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jollity_n be_v defeat_v and_o their_o king_n take_v prisoner_n the_o istrian_n follow_v the_o aetolian_n for_o they_o have_v assist_v they_o not_o long_o before_o in_o their_o war_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fight_n be_v fortunate_a to_o the_o enemy_n and_o prove_v also_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o ruin_n for_o after_o they_o have_v plunder_v the_o camp_n of_o c._n manlius_n and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o rich_a booty_n c._n claudius_n pulcher_n fall_v upon_o they_o as_o they_o be_v feast_v and_o sport_v nay_o many_o of_o they_o so_o overcome_v with_o drink_n that_o they_o know_v not_o where_o they_o be_v so_o they_o cast_v up_o their_o surprise_a victory_n with_o their_o blood_n and_o breath_n the_o king_n himself_o named_z apulo_fw-la be_v set_v a_o horseback_n as_o not_o able_a to_o stand_v through_o gluttony_n and_o lightness_n of_o the_o head_n be_v with_o much_o ado_n persuade_v that_o he_o be_v take_v even_o after_o he_o have_v recover_v himself_o chap._n xi_o the_o gallo-grecians_a be_v subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o great_a courage_n and_o gallantry_n of_o a_o lady_n in_o revenge_a herself_o of_o a_o centurion_n who_o have_v do_v her_o violence_n the_o gallo-grecians_a be_v also_o involve_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o syrian_a war_n they_o have_v be_v among_o the_o auxiliary_n of_o king_n antiochus_n whether_o manlius_n be_v over-desirous_a of_o a_o triumph_n or_o that_o he_o malicious_o charge_v they_o with_o that_o offence_n be_v doubtful_a certain_a it_o be_v that_o though_o a_o conqueror_n a_o triumph_n be_v deny_v he_o because_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o senate_n now_o the_o gallo-grecians_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a name_n be_v a_o intermix_v and_o mongrel_n people_n the_o remainder_n of_o the_o gall_n who_o under_o brennus_n have_v waste_v greece_n go_v further_a eastward_o have_v after_o sometime_o plant_v themselves_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o asia_n but_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o 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