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they_o will_v make_v amends_o they_o give_v he_o fatal_a robe_n and_o carry_v fire_n and_o he_o to_o be_v their_o emperor_n they_o desire_v 10._o of_o this_o before_o he_o neither_o thought_n or_o know_v then_o short_o after_o sleep_v in_o his_o tent_n his_o friend_n macedon_n most_o unmanly_a slay_v he_o captain_n be_v and_o first_o that_o do_v assent_v yet_o now_o as_o he_o to_o maximine_n be_v true_a quartinus_n head_n he_o forthwith_o do_v present_a and_o he_o as_o glad_a to_o see_v he_o make_v away_o but_o macedon_n must_v for_o the_o reck'o_a pay_n 11._o instead_o of_o thanks_o he_o as_o the_o author_n chief_a be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o have_v deserve_v end_n who_o now_o appear_v a_o murderer_n and_o a_o thief_n that_o first_o rebel_v then_o kill_v his_o dear_a friend_n these_o matter_n to_o the_o fire_n add_v fuel_n though_o maximine_n himself_o be_v fierce_a and_o cruel_a 12._o a_o mighty_a bulk_n he_o have_v and_o visage_n grim_a nor_o greek_n or_o barbarous_a might_n with_o he_o compare_v he_o lead_v his_o army_n over_o the_o bridge_n with_o he_o and_o on_o the_o german_n make_v a_o cruel_a war_n with_o darter_n archer_n romanâ—_n and_o armenian_n parthian_n fugitive_n and_o captive_a attrenians_n 13._o this_o mass_n confuse_v by_o alexander_n rake_v be_v now_o increase_v and_o train_v well_o to_o fight_v moresco_n darter_n little_o more_o than_o naked_a and_o archer_n show_v the_o german_n cunning_a slight_n they_o nimble_o start_v to_o work_v their_o warlike_a feat_n then_o back_o into_o the_o gross_a as_o quick_a retreat_n 14._o though_o corn_n and_o harvest_n ready_a be_v for_o sickle_n the_o barbarous_a people_n flee_v and_o none_o resist_v their_o building_n apt_a to_o fire_n be_v dwelling_n fickle_a he_o burn_v and_o