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to_o amphipolis_n p._n 189._o chap._n l._n pompey_n go_v to_o meet_v his_o wife_n at_o lesbos_n he_o resolve_v to_o retire_v into_o egypt_n achillas_n photinus_n and_o theodotus_n advise_v the_o king_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n pompey_n slay_v by_o a_o roman_a call_v septinius_n p._n 192._o pompey_n free_a man_n pay_v he_o his_o last_o rite_n of_o funeral_n the_o misfortune_n of_o lentulus_n p._n 197._o chap._n lii_o caesar_n pursue_v his_o victory_n cassius_n surrender_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o all_o his_o fleet._n caesar_n land_n in_o egypt_n the_o insolence_n of_o photinus_n and_o achillas_n p._n 199._o chap._n liii_o caesar_n fortify_v himself_o in_o alexandria_n he_o be_v attack_v by_o achillas_n he_o seize_v upon_o pharos_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o cleopatra_n he_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o egyptian_n p._n 204._o chap._n liv._o caesar_n receive_v succour_n a_o sea_n fight_n a_o disorder_n among_o caesar_n troop_n upon_o the_o peer_n he_o save_v himself_o by_o swim_v he_o restore_v the_o egyptian_n their_o king_n who_o declare_v war_n against_o he_o p._n 209._o chap._n lv._o mithridates_n defeat_v the_o egyptian_n he_o join_v himself_o with_o caesar_n who_o attack_n ptolemy_n camp_n the_o egyptian_n rout_v their_o king_n be_v drown_v caesar_n establish_v cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n with_o her_o brother_n p._n 213._o chap._n lvi_o cato_n retire_v into_o africa_n and_o cicero_n into_o italy_n where_o caesar_n pardon_n he_o pompeyâ—s_n â—s_z son_n go_v into_o spain_n cato_n join_v himself_o with_o scipio_n and_o juba_n some_o broil_n at_o rome_n p._n 216._o chap._n lvii_o caesar_n go_v into_o asia_n p._n 220._o chap._n lviii_o caesar_n return_v into_o italy_n his_o troop_n mutiny_v he_o appease_v they_o and_o return_n into_o africa_n more_o battle_n p._n 224._o chap._n lix_n caesar_n chastise_v some_o mutineer_n and_o after_o several_a movement_n defeat_v scipio_n and_o juba_n p._n 234._o chap._n lx._n the_o death_n of_o scipio_n and_o juba_n caesar_n march_v towards_o utica_n the_o death_n of_o cato_n p._n 240._o chap._n lxi_o caesar_n return_v to_o rome_n the_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n of_o his_o triumph_n p._n 247._o chap._n lxii_o caesar_n go_v into_o spain_n where_o he_o defeat_v the_o two_o son_n of_o pompey_n the_o old_a whereof_o be_v slay_v p._n 251._o caesar_n return_n to_o rome_n he_o make_v several_a law_n the_o extreme_a honour_n which_o be_v do_v he_o draw_v upon_o he_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o senate_n p._n 257._o chap._n lxiv_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o caesar._n presage_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o senate_n p._n 264._o the_o content_n to_o the_o second_o volume_n chap._n i._n the_o trouble_n and_o fear_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o death_n of_o caesar_n pag._n 271._o chap._n ii_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n endeavour_v to_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v do_v before_o the_o people_n who_o rise_v upon_o they_o they_o retire_v to_o the_o capitol_n p._n 275._o chap._n iii_o antonius_n and_o lepidus_n rally_v caesar_n friend_n some_o proposition_n of_o accommodation_n p._n 279._o chap._n iu._n the_o senate_n assemble_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o the_o senator_n caesar_n ordinance_n ratify_v p._n 283._o chap._n v._o new_a division_n occasion_v by_o caesar_n will._n brutus_n and_o cassius_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o their_o own_o justification_n they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o anthony_n and_o lepidus_n p._n 287._o caesar_n will_v read_v public_o antonius_n make_v his_o funeral_n oration_n p._n 291._o chap._n vii_o the_o pomp_n of_o caesar_n funeral_n the_o rise_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o fury_n against_o the_o conspirator_n p._n 296._o chap._n viii_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o antonius_n he_o procure_v himself_o guard_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n withdraw_v from_o rome_n antonius_n get_v the_o government_n of_o macedonia_n for_o his_o brother_n cyrene_n be_v give_v to_o cassius_n and_o bythinia_n to_o brutus_n p._n 299._o chap._n ix_o octavius_z the_o grand_a nephew_n of_o caesar_n come_v to_o rome_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o kindred_n he_o declare_v himself_o caesar_n heir_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o name_n p._n 305._o chap._n x._o octavius_n visit_v antonius_n who_o receive_v he_o very_o ill_o his_o demand_n and_o antonius_n his_o answer_n p._n 308._o chap._n xi_o octavius_n fall_v out_o with_o antonius_n he_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n antonius_n send_v for_o the_o macedonian_a army_n into_o italy_n p._n 311._o chap._n xii_o antonius_n demand_v the_o government_n of_o the_o cis-alpine_a gaul_n he_o offend_v young_a caesar._n the_o soldier_n oblige_v he_o to_o a_o agreement_n with_o he_o antonius_n get_v the_o government_n p._n 315._o chap._n xiii_o new_a quarrel_n between_o antonius_n and_o caesar._n cicero_n declare_v himself_o for_o caesar._n he_o offend_v antonius_n in_o his_o oration_n p._n 319._o chap._n fourteen_o antonius_n and_o caesar_n meet_v at_o the_o capitol_n they_o fall_v out_o again_o caesar_n raise_v troop_n p._n 323._o chap._n xv._n antonius_n join_v his_o army_n but_o be_v not_o well_o receive_v he_o return_v to_o rome_n two_o of_o his_o legion_n desâ—rt_v he_o and_o go_v to_o caesar_n army_n antonius_n force_n p._n 327._o caesar_n force_n he_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o troop_n p._n 331._o chap._n xvii_o antonius_n besieges_fw-fr decimus_n brutus_n in_o modena_n p._n 333._o chap._n xviii_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n choose_v consul_n the_o decreee_v of_o the_o senate_n against_o antonius_n the_o death_n of_o trebonius_n dolabella_z declare_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o republic_n honour_n and_o office_n allot_v to_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n p._n 335._o antonius_n letter_n to_o hirtius_n and_o young_a caesar_n p._n 340._o chap._n xx._n the_o consul_n raise_v troop_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o decimus_n which_o be_v but_o one_o legion_n the_o manner_n of_o lay_v siege_n in_o those_o time_n ventidius_z raises_z troop_n for_o antonius_n p._n 344._o chap._n xxi_o a_o battle_n between_o antonius_n troop_n and_o caesar_n join_v with_o the_o consul_n pansa_n mortal_o wound_v caesar_n troop_n be_v beat_v hirtius_n come_v to_o their_o relief_n and_o defeat_v antonius_n p._n 348._o chap._n xxii_o antonius_n defeat_v by_o hirtius_n and_o caesar._n the_o death_n of_o hirtius_n the_o raise_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o modena_n brutus_n write_v to_o cicero_n p._n 353._o chap._n xxiii_o decimus_n speak_v to_o caesar_n who_o treat_v he_o ill_o the_o death_n of_o pansa_n his_o die_a word_n to_o caesar_n p._n 355._o chap._n xxiv_o cassius_n in_o syria_n he_o raise_v great_a force_n the_o conduct_n of_o cleopatra_n brutus_n defeat_v antonius_n brother_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n p._n 358._o chap._n xxv_o caesar_n demand_v the_o honour_n of_o triumph_n which_o be_v refuse_v he_o he_o attempt_v the_o consulship_n by_o cicero_n interference_n p._n 361._o chap._n xxvi_o antonius_n make_v his_o retreat_n into_o gall._n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o lepidus_n army_n he_o return_v into_o italy_n with_o seventeen_o legion_n p._n 363._o chap._n xxvii_o caesar_n pursue_v the_o consulship_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o soldier_n he_o march_v towards_o rome_n the_o fright_n the_o senate_n be_v in_o p._n 365._o chap._n xxviii_o the_o senate_n want_n of_o resolution_n caesar_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n he_o treat_v cicero_n ill_a and_o be_v declare_v consul_n with_o pedius_n p._n 368._o chap._n xxix_o caesar_n cause_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n to_o be_v condemn_v with_o all_o those_o who_o have_v murder_v his_o uncle_n antonius_n pursue_v decimus_n who_o be_v at_o last_o slay_v p._n 373._o chap._n xxx_o presage_n which_o be_v before_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o alliance_n of_o caesar_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n call_v the_o triumvirate_n they_o meet_v in_o a_o certain_a island_n their_o ordinance_n p._n 377._o chap._n xxxi_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o proscription_n murder_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n p._n 382._o chap._n xxxii_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n into_o rome_n murder_v commit_v and_o the_o sad_a condition_n which_o that_o city_n be_v in_o p._n 385._o chap._n xxxiii_o some_o stir_n among_o the_o people_n the_o death_n of_o cicero_n p._n 388._o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o triumph_n of_o lepidus_n the_o good_n of_o the_o proscript_n set_v to_o sale_n attack_n upon_o the_o roman_a lady_n their_o speech_n to_o the_o triumvirate_n p._n 392._o chap._n xxxv_o several_a of_o the_o proscript_n escape_v into_o sicily_n to_o sextus_n the_o son_n of_o pompey_n some_o extraordinary_a adventure_n during_o the_o proscription_n p._n 397._o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o example_n of_o several_a remarkable_a change_n of_o fortune_n p._n 402._o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o end_n of_o the_o proscription_n war_n in_o caesar_n lieutenant_n overthrow_v cornificius_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o brutus_n p._n 405._o chap._n xxxviii_o dolabella_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v by_o
pompey_n be_v name_v in_o his_o hear_n with_o the_o title_n of_o great_a forbear_v ask_v in_o a_o scoff_a manner_n how_o much_o he_o be_v tall_a than_o himself_o caesar_n who_o think_v himself_o at_o this_o time_n too_o young_a to_o become_v the_o head_n of_o a_o party_n embark_v himself_o in_o crassus_n his_o interest_n as_o well_o to_o balance_v the_o credit_n of_o pompey_n as_o to_o assist_v himself_o with_o that_o of_o crassus_n against_o his_o own_o creditor_n who_o at_o this_o time_n begin_v to_o be_v importunate_a and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o there_o be_v little_a resemblance_n between_o their_o inclination_n crassus_n be_v a_o good_a husband_n even_o to_o avarice_n and_o caesar_n liberal_a to_o prodigality_n either_o his_o love_n or_o his_o state-intrigue_n have_v already_o ruin_v he_o and_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o his_o other_o expense_n by_o the_o present_a he_o once_o make_v to_o servilia_n the_o mother_n of_o brutus_n of_o a_o pearl_n that_o cost_v six_o thousand_o sesterce_n these_o three_o man_n already_o begin_v to_o give_v suspicion_n and_o jealousy_n to_o all_o the_o other_o senator_n such_o as_o be_v luctatius_n catulus_n calphurnius_fw-la bibulus_n and_o claudius_n marcellus_n but_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n tullius_n cicero_n who_o endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o any_o to_o signalise_v his_o zeal_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o though_o he_o can_v pretend_v no_o great_a authority_n from_o his_o extraction_n nor_o be_v much_o ambitious_a to_o be_v think_v a_o very_a great_a soldier_n yet_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o wit_n the_o charm_n of_o his_o eloquence_n and_o the_o happy_a discovery_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o catiline_n conspiracy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o consulship_n bring_v he_o into_o very_o great_a consideration_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o action_n of_o which_o he_o always_o in_o his_o harangue_n take_v occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n and_o very_o often_o too_o to_o very_o little_a purpose_n have_v occasion_v some_o raillery_n upon_o his_o vanity_n the_o punishment_n of_o cornelius_n lentulus_n and_o other_o great_a one_o concern_v in_o the_o conspiracy_n have_v create_v he_o many_o powerful_a enemy_n and_o it_o may_v be_v upon_o that_o occasion_n the_o trouble_n of_o rome_n be_v renew_v chap._n ii_o caesar_n design_n upon_o cicero_n and_o cicero_n reply_n to_o metellus_n nepos_n caesar_n have_v have_v very_o strait_a alliance_n with_o many_o of_o catiline_n accomplice_n which_o make_v he_o not_o altogether_o unsuspected_a but_o cicero_n think_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o insist_v much_o upon_o that_o point_n lest_o his_o credit_n may_v become_v a_o argument_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o other_o offender_n caesar_n have_v other_o cause_n to_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o senate_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o dispute_n he_o have_v with_o they_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o be_v praetor_n he_o consult_v with_o metellus_n caeciâ—ius_n nepos_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n to_o bring_v cicero_n to_o a_o account_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o nepos_n second_v by_o calphurnius_fw-la bestia_n the_o other_o tribune_n declare_v aloud_o that_o he_o can_v not_o suffer_v that_o cicero_n shall_v have_v the_o liberty_n of_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o quit_v his_o consulship_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o himself_o have_v condemn_v senator_n without_o hear_v their_o defence_n it_o be_v true_a that_o cicero_n have_v do_v so_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o present_a danger_n but_o it_o be_v true_a too_o that_o he_o do_v it_o with_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o senate_n nevertheless_o when_o he_o present_v himself_o to_o speak_v the_o tribune_n oppose_v he_o and_o only_o will_v permit_v he_o to_o take_v the_o usual_a oath_n which_o be_v that_o he_o have_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n cicero_n who_o upon_o that_o occasion_n be_v very_o present_a to_o himself_o contrive_v to_o turn_v all_o that_o indignity_n they_o design_v he_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o swear_v that_o he_o not_o only_o have_v not_o prejudice_v the_o commonwealth_n but_o have_v save_v the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n all_o the_o assembly_n applaud_v the_o thing_n and_o the_o next_o day_n cicero_n complain_v to_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o tribune_n to_o this_o nepos_n make_v his_o reply_n and_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o dispute_n cicero_n who_o never_o want_v a_o answer_n have_v a_o occasion_n of_o make_v a_o very_a good_a one_o for_o nepos_n who_o mistake_v the_o extraction_n of_o cicero_n demand_v of_o he_o very_o often_o who_o be_v his_o father_n to_o which_o he_o reply_v if_o any_o credit_n may_v be_v give_v to_o the_o behaviour_n of_o your_o mother_n that_o be_v a_o hard_a question_n for_o you_o to_o answer_v than_o i_o afterward_o when_o the_o matter_n be_v put_v to_o a_o debate_n the_o senate_n judge_v that_o for_o the_o reputation_n of_o their_o authority_n they_o ought_v to_o stand_v by_o cicero_n and_o so_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o no_o body_n shall_v be_v call_v henceforward_o to_o account_v for_o the_o death_n of_o any_o of_o the_o conspirator_n and_o that_o they_o who_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v before_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o enemy_n to_o their_o country_n the_o tribune_n provoke_v by_o that_o decree_n which_o tie_v up_o their_o mouth_n and_o establish_v as_o they_o say_v the_o tyranny_n of_o cicero_n propose_v to_o the_o people_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o caesar_n to_o recall_v pompey_n who_o at_o that_o time_n command_v a_o powerful_a army_n in_o asia_n the_o pretence_n be_v to_o put_v into_o his_o care_n the_o interest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o this_o new_a grow_a tyranny_n seem_v to_o threaten_v but_o caesar_n secret_a design_n indeed_o be_v to_o unite_v himself_o with_o he_o this_o proposition_n entangle_v the_o senator_n many_o of_o who_o be_v pompey_n friend_n and_o the_o other_o afraid_a of_o his_o army_n so_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o open_o oppose_v it_o but_o be_v for_o find_v out_o some_o one_o man_n who_o upon_o that_o occasion_n will_v for_o their_o interest_n sacrifice_v himself_o to_o the_o hatred_n of_o pompey_n cato_n cato_n offer_v himself_o very_o frank_o and_o perhaps_o be_v draw_v into_o it_o by_o the_o cunning_a of_o cicero_n cato_n have_v be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o austere_a maxim_n of_o his_o great_a grandfather_n cato_n the_o censor_n and_o in_o the_o rigid_a opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n cicero_n know_v his_o character_n very_o well_o and_o have_v define_v it_o very_o pleasant_o that_o he_o be_v severe_a in_o his_o manner_n steady_a in_o his_o conduct_n unalterable_a in_o his_o opinion_n pitiless_a towards_o offender_n and_o no_o mincer_n of_o fault_n believe_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n can_v never_o be_v deceive_v and_o therefore_o never_o repent_v and_o that_o the_o virtuous_a only_a be_v real_o happy_a rich_a and_o handsome_a in_o a_o word_n of_o a_o excellent_a disposition_n but_o seldom_o think_v right_a and_o one_o that_o speak_v in_o the_o senate_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o plato_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o rome_n to_o speak_v truth_n he_o be_v the_o only_a man_n among_o they_o that_o hearty_o design_v the_o real_a good_a of_o the_o republic_n and_o it_o be_v by_o that_o he_o just_o acquire_v the_o reputation_n of_o his_o virtue_n he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n with_o nepos_n and_o bestia_n the_o principal_a authority_n of_o which_o charge_n consist_v in_o put_v stop_n to_o any_o thing_n which_o other_o magistrate_n may_v propose_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o people_n so_o he_o oppose_v in_o the_o senate_n the_o opinion_n of_o nepos_n and_o afterward_o when_o that_o tribune_n bring_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o people_n and_o have_v gather_v together_o a_o great_a many_o soldier_n in_o arm_n to_o make_v the_o law_n pass_v cato_n only_o present_v himself_o with_o minutius_n thermus_n one_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n and_o look_v upon_o those_o that_o threaten_v he_o with_o a_o undaunted_a air_n he_o go_v and_o seat_v himself_o between_o caesar_n and_o nepos_n he_o tell_v nepos_n that_o it_o argue_v very_o little_a courage_n in_o he_o to_o assemble_v together_o so_o many_o man_n in_o arm_n against_o one_o single_a and_o without_o any_o and_o afterward_o when_o the_o register_n will_v have_v read_v the_o edict_n he_o tear_v it_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n nepos_n who_o know_v it_o by_o heart_n will_v have_v pronounce_v it_o but_o thermus_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o mouth_n at_o which_o nepos_n give_v the_o sign_n to_o his_o soldier_n when_o instant_o and_o in_o a_o moment_n time_n volley_n of_o club_n and_o stone_n be_v fly_v round_o the_o place_n the_o people_n run_v away_o and_o cato_n have_v certain_o be_v slay_v have_v not_o murena_n murena_n cover_v he_o with_o his_o
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xvi_o the_o amazement_n of_o the_o senator_n they_o leave_v rome_n and_o retire_v to_o capua_n this_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a enterprise_n give_v most_o terrible_a apprehension_n to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n they_o believe_v already_o that_o caesar_n be_v at_o their_o gate_n with_o all_o his_o army_n and_o it_o be_v a_o odd_a confusion_n to_o see_v the_o country_n people_n come_v for_o safeguard_n into_o the_o city_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o citizen_n fly_v into_o the_o country_n no_o body_n know_v which_o side_n to_o take_v and_o cicero_n himself_o begin_v to_o believe_v that_o pompey_n have_v not_o make_v the_o least_o preparation_n that_o he_o be_v not_o in_o any_o condition_n to_o make_v head_n against_o caesar_n and_o that_o he_o have_v neither_o troop_n nor_o place_n of_o retreat_n for_o cicero_n find_v himself_o under_o as_o difficult_a circumstance_n as_o any_o body_n and_o his_o uneasiness_n appear_v in_o all_o the_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v upon_o this_o occasion_n if_o i_o shall_v stay_v say_v he_o in_o one_o of_o they_o i_o know_v not_o here_o who_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v most_o ashamed_a to_o accompany_v lepidus_n volcatius_n or_o sulpitius_n neither_o of_o these_o but_o be_v as_o silly_a as_o domitius_n and_o as_o inconstant_a as_o appius_n but_o pompey_n engage_v i_o by_o the_o obligation_n which_o i_o owe_v he_o and_o not_o by_o his_o authority_n for_o what_o authority_n can_v a_o man_n deserve_v who_o can_v honour_v caesar_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n after_o we_o be_v all_o afraid_a of_o he_o and_o who_o believe_v now_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o fear_v he_o that_o all_o the_o world_n ought_v to_o declare_v against_o he_o thus_o in_o few_o word_n cicero_n give_v a_o description_n of_o pompey_n and_o his_o party_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n make_v his_o interest_n with_o caesar_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o dolabella_n and_o caelius_n and_o other_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o which_o purpose_n caelius_n in_o one_o of_o his_o letter_n 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which_o he_o have_v promise_v they_o at_o the_o last_o pompey_n be_v force_v to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v soldier_n if_o they_o will_v but_o follow_v he_o and_o quit_v rome_n or_o indeed_o italy_n which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o defend_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o their_o house_n nor_o their_o province_n that_o can_v inspire_v they_o with_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n and_o of_o liberty_n but_o that_o man_n of_o honour_n will_v find_v it_o in_o all_o retreat_n and_o that_o to_o unite_v themselves_o be_v the_o way_n to_o put_v they_o into_o a_o condition_n of_o return_v back_o again_o to_o their_o house_n with_o glory_n this_o discourse_n and_o the_o affection_n which_o they_o bear_v to_o pompey_n make_v they_o resolve_v at_o last_o to_o quit_v the_o city_n for_o though_o they_o blame_v his_o conduct_n they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o hate_v he_o so_o the_o consul_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o senate_n follow_v he_o to_o capua_n where_o be_v the_o two_o 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