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under_o ground_n or_o above_o chap._n iii_o of_o severity_n roman_n 1._o the_o roman_a people_n 2._o p._n muâ—ius_n scaevola_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n 3._o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n 4._o m._n curius_n dentatus_n cos._n 5._o l._n domitius_n ahenobarbus_n 6._o m._n horat._n tergeminus_fw-la 7._o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n against_o incest_n 8._o the_o kinsman_n against_o witch_n 9_o egnatius_n metellus_n 10._o c._n sulpitius_n gallus_n 11._o q._n antistius_n the_o old_a 12._o p._n sempronius_n sophus_n foreigner_n 1._o lacedaemonian_n 2._o athenian_n 3._o cambyses_n king_n of_o persia_n it_o be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v arm_v ourselves_o with_o cruelty_n while_o we_o treat_v of_o the_o terrible_a and_o horrid_a act_n of_o severity_n that_o have_v lay_v our_o more_o humane_a thought_n aside_o we_o may_v be_v at_o leisure_n to_o give_v ear_n to_o rigour_n for_o such_o inexorable_a revenge_n such_o several_a sort_n of_o chastisement_n will_v come_v to_o be_v know_v as_o though_o 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the_o quaestor_n cornelius_n have_v very_o like_a to_o have_v suffer_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o bribery_n for_o live_v in_o dishonour_n without_o any_o provincial_a employment_n neither_o be_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o senate_n less_o to_o c._n vettienus_n who_o cut_v off_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v force_v to_o the_o italian_a war._n for_o they_o confiscate_v his_o estate_n and_o imprison_v he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v cause_v â—im_a to_o spend_v his_o day_n and_o waste_v that_o life_n ignominious_o in_o a_o jail_n which_o he_o refuse_v noble_o to_o venture_v in_o the_o field_n 4._o this_o exemple_n curius_n the_o consul_n imitate_v who_o â—eing_v force_v to_o proclaim_v a_o sudden_a list_v of_o souldiâ—rs_n â—hen_o none_o of_o the_o youngman_n appear_v have_v cause_v â—ots_n to_o be_v make_v for_o all_o the_o tribe_n he_o command_v the_o first_o name_n that_o be_v draw_v to_o be_v cite_v and_o because_o he_o do_v not_o answer_v to_o his_o name_n he_o make_v a_o public_a sale_n of_o the_o youngmans_n good_n which_o assoon_o as_o the_o youngman_n have_v notice_n of_o he_o run_v to_o the_o consul_n tribunal_n and_o appeal_v to_o the_o college_n of_o tribune_n but_o there_o curius_n make_v a_o speech_n and_o declare_v that_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o citizen_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o obey_v and_o so_o sell_v both_o his_o good_n and_o the_o youngman_n too_o 5._o in_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v l._n domitius_n stand_v to_o his_o panpudding_n for_o when_o he_o be_v propraetor_n in_o sicily_n there_o be_v a_o boat_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a size_n present_v to_o he_o he_o command_v the_o shepherd_n that_o have_v kill_v he_o to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o and_o inquire_v of_o he_o with_o what_o weapon_n he_o have_v kill_v the_o beast_n when_o he_o find_v he_o have_v kill_v he_o with_o a_o pike-sâ—aff_a he_o caâ—sed_v he_o to_o be_v crucify_v have_v publish_v a_o proclamation_n before_o 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