so_o doubtful_a as_o our_o army_n and_o general_n be_v lose_v we_o often_o go_v away_o with_o dishonour_n and_o sometime_o not_o without_o danger_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o those_o province_n make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o scipio_n they_o also_o with_o a_o dishonourable_a war_n of_o twenty_o year_n viriatus_n be_v general_a of_o that_o side_n hold_v our_o ancestor_n play_v in_o they_o make_v be_v the_o base_a stipulation_n of_o quintus_n pompeius_n and_o that_o more_o base_a of_o mancinus_n which_o the_o senate_n with_o the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o general_n yield_v up_o to_o the_o enemy_n do_v cancel_v the_o same_o also_o consume_v we_o so_o many_o general_n of_o consular_a quality_n so_o many_o of_o praetorian_a and_o in_o our_o father_n day_n do_v with_o her_o arm_n raise_v sertorious_a to_o that_o height_n that_o in_o five_o whole_a year_n it_o can_v not_o be_v judge_v whether_o the_o roman_n or_o the_o spaniard_n be_v the_o brave_a warrior_n nor_o which_o people_n of_o they_o two_o shall_v obey_v the_o other_o these_o province_n then_o so_o large_a so_o populous_a so_o stout_a almost_o fifty_o year_n since_o caesar_n augustus_n reduce_v to_o such_o tranquillity_n as_o they_o who_o never_o be_v before_o free_a from_o most_o furious_a war_n be_v under_o caius_n antistius_n and_o after_o that_o under_o publius_n silius_n the_o lieutenant_n and_o other_o free_a from_o so_o much_o as_o robbery_n chap._n 91._o the_o ensign_n lose_v at_o crassus_n his_o defeat_n return_v to_o caesar_n by_o the_o parthian_a conspiracy_n of_o caepio_n and_o muraena_fw-la as_o also_o of_o egnatius_n against_o he_o discover_v
before_o which_o time_n the_o censorship_n of_o plancus_n and_o paulus_n be_v transpass_v in_o wrangle_v and_o brawl_n be_v neither_o honourable_a to_o they_o nor_o useful_a to_o the_o state_n when_o the_o one_o want_v the_o respect_n and_o vigour_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o censor_n and_o the_o other_o course_n of_o life_n will_v not_o agree_v with_o that_o title_n for_o paulus_n be_v not_o able_a to_o fill_v the_o room_n and_o plancus_n can_v reprehend_v nothing_o in_o youngman_n or_o hear_v object_v to_o they_o which_o he_o must_v not_o be_v enforce_v to_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o himself_o chap._n 96._o agrippa_n surrender_v his_o wife_n julia_n to_o tiberius_n the_o pannonian_n war_n end_v by_o tiberius_n who_o enter_v the_o city_n for_o it_o in_o a_o ovant_fw-la triumph_n agrippa_z within_o a_o while_n after_o who_o have_v by_o many_o deserve_n enable_v his_o late_a raise_n and_o have_v bring_v it_o so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v both_o the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o nero_n 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marcus_n lollius_n receive_v a_o blow_n &_o lose_v the_o eagle_n of_o the_o legion_n in_o germany_n that_o war_n commit_v to_o drusus_n by_o he_o happy_o manage_v his_o character_n his_o death_n the_o rest_n finish_v by_o tiberius_n but_o while_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n all_o thing_n succeed_v most_o prosperous_o a_o blow_n receive_v in_o germany_n under_o the_o lieutenant_n marcus_n lollius_n a_o man_n in_o every_o thing_n more_o greedy_o desire_v money_n than_o to_o do_v brave_o and_o with_o the_o wary_a dissemble_v of_o his_o vice_n most_o vicious_a together_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o eagle_n of_o the_o five_o legion_n do_v call_v caesar_n from_o the_o city_n into_o gallia_n the_o care_n and_o burden_n then_o of_o the_o german_a war_n be_v transfer_v to_o drusus_n claudius_n nero_n brother_n a_o young_a man_n of_o so_o many_o so_o eminent_a virtue_n as_o either_o the_o nature_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o or_o industry_n can_v acquire_v who_o disposition_n whether_o it_o be_v more_o able_a for_o affair_n of_o the_o war_n or_o the_o act_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v uncertain_a certain_o his_o gentleness_n and_o sweetness_n in_o his_o conversation_n and_o his_o respect_n to_o his_o friend_n fair_a and_o like_o himself_o be_v say_v to_o be_v inimitable_a as_o for_o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o person_n it_o be_v in_o the_o next_o rank_n to_o his_o brother_n but_o he_o now_o the_o conqueror_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n and_o have_v draw_v very_o much_o blood_n of_o that_o people_n in_o many_o place_n the_o injustice_n of_o the_o destiny_n when_o he_o be_v consul_n in_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n ravish_v from_o we_o the_o charge_n then_o of_o that_o war_n be_v deliver_v to_o nero_n which_o he_o undergo_v with_o both_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o fortune_n and_o have_v past_o victorious_a through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o germany_n without_o any_o damage_n of_o the_o army_n commit_v to_o he_o which_o ever_o be_v 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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the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n now_o twenty_o and_o seven_o year_n since_o he_o adopt_v he_o for_o his_o son_n the_o rejoice_v of_o that_o day_n the_o concourse_n of_o the_o citizen_n the_o prayer_n of_o those_o which_o do_v almost_o with_o their_o hand_n lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o god_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o perpetual_a tranquillity_n and_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n we_o can_v scarce_o full_o express_v in_o that_o complete_a work_n which_o we_o do_v intend_v let_v we_o not_o then_o go_v about_o to_o do_v it_o to_o the_o life_n in_o this_o one_o only_a thing_n i_o be_o content_a now_o to_o deliver_v that_o than_o there_o appear_v clear_o to_o father_n a_o hope_n of_o enjoy_v their_o child_n to_o husband_n their_o wife_n to_o owner_n of_o their_o patrimony_n to_o all_o man_n of_o safety_n quiet_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n so_o that_o neither_o can_v any_o hope_n expect_v more_o nor_o be_v more_o happy_o answer_v chap._n 104._o agrippa_z also_o the_o son_n of_o 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and_o in_o illyicum_n with_o very_o brave_a discipline_n as_o we_o say_v before_o he_o keep_v they_o quiet_o in_o a_o most_o settle_a peace_n be_v abundant_o furnish_v with_o the_o fair_a goodness_n to_o intend_v that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o with_o authority_n to_o perform_v what_o he_o intend_v who_o care_n and_o fidelity_n dolabella_n also_o a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o generous_a singleness_n of_o heart_n do_v in_o all_o thing_n imitate_v chap._n 126._o a_o description_n of_o tiberius_n his_o government_n for_o 16._o year_n the_o business_n of_o these_o sixteen_o year_n see_v they_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o sight_n and_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n who_o will_v go_v about_o by_o parcel_n in_o word_n to_o deliver_v caesar_n have_v now_o consecrate_v his_o father_n not_o by_o his_o command_n but_o by_o religious_a devotion_n and_o have_v not_o call_v he_o a_o god_n but_o make_v he_o one_o fidelity_n be_v recall_v into_o the_o plead_a place_n sedition_n turn_v out_o of_o the_o market_n place_n ambition_n from_o mars_n his_o field_n discord_n from_o the_o senate_n justice_n equity_n &_o industry_n which_o be_v bury_v and_o their_o place_n of_o residence_n not_o to_o be_v find_v restore_v to_o the_o city_n to_o the_o magistrate_n be_v add_v authority_n to_o the_o senate_n majestrie_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n gravity_n into_o all_o man_n be_v either_o infuse_v a_o will_n to_o do_v well_o or_o a_o necessity_n of_o do_v so_o impose_v upon_o they_o virtuous_a action_n be_v honour_v bad_a one_o punish_v the_o mean_a man_n do_v respect_v the_o great_a man_n not_o fear_v he_o the_o great_a one_o precede_v the_o mean_a but_o contemn_v he_o not_o when_o be_v there_o ever_o a_o great_a rarity_n of_o death_n when_o ever_o a_o peace_n more_o delightful_a sacred_a peace_n be_v spread_v from_o the_o east_n through_o all_o the_o climate_n of_o the_o west_n and_o what_o ever_o place_n be_v bound_v by_o the_o south_n and_o the_o north_n over_o all_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o 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the_o people_n with_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a former_o neither_o be_v this_o a_o new_a fashion_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n to_o account_v that_o the_o noble_a which_o be_v best_a for_o even_o those_o of_o former_a age_n before_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n now_o three_o hundred_o year_n since_o do_v raise_v titus_n cornucanius_n a_o man_n of_o the_o first_o head_n to_o the_o high_a pitch_n as_o well_o by_o all_o other_o honour_n as_o by_o that_o also_o of_o the_o high_a bishop_n and_o spurius_n catullus_n by_o descent_n of_o the_o order_n of_o knight_n and_o present_o marcus_z cato_n and_o that_o new_a inmate_n of_o tusculum_n &_o mummius_n the_o achaean_n they_o also_o promote_v to_o consul_n place_n censorship_n and_o triumph_n they_o than_o that_o advance_v caius_n marius_n who_o original_a be_v not_o know_v but_o by_o fix_v consullship_n so_o that_o he_o be_v without_o question_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o roman_a name_n they_o that_o do_v attribute_n to_o 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