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office_n he_o receive_v the_o repulse_n from_o cesar_n be_v but_o a_o young_a man_n beside_o the_o occasion_n seem_v opportune_a for_o that_o he_o by_o his_o great_a liberality_n in_o private_a and_o by_o his_o excessive_a largess_n in_o public_a do_v owe_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n but_o when_o as_o they_o can_v not_o draw_v the_o confull_n to_o such_o a_o crime_n they_o themselves_o by_o solicit_v several_o and_o by_o feign_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v to_o say_v they_o have_v hear_v from_o vulturtius_n and_o the_o allobroges_n have_v procure_v he_o much_o envy_n in_o somuch_o that_o some_o roman_a knight_n who_o with_o their_o arm_n have_v the_o guard_n about_o the_o temple_n of_o concord_n either_o move_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n or_o the_o forwardness_n of_o their_o mind_n so_o to_o make_v their_o zeal_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o appear_v more_o clear_o threaten_v cesar_n with_o their_o sword_n as_o he_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o senate_n chap._n 16._o the_o traitor_n be_v condemn_v caesar_n oration_n while_o these_o thing_n pass_v thus_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o reward_n be_v decree_v for_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o allobroges_n and_o t._n vulturtius_n their_o information_n be_v general_o allow_v the_o freedman_n and_o some_o few_o of_o lentulus_n dependent_n take_v their_o journey_n several_o solicit_v the_o day-labourer_n and_o slave_n in_o the_o village_n for_o his_o rescue_n other_o suborn_v the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o multitude_n who_o for_o bribe_n be_v wont_a to_o disturb_v the_o commonwealth_n as_o for_o cathegus_fw-la he_o require_v by_o messenger_n his_o domestics_n and_o freedman_n choice_a fellow_n and_o exercise_v in_o boldness_n that_o troup_v together_o they_o will_v make_v they_o with_o impunity_n likewise_o in_o all_o the_o punic_a war_n when_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o truce_n do_v often_o commit_v many_o grievous_a outrage_n they_o do_v never_o for_o this_o occasion_n 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