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so_o many_o more_o head_n as_o i_o have_v slay_v spring_v out_o of_o their_o own_o blood_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o lerna_n serpent_n and_o what_o a_o senate_n be_v that_o when_o upon_o the_o oration_n of_o appius_n the_o blind_a the_o king_n ambassador_n who_o be_v send_v back_o out_o of_o the_o city_n with_o their_o gift_n and_o present_n confess_v to_o pyrrhus_n upon_o his_o demand_n of_o what_o they_o think_v concern_v the_o enemy_n seat_n that_o the_o city_n seem_v a_o temple_n the_o senate_n a_o parliament_n of_o king_n again_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n be_v the_o general_n themselves_o in_o camp_n when_o curius_n send_v the_o king_n physician_n back_o who_o make_v offer_v in_o secret_a for_o a_o certain_a sum_n to_o poison_v he_o and_o fabricius_n have_v the_o choice_n give_v by_o pyrrhus_n refuse_v to_o share_v a_o kingdom_n with_o he_o or_o what_o be_v they_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n when_o curius_n prefer_v his_o earthen_a dish_n before_o the_o samnite_n gold_n and_o fabricius_n use_v censorian_a severity_n condemn_v it_o for_o riotous_a in_o rufinus_n a_o consularie_a nobleman_n because_o he_o have_v silver_n plate_n in_o all_o to_o a_o ten_o pound_n weight_n who_o wonder_v now_o if_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n with_o such_o quality_n courage_n and_o martial_a discipline_n obtain_v victory_n or_o that_o by_o this_o one_o tarentine_n war_n they_o shall_v in_o four_o year_n space_n bring_v into_o subjection_n as_o they_o do_v the_o great_a part_n of_o all_o italy_n most_o puissant_a nation_n most_o rich_a common-weal_n &_o most_o fertile_a country_n or_o what_o do_v so_o much_o surpass_v belief_n as_o when_o you_o compare_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n with_o the_o conclusion_n pyrrhus_n conqueror_n in_o the_o first_o field_n harrassed_a tremble_a italy_n campania_n liris_n and_o fregellae_n come_v within_o ken_n of_o rome_n then_o almost_o take_v as_o he_o behold_v it_o from_o the_o castle_n of_o praeneste_n and_o within_o twenty_o mile_n 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that_o service_n to_o the_o picentine_n together_o with_o the_o head-towne_n of_o that_o province_n brundisium_n renown_v for_o a_o port_n and_o in_o this_o conflict_n pale_v the_o shepherd_n deity_n of_o her_o own_o accord_n demand_v a_o temple_n for_o herself_o in_o lieu_n of_o victory_n chap._n xxi_o the_o vulsinian_n war_n the_o last_o of_o the_o italian_a nation_n who_o remain_v constant_a in_o their_o truth_n to_o we_o cviii_o be_v the_o vulsinian_o the_o rich_a people_n of_o all_o etruria_n and_o now_o humble_a suitor_n for_o assistance_n against_o their_o late_a slave_n who_o have_v set_v up_o the_o liberty_n give_v they_o by_o their_o lord_n over_o the_o giver_n themselves_o and_o get_v the_o power_n of_o the_o state_n among_o they_o do_v according_o tyrannize_v but_o fabius_n gurges_n the_o roman_a captain_n make_v the_o villain_n smart_v for_o their_o villainy_n chap._n xxii_o of_o sedition_n this_o be_v the_o second_o age_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n and_o as_o it_o be_v 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