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hundred_o year_n 7._o alexander_n in_o his_o volume_n of_o the_o illyrian_a tract_n affirm_v that_o one_o dantho_n live_v full_a out_o five_o hundred_o year_n without_o the_o least_o complaint_n of_o age._n but_o much_o more_o liberal_a be_v xenophon_n who_o give_v to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o lachnii_fw-la eight_o hundred_o year_n of_o life_n and_o that_o his_o father_n may_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o he_o allow_v he_o six_o hundred_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o desire_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o roman_n 1._o p._n africanus_n the_o great_a 2._o d._n brutus_n gallaicus_fw-la 3._o cn._n pompey_n the_o great_a 4._o silvius_n the_o happy_a 5._o a_o certain_a knight_n 6._o c._n fabius_n pictor_n stranger_n 1._o themistocles_n of_o athens_n 2._o alexander_n the_o great_a 3._o aristotle_n the_o stagyrite_n 4._o pausanias_n of_o macedon_n 5._o
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it_o have_v be_v better_a not_o speak_v for_o what_o wise_a man_n can_v be_v angry_a with_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n 3._o nor_o be_v they_o to_o be_v approve_v though_o protect_v by_o the_o splendour_n of_o their_o nobility_n who_o be_v offend_v because_o that_o cn._n flavius_n a_o man_n of_o mean_a extract_n be_v make_v praetor_n take_v off_o their_o gold_n ring_n and_o trappings_o from_o their_o horse_n and_o throw_v they_o away_o show_v the_o impotency_n not_o the_o strife_n of_o vexation_n 4._o these_o be_v the_o motion_n of_o anger_n in_o single_a or_o but_o few_o person_n agha_v a_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v also_o the_o same_o in_o the_o multitude_n against_o the_o prince_n and_o captain_n manlius_n torquatus_n return_v after_o a_o most_o renown_a and_o complete_a victory_n over_o the_o latin_n and_o campanian_o when_o all_o the_o old-people_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o the_o youth_n never_o stir_v because_o he_o have_v put_v his_o son_n to_o death_n for_o fight_v 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caesar_n twice_o consul_n 3._o the_o roman_a army_n foreigner_n 1._o hannibal_n 2._o the_o people_n of_o athens_n sudden_a also_o and_o vehement_a be_v the_o instigation_n of_o rashness_n by_o the_o stroke_n whereof_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v disorder_v not_o be_v able_a to_o foresee_v their_o own_o danger_n nor_o prosecute_v the_o fact_n of_o other_o with_o a_o due_a consideration_n 1._o for_o how_o rash_o do_v the_o great_a africanus_n across_o the_o sea_n out_o of_o spain_n with_o two_o galley_n of_o five_o oar_n to_o syphax_n the_o king_n trust_v his_o own_o and_o his_o country_n safety_n in_o the_o faithless_a breast_n of_o one_o numidian_a so_o that_o in_o one_o moment_n it_o be_v a_o doubtful_a question_n whether_o scipio_n shall_v be_v the_o captive_n or_o the_o conqueror_n of_o syphax_n 2._o the_o doubtful_a attempt_n also_o of_o c._n caesar_n be_v protect_v by_o the_o heaven_n for_o impatient_a of_o the_o legion_n cross_v from_o brundisium_n to_o apollonia_n leave_v the_o banquet_n out_o of_o a_o pretence_n of_o be_v sick_a he_o go_v aboard_o a_o small_a ship_n and_o in_o a_o most_o rigorous_a tempest_n sâ—eers_v out_o of_o the_o river_n into_o the_o very_a mouth_n of_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n and_o command_v the_o ship_n to_o keep_v her_o course_n long_o toss_v by_o contrary_a wave_n at_o length_n he_o be_v force_v to_o return_v 3._o now_o what_o a_o most_o execrable_a rashness_n be_v that_o of_o the_o soldier_n for_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o albinus_n a_o person_n famous_a for_o his_o nobility_n condition_n and_o great_a honour_n through_o false_a and_o vain_a suspicion_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n in_o the_o camp_n and_o which_o admit_v of_o no_o excuse_n deny_v their_o captain_n pray_v and_o beseech_v the_o power_n of_o answer_v for_o himself_o foreigner_n 1._o therefore_o i_o wonder_v the_o less_o that_o the_o severe_a and_o cruel_a hannibal_n will_v not_o admit_v the_o guiltless_a pilot_n to_o make_v his_o defence_n who_o return_v out_o of_o italy_n from_o petilia_n not_o believe_v he_o can_v reach_v between_o italy_n and_o sicily_n so_o soon_o kill_v the_o pilot_n think_v he_o have_v betray_v he_o but_o at_o length_n when_o he_o find_v what_o the_o pilot_n have_v say_v to_o be_v true_a pardon_v he_o too_o late_o when_o he_o can_v pay_v no_o respect_n to_o his_o innocence_n but_o that_o of_o a_o sepulchre_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o narrow_a and_o tempestuous_a frith_n stand_v a_o overlooking_a statue_n expose_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o that_o sail_n to_o and_o fro_o in_o remembrance_n of_o pelorium_fw-la and_o the_o punic_a rashness_n 2._o the_o athenian_a city_n be_v also_o mad_a to_o rashness_n which_o put_v to_o death_n unheard_a ten_o of_o their_o chief_a general_n return_v from_o a_o noble_a victory_n and_o all_o because_o they_o can_v not_o bury_v the_o slay_v soldier_n through_o the_o tempestuousness_n of_o the_o sea_n punish_v necessity_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v honour_v virtue_n chap._n ix_o of_o error_n 1._o of_o the_o roman_a people_n 2._o c._n cassius_n longinus_n proconsul_n 3._o the_o guard_n of_o lartis_n tolumnius_n king_n of_o the_o veientes_n error_n be_v next_o to_o rashness_n as_o equal_o prejudicial_a so_o to_o they_o also_o it_o lest_o know_v because_o it_o commit_v mistake_v not_o willing_o but_o out_o of_o false_a imagination_n which_o be_v far_o spread_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o man_n if_o i_o shall_v omit_v it_o i_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o error_n which_o i_o blame_v therefore_o let_v we_o recite_v a_o few_o mistake_v 1._o c._n helvius_n cinna_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n returning_z home_n from_o caesar_n funeral_n be_v tear_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n mistake_v for_o cornelius_n cinna_n upon_o who_o they_o think_v to_o have_v spend_v their_o rage_n provoke_v against_o he_o because_o that_o be_v caesar_n kinsman_n he_o have_v make_v a_o abusive_a oration_n against_o he_o that_o be_v impious_o slay_v and_o so_o far_o irritate_v they_o be_v by_o the_o same_o error_n that_o they_o carry_v the_o head_n of_o helvius_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o head_n of_o cornelius_n fix_v upon_o a_o pole_n about_o the_o funeral-pile_n of_o caesar_n a_o cruel_a expiation_n of_o duty_n and_o mistake_n 2._o for_o error_n cause_v c._n cassius_n to_o punish_v himself_o for_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o various_a and_o unknown_a event_n â—o_o the_o captain_n themselves_o of_o the_o fight_n of_o four_o army_n at_o philippi_n titinius_n the_o centurion_n be_v send_v by_o he_o in_o the_o night_n to_o see_v in_o what_o condition_n brutus_n be_v while_o he_o fetch_v several_a compass_n about_o because_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n do_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o know_v whether_o he_o meet_v foe_n or_o friend_n it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o return_v cassius_z therefore_o believe_v