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fate_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n though_o now_o betray_v he_o be_v and_o leave_v by_o all_o he_o be_v still_o so_o great_a that_o none_o can_v hannibal_n but_o hannibal_n destroy_v and_o to_o prevent_v surprise_n into_o a_o secret_a place_n he_o go_v where_o first_o the_o god_n accuse_v and_o hanno_fw-la pride_n that_o to_o his_o grow_a conquest_n aid_v deny_v the_o syrian_n folly_n and_o base_a prusias_n last_v perfidious_a act_n which_o all_o the_o rest_n surpass_v in_o infamy_n with_o execration_n blame_v the_o aid_n of_o his_o great_a father_n spirit_n he_o claim_v and_o a_o dire_a poison_n without_o far_a pause_v more_o fierce_a than_o that_o which_o from_o the_o rage_a jaw_n of_o cerberus_n upon_o earth_n bosom_n fall_v when_o great_a alcides_n drag_v he_o chain_v from_o hell_n he_o swallow_v down_o this_o baneful_a drug_n before_o prepare_v by_o a_o massylian_a witch_n he_o wear_v lock_v on_o his_o sword_n which_o if_o that_o chance_v to_o fail_v may_v as_o his_o sure_a destiny_n prevail_v against_o all_o humane_a force_n and_o as_o he_o find_v it_o seize_v his_o vital_n by_o a_o inward_a wound_n he_o these_o last_o word_n expire_v now_o lay_v aside_o thy_o fear_n o_o rome_n no_o more_o will_v i_o thy_o pride_n oppose_v but_o with_o this_o satisfaction_n die_v that_o thus_o degenerate_a thyself_o will_v my_o revenge_n effect_n not_o arm_n but_o virtue_n make_v thy_o father_n great_a which_o since_o in_o thou_o decay_v thy_o ruin_n must_v ensue_v they_o noble_o scorn_v by_o treason_n to_o destroy_v a_o foe_n and_o warn_v pyrrhus_n warn_v fabricius_n advertise_v pyrrhus_n after_o he_o have_v give_v a_o signal_n overthrow_n to_o the_o roman_n of_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o physician_n who_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n offer_v to_o poison_n he_o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pyrrhus_n the_o epirot_n of_o poison_n when_o he_o stand_v arm_v at_o their_o gate_n and_o triumph_v in_o their_o blood_n but_o i_o oppress_v with_o fortune_n and_o my_o year_n betray_v a_o feeble_a victim_n to_o thy_o fear_n a_o cons'lar_a legate_n force_v thus_o to_o fly_v from_o life_n against_o law_n of_o hospitality_n and_o a_o king_n faith_n but_o this_o vile_a stain_n o_o rome_n more_o lasting_a than_o thy_o trophy_n shall_v become_v and_o when_o thy_o deed_n in_o war_n in_o future_a time_n the_o world_n shall_v read_v thy_o glory_n this_o one_o crime_n shall_v blast_v and_o all_o account_v thou_o from_o my_o fall_n unworthy_a such_o a_o foe_n as_o hannibal_n more_o he_o will_v have_v say_v but_o through_o his_o swell_a vein_n death_n creep_v and_o bind_v in_o adamantine_a chain_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o with_o this_o language_n end_v his_o soul_n to_o other_o hero_n ghost_n descend_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o silius_n italicus_n pag._n 2._o in_o the_o margin_n c_o for_o there_o sharp_a war_n read_v three_o sharp_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n v._n 19_o for_o with_o a_o buls-hide_a r._n which_o etc._n etc._n p._n 13._o v._o 1â—_n r._n phocaan_n ib._n margin_n p_o r._n phocâ—is_n p._n 24._o margin_n a_o r._n will_v have_v it_o on_o etc._n etc._n ib._n marg._n c_o r._n pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epire._n ib._n v._n 15._o r._n begin_v p._n 42_o v._o 9_o r._n quit_v p._n 44._o v._n 27._o r._n offer_v with_o the_o infernal_a priestess_n there_o p._n 45._o v._n 11_o r._n then_o in_o for_o through_o etc._n etc._n p._n 85._o v._n 10._o r._n lap._n lib._n 7._o argument_n r._n roman_n p._n 1â—6_n v._o 1â—_n r._n he_o p._n 191._o v._n 15._o r._n our_o buisiness_n p._n 194_o v._o 9_o r._n run_v p._n 201._o v._n 19_o r._n with_o lie_n ib._n v._n 26_o r._n then_o p._n 210._o v._n 4_o r._n who_o ib._n v._o 1â—_n r._n him_n p._n 238_o v._o 12._o r._n his_o look_n p._n 280._o v._n 2d_o r._n wild_a p._n 302_o marg._n f_o r._n send_v two_o army_n p._n 306_o marg._n g_o r._n which_o be_v the_o judgement_n give_v against_o horaâ—â—uâ—_n for_o kill_v his_o sister_n by_o k._n tullus_n p._n 323_o v._o 3_o r._n spring_v p._n 324_o v._o 29_o r._n who_o i._n etc._n etc._n p._n 330._o v._n 30_o r._n rest_v p._n 336._o v._n 1._o r._n thou_o p._n 348_o v._o 3._o r._n r._n the_o â—_z p._n 372_o marg._n r._n siege_n p._n 373_o marg._n r._n as_o my_o bone_n p._n 385_o marg._n q_o r._n new_a game_n p._n 387._o v._n 30_o r._n be_v cesar_n p._n 416._o v._n 1._o r._n then_o so_o by_o malady_n p._n 419_o v._o 5._o r._n thy_o idèa_n p._n 426_o v._o 20_o r._n wind_v creek_n p._n 445_o v._o 22_o r._n the_o fierce_a cantab._n p._n 437_o v._o 21_o r._n he_o gala_n p._n 446._o v._n 20._o r._n who_o lofty_a fold_n ib._n v._n 28_o r._n fold_v p._n 490_o v._o 33_o r._n my_o flame_n i_o p._n 496_o v._o 23_o r._n thy_o entreaty_n errata_fw-la for_o tâ—_n continuation_n pag._n 2._o the_o english_a verse_n be_v immediate_o to_o follow_v the_o latin_a â—iz_n hinc_fw-la albi_fw-la clitumne_n greges_fw-la then_o follow_v but_o this_o virtue_n vanish_v etc._n etc._n p._n 6._o v._n 14._o r._n resentment_n p._n 10._o marg._n kâ—_n r._n â—0_n and_o 200._o p._n 33._o v._n 3._o r._n whosoever_o p._n 36._o v._n 16._o â—r_n flight_n p._n 39_o v._n 24._o r._n thenâ—_n p._n 40._o v._n 19_o r._n mighty_a p._n 41._o v._n 9_o â—r_n that_o p._n 44._o v._n 24._o r._n a_o loss_n pâ—_n â—_z v._o 9_o r._n go_n p._n 72._o v._n 3._o r._n pamphilicaâ—_n