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doubtful_a whether_o they_o be_v useful_a or_o not_o wherefore_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v build_v without_o peculiar_a necessity_n prop._n iii_o of_o the_o horn-work_n i._o its_o definition_n and_o kind_n 10._o fig._n 10._o that_o outwork_n that_o run_v far_a into_o the_o field_n with_o two_o strait_a side_n object_v to_o the_o enemy_n two_o half-bulworks_a be_v call_v a_o horn-work_n the_o ten_o figure_n show_v a_o example_n of_o it_o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o horn-work_n the_o first_o have_v its_o side_n incline_v to_o one_o another_o towards_o the_o field_n the_o second_o towards_o the_o fortification_n and_o the_o three_o be_v parallel_n ii_o its_o place_n and_o form_n they_o be_v build_v opposite_a to_o the_o courtine_n or_o the_o angle_n of_o the_o bulwark_n beyond_o the_o out-brestwork_a yet_o they_o be_v better_o defend_v if_o they_o cover_v the_o courtine_n than_o if_o the_o bulwark_n especial_o if_o the_o side_n be_v parallel_n for_o when_o they_o cover_v the_o 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