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mourn_a apparel_n all_o sad_a and_o besprent_v with_o tear_n be_v so_o move_v with_o pity_n that_o they_o all_o at_o one_o present_a give_v a_o marvellous_a lamentable_a dolorous_a shout_n and_o cry_n from_o thence_o be_v the_o body_n carry_v into_o the_o city_n of_o demetriade_n which_o he_o himself_o found_v and_o call_v after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o it_o people_v with_o the_o place_n near_o about_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o his_o own_o propre_fw-fr domicile_fw-fr of_o the_o say_a king_n demetre_n descend_v a_o right_n noble_a and_o honourable_a line_n or_o esteem_n for_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o by_o his_o wife_n phile_n antigone_n and_o stratonice_n and_o by_o deidame_n alexander_n who_o live_v in_o egypt_n over_o and_o beside_o these_o he_o leave_v two_o other_o young_a man_n both_o name_v demetre_n whereof_o the_o one_o name_v demetre_n
and_o amity_n with_o they_o cap._n 43._o 96_o ¶_o of_o the_o lake_n asphalte_v and_o the_o marvellous_a nature_n thereof_o also_o the_o discomfiture_n of_o antigone_n his_o people_n there_o by_o the_o arabian_n cap._n 44._o 99_o ¶_o demetre_n antigone_n his_o son_n at_o his_o father_n commaudement_n go_v to_o babylon_n to_o make_v thereof_o a_o conquest_n and_o after_o return_v to_o his_o father_n cap._n 45._o 100_o ¶_o the_o roman_n under_o the_o conduct_v of_o quinte_n fabie_n their_o dictator_n win_v and_o take_v two_o city_n from_o the_o samnite_n cap._n 46._o 101_o ¶_o after_o the_o alliance_n make_v and_o confirm_v between_o cassander_n ptolemy_n lysimache_n and_o antigone_n cassander_n put_v to_o death_n the_o young_a alexander_n and_o roxanne_n his_o mother_n cap._n 47._o 101_o of_o the_o three_o book_n of_z certain_a aid_n which_o cassander_n send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o peon_n of_o certain_a enterprise_n by_o ptolemy_n against_o antigone_n do_v in_o phenice_n how_o polispercon_n take_v on_o hand_n to_o restore_v hercules_n the_o son_n of_o alexander_n to_o the_o realm_n of_o macedon_n and_o final_o of_o the_o pitiful_a and_o lamentable_a death_n of_o nycocles_n and_o his_o whole_a family_n cap._n 1._o 103_o ¶_o of_o the_o war_n between_o parisade_n his_o three_o child_n king_n of_o bosphore_n after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o realm_n together_o their_o deed_n and_o gest_n and_o also_o their_o end_n cap._n 2._o 104_o ¶_o of_o two_o victory_n which_o the_o roman_n win_v against_o the_o samnite_n whereby_o they_o take_v many_o of_o their_o city_n cap._n 3._o 107_o ¶_o ptolemy_n prince_n of_o egypt_n win_v from_o antigone_n certain_a city_n practise_v and_o get_v to_o he_o ptolemy_n nephew_n to_o antigone_n and_o after_o put_v he_o to_o death_n polispercon_n also_o through_o the_o persuasion_n of_o cassander_n put_v to_o death_n hercules_n the_o son_n of_o alexander_n and_o final_o of_o cleomenes_n death_n king_n of_o lacedaemon_n cap._n 4._o 108_o ¶_o of_o certain_a victory_n which_o the_o roman_n have_v upon_o the_o tyrrhenians_n and_o samnite_n and_o of_o certain_a innovation_n by_o appie_a claudie_n the_o roman_a censor_n make_v in_o contempt_n and_o deface_v of_o the_o senate_n and_o noble_n in_o favour_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o commonalty_n cap._n 5._o 109_o ¶_o after_o ptolemy_n prince_n of_o egypt_n have_v restore_v one_o part_n of_o the_o city_n of_o grece_n to_o liberty_n he_o for_o despite_n and_o in_o recompense_n of_o their_o breach_n of_o promise_n with_o he_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o cassander_n and_o cleopatra_n sister_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a come_v on_o her_o way_n towards_o he_o be_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o antigone_n miserable_o slay_v cap._n 6._o 110_o ¶_o after_o the_o take_n and_o raze_n of_o munichie_n demetre_n antigone_n his_o son_n by_o his_o father_n commandment_n restore_v athens_n megare_o and_o many_o other_o city_n of_o grece_n to_o liberty_n and_o of_o their_o liberality_n towards_o he_o and_o the_o honour_n they_o judge_v he_o worthy_a for_o that_o his_o benefit_n and_o good_a turn_n cap._n 7._o 111_o ¶_o demetre_n antigone_n his_o son_n vanquisheth_z in_o a_o battle_n at_o sea_n ptolemy_n before_o the_o city_n of_o salamine_n in_o cypress_n and_o by_o that_o mean_a win_v the_o whole_a isle_n from_o he_o and_o after_o the_o say_v antigone_n demetre_n and_o ptolemy_n take_v upon_o they_o the_o title_n and_o dyademe_n of_o king_n cap._n 8._o 112_o ¶_o antigone_n and_o demetre_n his_o son_n with_o a_o mighty_a power_n invade_v egypt_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o after_o find_v the_o entry_n and_o border_n of_o the_o country_n well_o provide_v and_o furnish_v they_o return_v without_o any_o exploit_n cap._n 9_o 116_o ¶_o of_o certain_a exploit_n of_o war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o samnite_n cap._n 10._o 118_o ¶_o demetre_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o father_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o rhodes_n of_o the_o great_a and_o lusty_a assault_n they_o give_v and_o the_o marvellous_a and_o honourable_a defence_n y_o it_o the_o townsman_n make_v cap._n 11._o 119_o ¶_o of_o two_o victory_n by_o the_o roman_n have_v upon_o the_o samnite_n cap._n 12._o 124_o ¶_o demetre_n at_o many_o assault_n by_o the_o rhodians_n repulse_v conclude_v a_o peace_n and_o depart_v thence_o restore_v to_o liberty_n many_o city_n of_o grece_n of_o the_o death_n of_o king_n eumele_n of_o bosphore_n and_o the_o reign_n of_o spartace_n his_o son_n cap._n 13._o 124_o ¶_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o roman_n and_o samnite_n and_o certain_a other_o their_o neighbour_n and_o of_o their_o subdue_a the_o asculaine_n cap._n 14._o 130_o ¶_o demetre_n by_o force_n and_o treaty_n take_v many_o city_n of_o grece_n and_o diverse_a other_o render_n to_o he_o all_o which_o he_o restore_v to_o their_o ancient_a accustom_a liberty_n cap._n 15._o 130_o ¶_o the_o tarentines_n desire_n cleonyme_n the_o lacedaemonian_a to_o aid_v they_o against_o the_o lucaines_n of_o the_o villainy_n and_o lechery_n he_o commit_v and_o after_o two_o mischief_n which_o in_o one_o time_n betide_v he_o he_o retire_v into_o corcyre_n cap._n 16._o 132_o ¶_o cassander_n and_o lysimache_n attend_v aid_n from_o ptolemy_n and_o seleuke_n begin_v to_o war_n upon_o antigone_n the_o one_o in_o thessaly_n the_o other_o in_o asie_a and_o do_v take_v from_o he_o certain_a town_n city_n and_o castle_n cap._n 17._o 133_o ¶_o antigone_n come_v against_o lysimache_n and_o after_o he_o have_v he_o twice_o be_v siege_v and_o can_v not_o get_v he_o out_o to_o battle_n they_o be_v both_o fain_a to_o send_v their_o soldier_n in_o garrison_n to_o winter_n cap._n 18._o 134_o ¶_o demetre_n come_v into_o grece_n against_o cassander_n and_o after_o certain_a small_a exploit_n on_o either_o side_n do_v they_o grow_v to_o a_o composition_n that_o end_v demetre_n go_v into_o hellespont_n to_o join_v with_o his_o father_n and_o of_o many_o and_o diverse_a other_o thing_n cap._n 19_o 135_o of_o the_o four_o book_n antigone_n come_v to_o battle_n against_o the_o enemy_n be_v through_o the_o default_n of_o his_o son_n demetre_n slay_v cap._n 1._o 137_o ¶_o after_o this_o discomfiture_n the_o athenian_n will_v not_o suffer_v demetre_n to_o enter_v their_o city_n and_o how_o he_o ageyne_v gather_v together_o his_o army_n after_o demetre_n his_o daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o seleuke_n who_o treat_v a_o marriage_n between_o demetre_n and_o ptolomais_n daughter_n to_o king_n ptolemy_n and_o of_o the_o denial_n he_o have_v of_o two_o little_a city_n cap._n 2._o 138_o ¶_o demetre_n at_o his_o pleasure_n take_v by_o siege_n the_o city_n of_o athens_n of_o his_o bounty_n and_o humanity_n towards_o they_o and_o after_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o sparte_n in_o the_o country_n of_o laconie_n cap._n 3._o 140_o ¶_o alexander_n king_n of_o macedon_n pray_v demetre_n his_o aid_n go_v about_o to_o betray_v he_o 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get_v in_o that_o war_n against_o the_o macedonian_n cap._n 7._o 148_o ¶_o king_n pyrrhe_n enter_v the_o country_n of_o macedon_n be_v by_o demetre_n expulse_v and_o after_o demetre_n raise_v a_o mighty_a power_n to_o recover_v his_o father_n realm_n and_o the_o other_o king_n link_n together_o against_o he_o and_o go_v ageyne_n to_o encountre_n pyrrhe_n who_o be_v enter_v macedon_n be_v through_o the_o mutiny_n of_o the_o macedonian_n enforce_v to_o fly_v and_o after_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o realm_n between_o pirrhe_n and_o eysimache_n cap._n 8._o 150_o ¶_o after_o demetre_n his_o flight_n out_o of_o macedon_n he_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o athens_n which_o rebel_v from_o whence_o he_o depart_v without_o take_v it_o and_o go_v into_o asie_a to_o war_n on_o seleuke_n after_o he_o have_v take_v many_o city_n he_o be_v so_o sore_o press_v on_o that_o he_o send_v towards_o
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