not_o endure_v to_o hear_v agis_n continual_o deplore_a the_o present_a state_n of_o sparta_n and_o wish_v she_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o her_o ancient_a glory_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n lysander_z the_o son_n of_o lybis_n mandroclidas_n the_o son_n of_o ecphanes_n together_o with_o agesilaus_n do_v not_o only_o approve_v his_o design_n but_o assist_v and_o confirm_v he_o in_o it_o lysander_n have_v a_o great_a authority_n and_o credit_n with_o the_o people_n mandroclidas_n be_v esteem_v the_o able_a man_n of_o his_o time_n to_o manage_v any_o affair_n in_o the_o grecian_a assembly_n and_o join_v with_o skill_n have_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o boldness_n agesilaus_n be_v the_o king_n uncle_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n a_o eloquent_a man_n but_o covetous_a and_o voluptuous_a he_o be_v not_o move_v by_o any_o consideration_n of_o public_a good_a but_o rather_o seem_v to_o be_v persuade_v to_o it_o by_o his_o son_n hypomedon_n who_o courage_n and_o signal_n action_n in_o war_n have_v gain_v he_o a_o high_a esteem_n among_o the_o young_a man_n of_o sparta_n though_o indeed_o the_o true_a motive_n be_v because_o he_o have_v many_o debt_n and_o hope_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v free_v from_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o agis_n have_v prevail_v with_o his_o uncle_n he_o endeavour_v by_o his_o mediation_n to_o gain_v his_o mother_n also_o who_o be_v exceed_o rich_a have_v by_o she_o many_o creditor_n friend_n and_o follower_n a_o considerable_a power_n in_o the_o city_n at_o the_o first_o proposal_n she_o be_v very_o averse_a and_o earnest_o advise_v her_o son_n not_o to_o engage_v in_o so_o difficult_a and_o so_o dangerous_a a_o enterprise_n but_o agesilaus_n endeavour_v to_o possess_v she_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a as_o she_o imagine_v and_o that_o it_o may_v in_o all_o likelihood_n redound_v to_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o advantage_n of_o her_o family_n the_o king_n her_o son_n earnest_o beseech_v she_o not_o to_o decline_v assist_v he_o in_o so_o glorious_a a_o design_n he_o tell_v she_o he_o can_v not_o pretend_v to_o equal_v other_o king_n in_o riches_n the_o very_a follower_n and_o servant_n of_o seleucus_n or_o ptolemy_n abound_v more_o in_o wealth_n than_o all_o the_o spartan_a king_n put_v together_o but_o if_o by_o virtue_n and_o greatness_n of_o mind_n he_o can_v outdo_v they_o and_o if_o by_o his_o mean_n sparta_n can_v be_v restore_v to_o her_o ancient_a splendour_n he_o shall_v then_o be_v a_o great_a king_n indeed_o in_o conclusion_n the_o mother_n and_o the_o grandmother_n also_o be_v so_o take_v with_o the_o young_a man_n generous_a ambition_n that_o they_o not_o only_o consent_v but_o be_v ready_a on_o all_o occasion_n to_o spur_v he_o on_o to_o a_o perseverance_n and_o do_v engage_v with_o he_o not_o only_o the_o man_n with_o who_o they_o have_v a_o interest_n but_o the_o woman_n also_o know_v well_o that_o the_o lacedoemonian_a wife_n have_v always_o a_o great_a power_n with_o their_o husband_n who_o use_v to_o impart_v to_o they_o their_o state_n affair_n with_o great_a freedom_n than_o the_o woman_n will_v communicate_v with_o the_o man_n in_o the_o private_a business_n of_o their_o family_n which_o be_v indeed_o one_o of_o the_o great_a obstacle_n to_o this_o design_n for_o the_o money_n of_o sparta_n being_n most_o of_o it_o in_o the_o woman_n hand_n it_o be_v their_o interest_n to_o oppose_v it_o not_o only_o as_o deprive_v they_o of_o those_o superfluous_a trifle_n in_o which_o through_o want_n of_o virtue_n they_o place_v their_o chief_a felicity_n but_o also_o because_o they_o know_v their_o riches_n be_v the_o main_a support_n of_o their_o power_n and_o credit_n those_o therefore_o who_o be_v of_o this_o faction_n have_v recourse_n to_o leonidas_n represent_v to_o he_o how_o it_o be_v his_o part_n as_o the_o elder_n and_o more_o experience_a to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o ill-advised_n project_n of_o a_o rash_a young_a man._n leonidas_n though_o of_o himself_o sufficient_o incline_v to_o oppose_v agis_n dare_v not_o open_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n who_o do_v manifest_o favour_v he_o and_o be_v desirous_a of_o this_o change_n but_o underhand_o he_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o incense_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n against_o he_o and_o on_o all_o occasion_n crafty_o insinuate_v that_o agis_n have_v design_v a_o arbitrary_a government_n will_v divide_v among_o the_o poor_a what_o belong_v to_o the_o rich_a as_o a_o bribe_n for_o a_o future_a service_n that_o instead_o of_o so_o many_o rich_a citizen_n of_o sparta_n he_o may_v have_v a_o company_n of_o slave_n to_o be_v his_o guard_n agis_n nevertheless_o little_o regard_v these_o rumour_n cause_v lysander_n to_o be_v choose_v ephore_n then_o take_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o propose_v his_o rhetra_n or_o decree_n to_o the_o senate_n the_o chief_a article_n whereof_o be_v these_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o their_o lot_n all_o the_o land_n to_o be_v divide_v into_o equal_a portion_n those_o that_o lay_v betwixt_o the_o valley_n of_o pellene_n and_o mount_n tegetum_n as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o mallea_n and_o sellasia_n into_o 4500_o lot_n the_o remainder_n into_o 1500_o these_o last_o to_o be_v share_v by_o some_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o adjacent_a country_n man_n able_a and_o fit_a to_o bear_v arm_n the_o first_o among_o the_o natural_a spartan_n admit_v also_o of_o stranger_n to_o supply_v their_o number_n those_o who_o be_v young_a vigorous_a and_o ingenious_a all_o these_o be_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o ten_o company_n some_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o some_o of_o two_o with_o a_o diet_n and_o discipline_n agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o lycurgus_n this_o decree_n be_v propose_v in_o the_o senate_n occasion_v a_o hot_a debate_n so_o that_o lysander_n doubt_v the_o event_n will_v not_o expect_v the_o issue_n but_o immediate_o convoke_v the_o great_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n to_o who_o he_o mandroclidas_n and_o agesilaus_n make_v oration_n exhort_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o majesty_n of_o sparta_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n to_o gratify_v a_o few_o rich_a man_n who_o by_o specious_a pretence_n endeavour_v to_o delude_v they_o only_o that_o they_o themselves_o may_v pass_v their_o time_n in_o riot_n and_o delight_n they_o bid_v they_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o ancient_a oracle_n have_v forewarn_v they_o to_o beware_v of_o avarice_n as_o the_o very_a plague_n and_o utter_v ruin_n of_o sparta_n that_o they_o shall_v think_v of_o the_o oracle_n late_o deliver_v from_o the_o famous_a temple_n of_o pasiphae_n in_o thelamia_n some_o say_v this_o pasiphae_n be_v one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o atlas_n who_o have_v by_o jupiter_n a_o son_n call_v ammon_n other_o be_v of_o opinion_n it_o be_v cassandra_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n priamus_n who_o die_v in_o this_o place_n be_v call_v pasiphae_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v clear_o reveal_v secret_n as_o the_o light_n discover_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o eye_n other_o will_v have_v it_o that_o this_o be_v daphne_n the_o daughter_n of_o amiclas_n who_o fly_v from_o apollo_n be_v transform_v into_o a_o laurel_n and_o honour_v by_o that_o god_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n but_o be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v it_o be_v certain_a the_o people_n be_v make_v to_o apprehend_v that_o this_o oracle_n have_v command_v they_o to_o return_v to_o their_o former_a state_n of_o equality_n as_o soon_o as_o these_o have_v do_v speak_v agis_n stand_v up_o and_o say_v he_o will_v not_o amuse_v they_o with_o vain_a word_n but_o contribute_v to_o what_o have_v be_v propose_v for_o their_o advantage_n by_o real_a effect_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o will_v divide_v among_o they_o all_o his_o patrimony_n which_o be_v of_o large_a extent_n in_o tillage_n and_o pasture_n he_o will_v also_o give_v 600_o talent_n in_o ready_a money_n and_o that_o his_o mother_n grandmother_n and_o his_o other_o friend_n and_o relation_n who_o be_v the_o rich_a of_o the_o lacedoemonian_o be_v ready_a to_o follow_v his_o example_n the_o people_n transport_v with_o admiration_n of_o the_o young_a man_n generosity_n high_o applaud_v and_o loud_o declare_v there_o have_v not_o be_v for_o 300_o year_n so_o worthy_a a_o king_n in_o sparta_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n leonidas_n be_v now_o more_o than_o ever_o averse_a be_v sensible_a that_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n will_v be_v oblige_v to_o contribute_v with_o their_o riches_n and_o yet_o all_o the_o honour_n and_o obligation_n will_v redound_v to_o agis_n he_o ask_v he_o then_o before_o they_o all_o whether_o lycurgus_n be_v not_o in_o his_o opinion_n a_o vast_a and_o a_o wise_a man_n agis_n answer_v he_o be_v and_o when_o do_v lycurgus_n reply_v leonidas_n cancel_v debt_n or_o admit_v of_o stranger_n he_o who_o think_v the_o commonwealth_n not_o secure_a
provision_n make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o but_o lay_v himself_o down_o upon_o the_o grass_n also_o though_o he_o have_v a_o fine_a delicate_a richly-died_n coat_n on_o which_o be_v like_a to_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o beauty_n by_o the_o action_n pharnabazus_n have_v matter_n enough_o of_o complaint_n against_o agesilaus_n and_o therefore_o after_o the_o mutual_a civility_n be_v over_o he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o great_a service_n he_o have_v do_v the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o the_o attic_a war_n of_o which_o he_o think_v it_o a_o ill_a recompense_n to_o have_v his_o country_n thus_o harrassed_a and_o spoil_v by_o those_o man_n who_o have_v be_v so_o oblige_v to_o he_o the_o spartan_n that_o be_v about_o agesilaus_n hang_v down_o their_o head_n as_o ashamed_a of_o the_o wrong_n they_o have_v do_v to_o their_o good_a ally_n but_o the_o king_n brisk_o answer_v we_o o_o pharnabazus_n when_o we_o be_v in_o amity_n with_o your_o master_n the_o persian_a do_v behave_v ourselves_o like_o friend_n now_o when_o he_o have_v give_v we_o occasion_n of_o war_n we_o behave_v ourselves_o as_o enemy_n as_o for_o you_o who_o kind_a office_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o acknowledge_v we_o look_v upon_o you_o as_o his_o servant_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o do_v these_o outrage_n upon_o you_o not_o intend_v the_o harm_n to_o you_o but_o to_o he_o who_o we_o wound_v through_o your_o side_n but_o whenever_o you_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o grecian_n than_o a_o slave_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pâ—â—sia_n you_o may_v then_o reckon_v this_o army_n and_o navy_n to_o be_v all_o at_o your_o command_n to_o defend_v both_o you_o and_o your_o country_n together_o with_o your_o liberty_n without_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o honourable_a or_o indeed_o desirable_a among_o men._n upon_o this_o pharnabazus_n discover_v his_o mind_n and_o answer_v if_o the_o king_n send_v another_o governor_n in_o my_o room_n i_o will_v certain_o come_v over_o to_o you_o but_o as_o long_o as_o he_o trust_v i_o with_o the_o government_n i_o shall_v be_v just_a to_o he_o and_o not_o fail_v to_o do_v my_o utmost_a endeavour_n in_o oppose_v you_o agesilaus_n be_v take_v with_o the_o answer_n and_o shake_v hand_n with_o he_o and_o rising_z say_v how_o much_o rather_o have_v i_o have_v so_o gallant_a a_o man_n my_o friend_n than_o my_o enemy_n pharnabazus_n be_v go_v off_o his_o son_n stay_v friend_n behind_o run_v up_o to_o agesilaus_n and_o smile_o say_v agesilaus_n i_o make_v you_o my_o guest_n and_o thereupon_o present_v he_o with_o a_o javelin_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n agesilaus_n receive_v it_o and_o be_v much_o take_v with_o the_o good_a mien_n and_o gallantry_n of_o the_o youth_n look_v about_o to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o train_n fit_a to_o offer_v he_o in_o return_n and_o observe_v the_o horse_n of_o adaeus_n his_o secretary_n to_o have_v very_o fine_a trappings_o on_o he_o take_v they_o off_o and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o the_o young_a gentleman_n nor_o do_v his_o kindness_n rest_n there_o but_o he_o be_v ever_o after_o mindful_a of_o he_o insomuch_o that_o when_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o country_n by_o the_o injury_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o live_v a_o exile_n in_o peloponnesus_n he_o take_v great_a care_n of_o his_o maintenance_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o condescend_v to_o assist_v he_o in_o his_o amour_n for_o he_o be_v in_o love_n with_o a_o youth_n of_o athenian_a birth_n which_o be_v breed_v up_o to_o his_o exercise_n in_o order_n to_o play_v of_o the_o prize_n in_o the_o olympic_a game_n and_o this_o youth_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a bulk_n and_o sour_a look_n in_o some_o danger_n of_o not_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o list_n the_o persian_a betake_v himself_o to_o agesilaus_n and_o make_v use_v of_o his_o friendship_n agesilaus_n ready_o assist_v he_o and_o take_v great_a pain_n in_o effect_v his_o desire_n he_o be_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n a_o man_n friendship_n of_o great_a and_o exact_a justice_n but_o when_o the_o case_n concern_v a_o friend_n to_o be_v straitlaced_n in_o point_n of_o justice_n he_o say_v be_v only_o a_o colourable_a pretence_n of_o deny_v he_o there_o be_v a_o epistle_n write_v to_o idrieus_n prince_n of_o caria_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o agesilaus_n it_o be_v this_o if_o nicias_n be_v innocent_a absolve_v he_o if_o he_o be_v nocent_a absolve_v he_o upon_o my_o account_n however_o be_v sure_a to_o absolve_v he_o and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o true_a character_n of_o agesilaus_n as_o to_o his_o deportment_n towards_o his_o friend_n yet_o be_v not_o his_o rule_n without_o exception_n for_o sometime_o he_o consider_v the_o necessity_n of_o his_o affair_n more_o than_o his_o friend_n of_o which_o he_o once_o give_v a_o great_a example_n when_o upon_o a_o sudden_a and_o disorderly_o remove_v of_o his_o camp_n he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v a_o sick_a friend_n behind_o he_o who_o when_o he_o call_v loud_o after_o he_o and_o implore_v his_o help_n agesilaus_n turn_v his_o back_n and_o say_v what_o a_o hard_a thing_n be_v it_o to_o be_v merciful_a and_o wise_a too_o this_o story_n be_v deliver_v by_o hieronymus_n another_o year_n of_o the_o war_n be_v spend_v agesilaus_n his_o fame_n still_o increase_v insomuch_o aâ—ia_n that_o the_o persian_a king_n receive_v daily_a information_n concern_v his_o many_o virtue_n and_o the_o great_a esteem_n the_o world_n have_v of_o his_o continency_n his_o candour_n and_o moderation_n when_o he_o make_v any_o journey_n with_o his_o private_a train_n he_o will_v usual_o take_v up_o his_o lodging_n in_o a_o temple_n and_o there_o make_v the_o god_n witness_n of_o his_o most_o private_a action_n which_o other_o will_v scarce_o permit_v man_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o in_o so_o great_a a_o army_n you_o shall_v scarce_o find_v a_o common_a soldier_n lie_v on_o a_o coarse_a mattress_n or_o fare_v more_o hardly_o he_o be_v so_o enure_v to_o the_o variety_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a that_o both_o seem_v natural_a to_o he_o the_o greek_n that_o inhabit_v asia_n be_v much_o please_v to_o see_v the_o great_a don_n of_o persia_n with_o all_o the_o pride_n cruelty_n and_o luxury_n in_o which_o they_o live_v to_o vail_v bonnet_n to_o a_o man_n in_o a_o poor_a threadbare_a cloak_n and_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o word_n or_o nod_n or_o a_o laconic_a sentence_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n it_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o verse_n in_o timotheus_n while_o mars_n himself_o her_o firm_a sceptre_n hold_v greece_n fear_v not_o the_o weak_a charm_n of_o foreign_a gold_n asia_n be_v now_o grow_v afraid_a of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a arm_n be_v everywhere_o ready_a to_o yield_v to_o they_o agesilaus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n take_v order_n with_o several_a of_o the_o city_n and_o compose_v the_o difference_n of_o divers_a of_o the_o republic_n without_o bloodshed_n or_o banishment_n of_o any_o of_o their_o member_n by_o these_o mean_n have_v render_v himself_o everywhere_o popular_a he_o resolve_v to_o quit_v the_o seaside_n to_o march_v further_o up_o into_o the_o country_n and_o to_z attack_z the_o king_n of_o persia_n himself_o in_o susa_n and_o ecbatane_n not_o willing_a to_o let_v that_o monarch_n sit_v idle_a in_o his_o chair_n whilst_o he_o make_v war_n by_o his_o lieutenant_n and_o by_o his_o money_n corrupt_v the_o demagogue_n of_o greece_n but_o these_o great_a thought_n be_v interrupt_v by_o unhappy_a news_n from_o sparta_n epicydidas_n be_v home_n from_o thence_o send_v to_o remand_v he_o home_o to_o assist_v his_o own_o country_n which_o be_v then_o involve_v in_o a_o great_a war._n the_o field_n of_o greece_n no_o barbarous_a foe_n surround_v she_o bleed_v alas_o with_o more_o dishonest_a wound_n what_o better_a can_v we_o say_v of_o those_o civil_a war_n and_o intestine_a broil_n which_o do_v destroy_v the_o fortune_n of_o greece_n and_o call_v she_o back_o from_o her_o full_a career_n of_o victory_n over_o the_o barbarian_n only_o to_o sheathe_v her_o sword_n into_o her_o own_o bowel_n for_o i_o do_v by_o no_o mean_n assent_v to_o demaratus_n of_o corinth_n who_o say_v that_o those_o grecian_n be_v deprive_v of_o a_o great_a satisfaction_n that_o do_v not_o live_v to_o see_v alexander_n sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o darius_n that_o sight_n shall_v rather_o have_v draw_v tear_n from_o they_o when_o they_o consider_v that_o they_o have_v leave_v that_o glory_n to_o alexander_n and_o the_o macedonian_n whilst_o they_o spend_v all_o their_o own_o great_a commander_n in_o play_v they_o upon_o each_o other_o in_o the_o field_n of_o leuctra_n coronea_n corinth_n and_o arcadia_n nothing_o be_v great_a or_o brave_a than_o the_o behaviour_n of_o agesilaus_n on_o this_o occasion_n nor_o can_v a_o noble_a instance_n be_v find_v
exercise_n either_o of_o the_o young_a man_n or_o of_o the_o girl_n be_v always_o ready_a to_o take_v his_o share_n in_o they_o but_o what_o many_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v high_o take_v with_o in_o these_o game_n he_o seem_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v in_o callipides_n the_o stage-player_n be_v eminent_a in_o that_o faculty_n through_o all_o greece_n meet_v this_o king_n do_v make_v his_o obeisance_n of_o which_o when_o he_o find_v no_o notice_n take_v he_o confident_o thrust_v himself_o into_o his_o train_n expect_v that_o agesilaus_n will_v take_v some_o notice_n and_o at_o least_o pass_v a_o jest_n upon_o he_o when_o all_o that_o fail_v he_o bold_o accost_v he_o and_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o know_v he_o not_o what_o say_v the_o king_n be_v thou_o callipides_n the_o scaramonchio_n and_o so_o turn_v from_o he_o be_v invite_v once_o to_o hear_v a_o man_n sing_v who_o do_v admirable_o imitate_v the_o nightingale_n he_o refuse_v and_o answer_v that_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o nightingale_n herself_o there_o be_v one_o menecrates_n a_o physician_n in_o laconia_n who_o have_v be_v fame_v for_o great_a success_n in_o great_a and_o deplore_a disease_n be_v by_o way_n of_o flattery_n call_v jupiter_n he_o be_v so_o vain_a as_o to_o take_v it_o and_o have_v occasion_n to_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o agesilaus_n thus_o endorse_v it_o menecrates_n jupiter_n to_o king_n agesilaus_n greeting_n the_o king_n return_v answer_n agesilaus_n to_o menecrates_n healthâ—_n and_o a_o sound_a mind_n whilst_o agesilaus_n be_v in_o the_o corinthian_a territory_n behold_v his_o soldier_n pillage_n the_o temple_n of_o juno_n the_o theban_a ambassador_n come_v to_o he_o to_o treat_v of_o peace_n he_o have_v a_o great_a aversion_n for_o that_o city_n repent_v and_o think_v it_o then_o advantageous_a to_o his_o affair_n public_o to_o slight_v they_o do_v it_o sufficient_o for_o he_o will_v not_o seem_v either_o to_o see_v they_o or_o hear_v they_o speak_v but_o as_o if_o the_o express_a vengeance_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v against_o this_o insolence_n before_o they_o part_v from_o he_o he_o receive_v news_n of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o one_o of_o his_o cohort_n by_o iphicrates_n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n than_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o long_a time_n and_o that_o the_o more_o grievous_a because_o it_o be_v a_o choice_a regiment_n of_o lacedaemonian_n well_o arm_v but_o overthrow_v by_o a_o parcel_n of_o light-armed_n mercenary_n agesilaus_n make_v all_o the_o haste_n he_o can_v to_o their_o rescue_n but_o find_v it_o too_o late_a the_o business_n be_v over_o he_o therefore_o retire_v to_o juno_n temple_n and_o send_v for_o the_o theban_a ambassador_n to_o give_v they_o audience_n they_o now_o resolve_v to_o be_v even_o with_o he_o for_o the_o affront_v he_o give_v they_o and_o without_o speak_v one_o word_n of_o the_o peace_n only_o desire_v leave_n to_o go_v into_o corinth_n agesilaus_n be_v nettle_v with_o this_o overture_n tell_v they_o in_o scorn_n that_o if_o they_o be_v mind_v to_o go_v and_o see_v how_o proud_a their_o friend_n be_v of_o their_o success_n they_o shall_v do_v it_o to_o morrow_n with_o safety_n next_o morning_n take_v the_o ambassador_n with_o he_o he_o spoil_v the_o corinthian_a territory_n up_o to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o the_o city_n where_o have_v make_v a_o stand_v and_o let_v the_o ambassador_n see_v that_o the_o corinthian_n dare_v not_o come_v out_o to_o defend_v themselves_o he_o dismiss_v they_o then_o gather_v up_o the_o small_a remainder_n of_o the_o shatter_a cohort_n he_o march_v homeward_o always_o remove_v his_o camp_n before_o day_n and_o always_o pitch_v his_o tent_n after_o night_n that_o he_o may_v prevent_v the_o acardian_n from_o take_v any_o opportunity_n of_o insult_v over_o their_o loss_n after_o this_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o achaian_n he_o march_v with_o they_o into_o acarnania_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v great_a spoil_n and_o overcome_v acarnanian_o the_o acarnanian_o in_o battle_n the_o achaian_n will_v have_v persuade_v he_o to_o keep_v his_o winter-quarter_n there_o to_o hinder_v the_o acarnanian_o from_o sow_v their_o corn_n but_o he_o be_v of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n allege_v that_o they_o will_v be_v more_o afraid_a of_o a_o war_n next_o summer_n when_o their_o field_n be_v sow_v than_o they_o will_v be_v if_o they_o lie_v fallow_a the_o event_n do_v justify_v his_o opinion_n for_o next_o summer_n when_o the_o achaian_n begin_n their_o expedition_n again_o the_o acarnanian_o immediate_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o when_o conon_n and_o pharnabazus_n be_v grow_v master_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v not_o only_a infest_a the_o coast_n of_o laconia_n but_o also_o rebuilt_a the_o wall_n of_o athens_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o pharnabazus_n persia_n the_o lacedaemonian_n think_v fit_a to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o that_o end_n they_o send_v antalcidas_n to_o teribazus_n about_o it_o base_o betray_v the_o poor_a asiatic_a greek_n on_o who_o behalf_n agesilaus_n have_v make_v the_o war._n but_o no_o part_n of_o this_o dishonour_n fall_v upon_o agesilaus_n the_o whole_a be_v transact_v by_o antalcidas_n who_o be_v a_o bitter_a enemy_n of_o agesilaus_n and_o do_v therefore_o urge_v on_o the_o peace_n because_o agesilaus_n be_v so_o earnest_a for_o continue_v the_o war_n it_o be_v his_o talon_n in_o which_o he_o always_o gain_v reputation_n and_o authority_n yet_o as_o ill_o as_o he_o like_v the_o peace_n when_o once_o it_o be_v on_o foot_n he_o promote_v it_o and_o be_v tell_v by_o way_n of_o reproach_n that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v now_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o median_a interest_n he_o reply_v no_o but_o the_o mede_n apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o when_o the_o grecian_n be_v backward_a to_o the_o agreement_n he_o threaten_v they_o with_o war_n unless_o they_o come_v up_o to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n term_n agesilaus_n have_v a_o particular_a end_n in_o this_o viz._n to_o weaken_v the_o theban_n for_o it_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o article_n of_o peace_n that_o the_o country_n of_o boeotia_n shall_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n which_o be_v then_o under_o the_o dominion_n of_o thebes_n this_o pique_n of_o his_o to_o thebes_n appear_v further_o afterward_o when_o phaebidas_n in_o full_a peace_n thebes_n do_v very_o dishonourable_o seize_v upon_o cadmea_n a_o castle_n belong_v to_o thebes_n the_o thing_n be_v much_o stomach_v by_o all_o greece_n and_o not_o well_o like_v of_o by_o the_o laconian_n themselves_o those_o especial_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o agesilaus_n do_v require_v a_o account_n of_o the_o action_n and_o by_o who_o authority_n it_o be_v do_v lay_v the_o suspicion_n of_o it_o at_o his_o door_n agesilaus_n doubt_v not_o to_o answer_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o phaebidas_n that_o the_o profitableness_n of_o a_o action_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v consider_v if_o it_o be_v for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n by_o who_o authority_n it_o be_v do_v this_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a in_o he_o because_o he_o be_v always_o observe_v to_o be_v a_o great_a lover_n of_o justice_n and_o will_v in_o his_o private_a discourse_n commend_v it_o as_o the_o chief_a of_o virtue_n say_v that_o valour_n without_o justice_n be_v useless_a and_o if_o all_o the_o world_n be_v just_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o valour_n when_o any_o will_v say_v to_o he_o the_o great_a king_n mean_v the_o persian_a will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o will_v smart_o reply_v how_o be_v he_o great_a than_o i_o unless_o he_o be_v just_a he_o take_v the_o true_o royal_a measure_n of_o greatness_n which_o be_v to_o be_v compute_v by_o justice_n not_o by_o force_n the_o peace_n be_v conclude_v the_o king_n of_o persia_n write_v to_o agesilaus_n desire_v a_o private_a friendship_n friendship_n and_o correspondence_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o say_v that_o the_o public_a friendship_n be_v enough_o whilst_o that_o last_v there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o private_a yet_o be_v he_o not_o always_o of_o that_o mind_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o sometime_o out_o of_o ambition_n and_o sometime_o out_o of_o private_a pique_n he_o break_v that_o rule_n particular_o in_o this_o case_n of_o the_o theban_n he_o not_o only_o save_v phaebidas_n but_o persuade_v phaebidas_n the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o take_v the_o fault_n upon_o themselves_o and_o to_o retain_v cadmea_n put_v a_o garrison_n into_o it_o and_o to_o make_v archias_n and_o leontidas_n chief_a governor_n of_o thebes_n who_o have_v be_v betrayer_n of_o the_o main_a castle_n to_o they_o this_o give_v strong_a suspicion_n that_o what_o phaebidas_n do_v be_v by_o agesilaus_n order_n which_o be_v afterward_o make_v evident_a by_o the_o consequence_n for_o when_o the_o theban_n theban_n have_v slay_v the_o garrison_n and_o assert_v their_o liberty_n he_o
the_o sole_a administration_n of_o all_o affair_n in_o the_o government_n call_v a_o council_n of_o the_o chief_a man_n at_o court_n those_o be_v the_o great_a who_o he_o please_v to_o make_v so_o and_o command_v they_o every_o man_n to_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n touch_v the_o reception_n of_o pompey_n now_o it_o be_v a_o horrid_a thing_n to_o consider_v that_o the_o fate_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a shall_v be_v determine_v by_o such_o a_o crew_n as_o pothinus_n a_o eunuch_n theodotus_n of_o chios_n a_o mercenary_a rhetorician_n that_o teach_v oratory_n as_o a_o schoolmaster_n for_o reward_n and_o achillas_n a_o egyptian_a for_o these_o with_o other_o of_o his_o bedchamber_n and_o some_o of_o those_o who_o have_v a_o share_n in_o his_o education_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o lead_a man_n in_o the_o council_n pompey_n who_o think_v it_o dishonourable_a to_o owe_v his_o safety_n to_o caesar_n ride_v at_o anchor_n a_o great_a way_n distant_a from_o shore_n be_v force_v to_o wait_v the_o result_n of_o this_o honourable_a council_n it_o seem_v they_o be_v different_a in_o their_o opinion_n some_o be_v for_o send_v the_o man_n away_o and_o other_o again_o for_o call_v and_o receive_v he_o but_o theodotus_n to_o show_v the_o power_n of_o his_o eloquence_n and_o rhetoric_n undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v safe_a in_o that_o juncture_n of_o affair_n for_o if_o they_o entertain_v he_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o make_v caesar_n their_o enemy_n and_o pompey_n their_o master_n or_o if_o they_o dismiss_v he_o they_o may_v render_v themselves_o hereafter_o obnoxious_a to_o pompey_n for_o that_o inhospitable_a expulsion_n and_o to_o caesar_n for_o the_o escape_n so_o that_o the_o most_o expedient_a advice_n will_v be_v to_o send_v and_o take_v away_o his_o life_n for_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o will_v ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o the_o one_o and_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v the_o other_o add_v as_o it_o be_v report_v with_o a_o smile_n that_o a_o dead_a man_n can_v bite_v this_o advice_n be_v approve_v of_o they_o commit_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o to_o achillas_n he_o therefore_o take_v with_o he_o as_o his_o accomplice_n one_o septimius_n a_o man_n that_o have_v former_o command_v a_o brigade_n under_o pompey_n and_o salvius_n another_o centurion_n with_o three_o or_o four_o officer_n more_o make_v up_o towards_o pompey_n galley_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o chief_a of_o those_o who_o accompany_v pompey_n in_o this_o voyage_n be_v come_v into_o his_o ship_n to_o see_v the_o event_n of_o their_o embassy_n but_o when_o they_o see_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o reception_n that_o in_o appearance_n it_o be_v neither_o princely_a nor_o honourable_a nor_o indeed_o any_o way_n answerable_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o theophanes_n or_o their_o expectation_n for_o there_o come_v but_o a_o few_o man_n in_o a_o fisherman_n boat_n to_o meet_v they_o they_o begin_v to_o suspect_v the_o meaness_n of_o their_o entertainment_n and_o give_v warning_n to_o pompey_n that_o he_o shall_v turn_v back_o whilst_o he_o be_v out_o of_o their_o reach_n and_o launch_v out_o into_o the_o main_a sea_n by_o this_o time_n the_o egyptian_a boat_n draw_v near_o and_o septimius_n stand_v up_o first_o salute_v pompey_n in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n by_o the_o title_n of_o imperator_n or_o general_n then_o achillas_n salute_v he_o in_o the_o greek_a language_n desire_v he_o to_o come_v aboard_o his_o vessel_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v very_o shallow_a towards_o the_o shore_n and_o that_o a_o galley_n of_o that_o burden_n can_v not_o avoid_v strike_v upon_o some_o shelve_n or_o quicksand_n at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o see_v several_a of_o the_o king_n galley_n well_o man_v and_o all_o the_o shore_n cover_v with_o soldier_n so_o that_o if_o they_o have_v change_v their_o mind_n it_o seem_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o escape_v and_o beside_o their_o distrust_n will_v have_v give_v the_o assassinate_v a_o colourable_a pretence_n for_o their_o cruelty_n pompey_n therefore_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o cornelia_n who_o lament_v his_o death_n beforehand_o bid_v two_o centurion_n philip_n one_o of_o his_o freeman_n and_o a_o slave_n call_v skyne_n go_v aboard_o of_o the_o aegyptian's_n boat_n before_o he_o and_o as_o some_o of_o the_o ship_n crew_n belong_v to_o achillas_n be_v reach_v out_o their_o hand_n to_o help_v he_o he_o turn_v about_o towards_o his_o wife_n and_o son_n and_o repeat_v those_o iambic_n of_o sophocles_n he_o that_o once_o fall_v into_o a_o tyrant_n power_n become_v a_o slave_n though_o he_o be_v free_a before_o these_o be_v the_o last_o word_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o friend_n and_o so_o he_o go_v aboard_o when_o pompey_n perceive_v that_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a distance_n betwixt_o his_o galley_n and_o the_o shore_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o the_o ship_n company_n have_v speak_v a_o kind_a word_n to_o he_o all_o the_o way_n he_o look_v earnest_o upon_o septimius_n and_o speak_v to_o he_o methinks_v i_o shall_v know_v thou_o friend_n have_v not_o we_o be_v former_o fellow-soldier_n and_o serve_v together_o in_o the_o war_n but_o he_o only_o nod_v with_o his_o head_n make_v no_o reply_n at_o all_o nor_o show_v any_o other_o manner_n of_o civility_n since_o therefore_o they_o continue_v silent_a pompey_z take_v a_o little_a book_n in_o his_o hand_n wherein_o be_v write_v a_o greek_a oration_n which_o he_o intend_v for_o king_n ptolemy_n and_o begin_v to_o read_v it_o afterward_o when_o they_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o shore_n cornelia_n together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o friend_n in_o the_o galley_n be_v very_o impatient_a to_o see_v the_o event_n and_o begin_v to_o take_v courage_n at_o last_o when_o she_o see_v several_a of_o the_o court_n come_v to_o meet_v he_o imagine_v that_o it_o may_v be_v for_o a_o more_o honourable_a reception_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n as_o pompey_n take_v philip_n by_o the_o hand_n to_o rise_v up_o more_o easy_o septimius_n come_v first_o of_o all_o behind_o death_n with_o his_o sword_n and_o run_v he_o through_o next_o after_o he_o likewise_o salvius_n and_o achillas_n draw_v out_o their_o sword_n wherefore_o pompey_n take_v up_o his_o gown_n with_o both_o hand_n hide_v his_o face_n and_o neither_o say_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n unworthy_a of_o himself_o only_o groan_v a_o little_a manful_o endure_v the_o wound_n they_o give_v he_o and_o so_o end_v his_o life_n in_o the_o 59th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n cornelia_n with_o her_o company_n from_o the_o galley_n see_v he_o murder_v give_v such_o a_o shriek_v that_o it_o be_v hear_v to_o the_o shore_n and_o weigh_v anchor_n with_o all_o speed_n they_o hoist_v sail_n and_o flee_v the_o wind_n serve_v they_o favourable_o from_o ashore_o and_o assist_v their_o flight_n with_o a_o brisk_a gale_n whereby_o they_o present_o get_v the_o main_a sea_n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n fail_v of_o their_o aim_n desist_v from_o pursue_v they_o but_o they_o cut_v off_o pompey_n head_n and_o throw_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o body_n overboard_o leave_v it_o naked_a upon_o the_o shore_n to_o be_v view_v by_o any_o that_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o see_v such_o a_o miserable_a spectacle_n philip_n stay_v by_o and_o watch_v his_o corpse_n till_o they_o have_v glut_v their_o eye_n in_o view_v it_o and_o then_o wash_v it_o with_o sea-water_n and_o have_v nothing_o else_o he_o wrap_v it_o up_o in_o one_o of_o his_o own_o shirt_n for_o a_o winding-sheet_n then_o seek_v up_o and_o down_o about_o the_o sand_n at_o last_o he_o find_v some_o rot_a plank_n of_o a_o little_a fisherboat_n not_o much_o but_o yet_o enough_o to_o make_v up_o a_o funeral_n pile_n for_o a_o naked_a body_n and_o that_o not_o quite_o entire_a as_o philip_n be_v busy_a in_o gather_v and_o put_v these_o old_a plank_n together_o a_o old_a roman_a citizen_n who_o from_o his_o youth_n have_v serve_v in_o the_o war_n under_o pompey_n come_v to_o he_o and_o demand_v who_o he_o be_v that_o be_v prepare_v the_o funeral_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a and_o philip_n make_v answer_n that_o he_o be_v his_o freeman_n nay_o say_v he_o but_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v this_o honour_n alone_o let_v even_o i_o too_o i_o prithee_o have_v my_o share_n in_o such_o a_o pious_a office_n that_o i_o may_v not_o altogether_o repent_v i_o of_o this_o pilgrimage_n in_o a_o strange_a land_n but_o that_o in_o compensation_n of_o all_o my_o misfortune_n i_o may_v obtain_v this_o happiness_n at_o last_o even_o with_o my_o own_o hand_n to_o touch_v the_o body_n of_o pompey_n and_o pay_v my_o devotion_n at_o the_o obsequy_n of_o the_o great_a general_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n
generous_o with_o he_o for_o he_o not_o only_o suffer_v he_o to_o govern_v his_o own_o kingdom_n as_o his_o lieutenant_n but_o add_v to_o it_o a_o large_a province_n of_o some_o free_a people_n who_o he_o have_v new_o subdue_v which_o consist_v of_o 15_o several_a nation_n and_o contain_v 5000_o considerable_a town_n beside_o abundance_n of_o village_n another_o government_n three_o time_n as_o large_a as_o this_o he_o bestow_v on_o philip_n one_o of_o his_o friend_n some_o time_n after_o the_o battle_n with_o porus_n most_o author_n agree_v that_o bucephalus_n die_v under_o cure_n of_o his_o wound_n or_o as_o onesicritus_n say_v of_o fatigue_n and_o age_n be_v 30_o year_n old_a alexander_n be_v no_o less_o concern_v at_o his_o death_n than_o if_o he_o have_v lose_v a_o old_a companion_n or_o a_o intimate_a friend_n and_o build_v a_o city_n which_o he_o name_v bucephalia_n in_o memory_n bucephalus_n of_o he_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n hydaspes_n and_o another_o in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o belove_a favourite_n dog_n peritas_fw-la as_o sotion_n assure_v we_o he_o be_v inform_v by_o potamon_n of_o lesbos_n but_o this_o last_o combat_n with_o porus_n take_v off_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o macedonian_n courage_n and_o hinder_v their_o far_a progress_n in_o india_n for_o have_v with_o much_o ado_n defeat_v he_o who_o bring_v but_o 20000_o foot_n and_o 2000_o horse_n into_o the_o field_n they_o think_v they_o have_v reason_n to_o oppose_v alexander_n design_n of_o oblige_v ganges_n they_o to_o pass_v the_o ganges_n too_o which_o they_o be_v tell_v be_v four_o mile_n over_o and_o a_o hundred_o fathom_v deep_a and_o the_o bank_n on_o the_o far_a side_n cover_v with_o multitude_n of_o enemy_n for_o they_o have_v intelligence_n that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gandaritan_n and_o persian_n expect_v they_o there_o with_o 80000_o horse_n 200000_o foot_n 8000_o arm_a chariot_n and_o 6000_o fight_a elephant_n nor_o be_v this_o a_o false_a vain_a report_n spread_v on_o purpose_n to_o discourage_v they_o for_o androcottus_n who_o not_o long_o after_o reign_v in_o those_o part_n make_v a_o present_a of_o 500_o elephant_n at_o once_o to_o seleucus_n and_o with_o a_o army_n of_o 600000_o man_n subdue_v all_o india_n alexander_n at_o first_o be_v so_o alexander_n grieve_v and_o enrage_v at_o his_o man_n reluctancy_n that_o he_o shut_v himself_o up_o in_o his_o tent_n and_o in_o a_o despond_v manner_n throw_v himself_o upon_o the_o ground_n declare_v if_o they_o will_v not_o pass_v the_o ganges_n he_o owe_v they_o no_o thanks_o for_o any_o thing_n they_o have_v hitherto_o do_v and_o that_o to_o retreat_v now_o be_v plain_o to_o confess_v himself_o vanquish_v but_o at_o last_o the_o prudent_a remonstrance_n and_o persuasion_n of_o his_o friend_n who_o inform_v he_o true_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v and_o the_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n of_o his_o soldier_n who_o in_o a_o suppliant_a manner_n crowd_v about_o the_o entrance_n of_o his_o tent_n prevail_v with_o he_o to_o think_v of_o return_v yet_o before_o he_o decamp_v he_o will_v needs_o impose_v upon_o posterity_n by_o leave_v posterity_n behind_o some_o fictitious_a monument_n of_o his_o glory_n such_o as_o arm_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n and_o manger_n for_o horse_n with_o bit_n of_o bridle_n above_o the_o usual_a size_n which_o he_o set_v up_o and_o distribute_v in_o several_a place_n he_o erect_v altar_n also_o to_o the_o god_n which_o the_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n even_o in_o our_o time_n high_o reverence_n and_o often_o pass_v the_o river_n to_o sacrifice_v upon_o they_o after_o the_o grecian_a manner_n androcottus_n than_o a_o youth_n see_v alexander_n there_o and_o have_v often_o afterward_o be_v hear_v to_o say_v that_o he_o miss_v but_o little_a of_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o those_o country_n their_o king_n who_o then_o reign_v be_v so_o hate_v and_o despise_v for_o the_o viciousness_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o meanness_n of_o his_o extraction_n alexander_n decamp_v from_o hence_o have_v a_o river_n mind_n to_o see_v the_o ocean_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o cause_v a_o great_a many_o vessel_n with_o oar_n and_o small_a boat_n to_o be_v build_v in_o which_o he_o fall_v gentle_o down_o the_o river_n make_v merry_a as_o he_o go_v and_o order_v it_o so_o that_o his_o navigation_n be_v neither_o unprofitable_a nor_o unactive_a for_o by_o make_v several_a descent_n he_o take_v in_o the_o fortify_v town_n and_o consequent_o the_o country_n on_o both_o side_n but_o mallian_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o a_o city_n of_o the_o mallian_n who_o be_v the_o valiant_a people_n of_o india_n he_o run_v great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n for_o have_v beat_v off_o the_o defendant_n with_o shower_n of_o arrow_n he_o be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o mount_v the_o wall_n by_o a_o scale_a ladder_n which_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v up_o break_v and_o leave_v he_o almost_o alone_o expose_v to_o the_o dart_n which_o the_o barbarian_n throw_v at_o he_o in_o great_a number_n from_o below_o in_o this_o distress_n turn_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v he_o leap_v down_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o light_v upon_o his_o foot_n the_o brightness_n and_o clatter_n of_o his_o armour_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n make_v the_o barbarian_n think_v they_o see_v ray_n of_o light_n or_o some_o phantom_n play_v before_o his_o body_n which_o fright_v they_o so_o at_o first_o that_o they_o run_v away_o and_o disperse_v themselves_o till_o see_v he_o second_v but_o by_o two_o of_o his_o guard_n they_o fall_v upon_o he_o hand_n to_o hand_n and_o though_o he_o defend_v himself_o very_o brave_o wound_v he_o through_o his_o armour_n with_o their_o sword_n and_o spear_n one_o who_o stand_v far_o off_o draw_v a_o bow_n with_o such_o just_a strength_n that_o the_o arrow_n find_v its_o way_n through_o his_o cuirass_n stick_v in_o his_o rib_n under_o the_o breast_n this_o stroke_n be_v so_o violent_a that_o it_o make_v he_o give_v back_o and_o set_v one_o knee_n to_o the_o ground_n which_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o that_o shoot_v he_o perceive_v he_o come_v up_o to_o he_o with_o his_o draw_a scimitar_n think_v to_o dispatch_v he_o and_o have_v do_v it_o if_o peucestes_n and_o limnaeus_n have_v not_o interpose_v who_o be_v both_o wound_v limnaeus_n mortal_o but_o peucestes_n stand_v his_o ground_n while_o alexander_n kill_v the_o barbarian_a but_o this_o do_v not_o free_v he_o from_o danger_n for_o beside_o many_o other_o wound_n at_o last_o he_o receive_v so_o weighty_a wound_v a_o stroke_n of_o a_o club_n upon_o his_o neck_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o lean_v his_o body_n against_o the_o wall_n yet_o still_o look_v undauntedly_n upon_o the_o enemy_n when_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o this_o extremity_n the_o macedonian_n break_v in_o to_o his_o assistance_n very_o opportune_o take_v he_o up_o just_a as_o he_o be_v faint_v away_o have_v lose_v all_o sense_n of_o what_o be_v do_v near_o he_o and_o convey_v he_o to_o his_o tent_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v present_o report_v all_o over_o the_o camp_n that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o when_o they_o have_v with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o pain_n saw_v out_o the_o shaft_n of_o the_o arrow_n which_o be_v of_o wood_n and_o so_o with_o much_o ado_n get_v off_o his_o cuirass_n they_o come_v to_o cut_v the_o head_n of_o it_o which_o be_v three_o finger_n broad_a and_o four_o long_v and_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o bone_n during_o the_o operation_n he_o be_v take_v with_o almost_o mortal_a swound_n but_o when_o it_o be_v out_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o again_o yet_o though_o all_o danger_n be_v past_a he_o continue_v very_o weak_a and_o confine_v himself_o a_o great_a while_n to_o a_o regular_a diet_n and_o the_o method_n of_o his_o cure_n till_o one_o day_n hear_v the_o macedonian_n be_v so_o desirous_a to_o see_v he_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o mutiny_v he_o put_v on_o his_o robe_n and_o when_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n without_o more_o delay_n he_o go_v on_o board_n again_o and_o as_o he_o coast_v along_o subdue_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o the_o country_n on_o both_o side_n and_o take_v in_o several_a considerable_a city_n in_o this_o voyage_n he_o take_v 10_o of_o the_o indian_a answer_n philosopher_n prisoner_n who_o have_v be_v most_o active_a in_o persuade_v sabbas_n to_o rebel_n and_o beside_o that_o have_v do_v the_o macedonian_n abundance_n of_o mischief_n these_o man_n because_o they_o go_v stark_o naked_a be_v call_v gymnosophist_n and_o be_v repute_v to_o be_v extreme_o sharp_a and_o succinct_a in_o their_o answer_n to_o whatsoever_o be_v propound_v to_o they_o which_o he_o make_v trial_n of_o by_o put_v difficult_a question_n to_o they_o withal_o
engagement_n where_o the_o enemy_n have_v again_o the_o better_a caesar_n take_v a_o ensign_n who_o be_v run_v away_o by_o the_o neck_n and_o force_v he_o to_o face_n about_o say_v look_v that_o way_n be_v the_o enemy_n scipio_n flush_v with_o this_o success_n at_o first_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o come_v to_o one_o decisive_a action_n wherefore_o he_o leave_v afranius_n and_o juba_n in_o two_o distinct_a body_n not_o far_o distant_a and_o march_v himself_o towards_o thapsacus_n where_o he_o build_v a_o fort_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o security_n to_o they_o and_o a_o retreat_n to_o himself_o whilst_o scipio_n be_v take_v up_o with_o this_o matter_n caesar_n with_o a_o incredible_a dispatch_n make_v his_o way_n through_o thick_a wood_n and_o a_o unpassable_a country_n surround_v one_o party_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o charge_v the_o other_o other_o in_o the_o front_n when_o he_o have_v defeat_v these_o he_o improve_v this_o opportunity_n and_o the_o course_n of_o his_o good_a fortune_n so_o far_o that_o in_o one_o moment_n he_o take_v afranius_n camp_n and_o destroy_v that_o of_o the_o numidian_n juba_n their_o king_n be_v glad_a to_o save_v himself_o by_o flight_n so_o that_o in_o a_o small_a part_n of_o a_o day_n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o three_o camp_n and_o kill_v 50000_o of_o the_o enemy_n with_o the_o loss_n only_o of_o 50_o men._n this_o be_v the_o account_n some_o give_v of_o that_o fight_n other_o say_v he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o action_n but_o that_o he_o be_v take_v with_o his_o usual_a distemper_n just_a as_o he_o be_v set_v his_o army_n in_o battalion_n he_o perceive_v the_o approach_n of_o it_o before_o it_o have_v too_o far_o disorder_v his_o sense_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o shake_v take_v care_n to_o be_v remove_v into_o a_o neighbour_a fort_n where_o he_o repose_v himself_o of_o the_o great_a man_n that_o be_v take_v after_o the_o fight_n some_o caesar_n put_v to_o death_n other_o prevent_v he_o by_o kill_v themselves_o cato_n have_v undertake_v to_o defend_v utica_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v not_o in_o the_o battle_n the_o desire_n which_o caesar_n have_v to_o take_v he_o alive_a make_v he_o hasten_v thither_o upon_o notice_n that_o he_o have_v dispatch_v himself_o it_o be_v certain_a caesar_n be_v much_o discompose_v but_o for_o what_o reason_n be_v not_o so_o well_o agree_v yet_o this_o he_o say_v cato_n i_o envy_v thou_o thy_o death_n because_o thou_o envy_v i_o the_o honour_n of_o save_v thy_o life_n yet_o after_o all_o this_o the_o discourse_n he_o write_v against_o cato_n after_o his_o death_n be_v no_o great_a sign_n of_o his_o kindness_n or_o that_o he_o be_v thorough_o reconcile_v to_o he_o for_o how_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o he_o will_v have_v be_v tender_a of_o his_o life_n who_o be_v so_o bitter_a against_o his_o memory_n yet_o from_o his_o clemency_n to_o cicero_n brutus_n and_o many_o other_o who_o fight_v against_o he_o some_o have_v guess_v that_o caesar_n book_n be_v not_o compose_v so_o much_o out_o of_o heart_a to_o cato_n as_o in_o his_o own_o vindication_n cicero_n it_o seem_v have_v write_v a_o encomium_n upon_o cato_n and_o call_v it_o by_o his_o name_n a_o discourse_n write_v by_o so_o great_a a_o master_n upon_o so_o excellent_a a_o subject_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v in_o every_o one_o hand_n this_o touch_v caesar_n who_o look_v upon_o a_o panegyric_n on_o his_o enemy_n as_o no_o better_a than_o a_o satyr_n against_o himself_o and_o therefore_o he_o make_v in_o his_o anti-cato_n a_o full_a collection_n of_o whatever_o can_v be_v say_v in_o that_o great_a man_n derogation_n those_o discourse_n have_v each_o of_o they_o their_o several_a admirer_n as_o man_n be_v different_o incline_v to_o the_o party_n caesar_n upon_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n do_v not_o forget_v to_o entertain_v the_o people_n with_o a_o large_a account_n of_o his_o victory_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v subdue_v a_o country_n which_o will_v supply_v the_o public_a every_o year_n with_o 200000_o bushel_n of_o corn_n and_o 3000000_o weight_n of_o oil_n he_o be_v allow_v three_o triumph_n for_o egypt_n pontus_n and_o afrric_n the_o last_o not_o for_o the_o conquest_n of_o scipio_n but_o juba_n who_o little_a son_n be_v then_o lead_v in_o triumph_n the_o happy_a captive_n that_o ever_o be_v who_o of_o a_o barbarous_a numidian_a come_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o most_o learned_a historian_n of_o all_o greece_n after_o these_o triumph_n he_o distribute_v reward_n to_o his_o soldier_n and_o treat_v the_o people_n with_o feast_v and_o show_v at_o one_o feast_n he_o have_v 22000_o table_n and_o entertain_v the_o people_n with_o gladiator_n and_o sea-fights_a in_o honour_n to_o his_o daughter_n julia_n long_o since_o dead_a when_o those_o show_n be_v over_o a_o account_n be_v take_v of_o the_o people_n who_o from_o 320000_o be_v now_o reduce_v 150000._o so_o great_a a_o waste_n have_v the_o civil_a war_n make_v in_o rome_n alone_o not_o to_o mention_v what_o the_o other_o part_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o province_n suffer_v he_o be_v now_o choose_v a_o four_o time_n consul_n and_o go_v into_o spain_n against_o pompey_n son_n they_o be_v but_o young_a yet_o have_v get_v together_o a_o great_a army_n and_o show_v they_o have_v courage_n and_o conduct_n to_o command_v it_o so_o that_o caesar_n be_v in_o extreme_a danger_n the_o great_a battle_n be_v near_o munda_n in_o which_o caesar_n see_v his_o man_n hard_o press_v and_o make_v but_o a_o weak_a resistance_n run_v through_o the_o rank_n among_o the_o soldier_n and_o cry_v out_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o boy_n at_o last_o with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o the_o best_a effort_n he_o can_v make_v he_o force_v back_o the_o enemy_n kill_v 30000_o of_o they_o though_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o 1000_o of_o his_o best_a men._n when_o he_o come_v back_o from_o the_o fight_n he_o tell_v his_o friend_n that_o he_o have_v often_o fight_v for_o victory_n but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n he_o have_v ever_o fight_v for_o life_n this_o battle_n be_v win_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o bacchanal_n the_o very_a day_n in_o which_o pompey_n four_o year_n before_o have_v set_v out_o for_o the_o war._n the_o young_a of_o pompey_n son_n escape_v and_o didius_n some_o day_n after_o the_o fight_n bring_v the_o elder_n be_v head_n to_o caesar_n this_o be_v the_o last_o battle_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o triumph_n he_o make_v for_o this_o victory_n displease_v the_o roman_n beyond_o any_o thing_n for_o he_o have_v not_o defeat_v foreign_a general_n and_o barbarous_a king_n but_o have_v ruin_v the_o child_n and_o family_n of_o one_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o rome_n though_o unfortunate_a and_o it_o do_v not_o look_v well_o to_o triumph_v over_o the_o calamity_n of_o his_o country_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o those_o thing_n for_o which_o no_o better_a apology_n can_v be_v make_v to_o the_o god_n and_o man_n than_o their_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a beside_o that_o hitherto_o he_o have_v never_o send_v letter_n or_o express_v of_o any_o victory_n over_o his_o fellow-citizen_n but_o have_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o action_n then_o to_o expect_v honour_n from_o it_o for_o all_o this_o the_o roman_n take_v the_o same_o side_n with_o fortune_n give_v the_o rein_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o hope_v that_o the_o government_n of_o a_o single_a person_n will_v give_v they_o time_n to_o breathe_v after_o so_o many_o civil_a war_n and_o calamity_n make_v he_o dictator_n for_o life_n this_o be_v a_o downright_a tyranny_n for_o his_o power_n now_o be_v not_o only_o absolute_a but_o perpetual_a too_o cicero_n propose_v to_o the_o senate_n to_o confer_v such_o honour_n upon_o he_o as_o be_v indeed_o in_o some_o measure_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n other_o strive_v which_o shall_v deserve_v most_o carry_v they_o so_o excessive_o high_a that_o they_o make_v caesar_n odious_a to_o the_o most_o indifferent_a and_o moderate_a sort_n of_o man_n by_o the_o haughtiness_n and_o extravagance_n of_o those_o title_n which_o they_o decree_v he_o his_o enemy_n be_v think_v to_o have_v have_v some_o share_n in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o his_o flatterer_n it_o give_v they_o more_o advantage_n against_o he_o and_o lay_v he_o more_o open_a to_o their_o calumny_n for_o since_o the_o civil_a war_n be_v end_v he_o have_v nothing_o else_o that_o he_o can_v be_v charge_v with_o and_o they_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o decree_v a_o temple_n to_o clemency_n in_o token_n of_o their_o thanks_o for_o this_o mild_a use_n he_o make_v of_o this_o victory_n for_o he_o not_o only_o pardon_v many_o of_o those_o who_o fight_v against_o he_o but_o far_a
will_v you_o abate_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o your_o dignity_n he_o give_v still_o a_o fresh_a occasion_n of_o resentment_n by_o his_o affront_n to_o the_o tribune_n the_o lupercalia_n be_v then_o celebrate_v a_o feast_n at_o the_o first_o institution_n peculiar_a as_o some_o writer_n say_v to_o the_o shepherd_n much_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o arcadian_a lycaea_n many_o young_a nobleman_n and_o magistrate_n run_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n naked_a strike_v all_o they_o meet_v with_o leathern_a thong_n by_o way_n of_o sport_n many_o woman_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n place_n themselves_o in_o the_o way_n and_o hold_v out_o their_o hand_n to_o the_o lash_n as_o boy_n in_o a_o school_n do_v to_o the_o ferula_fw-la out_o of_o a_o opinion_n that_o it_o procure_v a_o easy_a labour_n to_o those_o who_o be_v with_o child_n and_o make_v those_o conceive_v who_o be_v barren_a caesar_n dress_v in_o a_o triumphal_a robe_n seat_v himself_o in_o a_o golden_a chair_n upon_o the_o rostra_fw-la to_o view_v this_o ceremony_n anthony_n as_o consul_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o run_v this_o course_n when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o forum_n the_o people_n make_v way_n for_o he_o whilst_o he_o present_v caesar_n with_o a_o diadem_n wreathe_v with_o laurel_n upon_o this_o there_o be_v a_o small_a shout_n make_v only_o by_o those_o few_o who_o be_v plant_v there_o for_o that_o purpose_n but_o when_o caesar_n refuse_v it_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a applause_n upon_o the_o second_o offer_n very_o few_o and_o upon_o the_o second_o refusal_n all_o again_o clap_v caesar_n find_v it_o will_v not_o take_v rose_z up_z and_o order_v the_o crown_n to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o capitol_n caesar_n statue_n be_v afterward_o find_v with_o royal_a diadem_n on_o their_o head_n flavius_n and_o marullus_n two_o tribunes_z of_o the_o people_n go_v present_o and_o pull_v they_o off_o and_o have_v apprehend_v those_o who_o first_o salute_v caesar_n as_o king_n commit_v they_o the_o people_n follow_v they_o with_o acclamation_n and_o call_v they_o brutus_n because_o brutus_n be_v the_o first_o who_o cut_v off_o the_o succession_n of_o king_n and_o transfer_v the_o power_n which_o before_o be_v lodge_v in_o one_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n caesar_n so_o far_o resent_v this_o that_o he_o displace_v marullus_n and_o flavius_n and_o as_o he_o inveigh_v against_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n ridicule_v the_o people_n tell_v they_o he_o confess_v those_o man_n be_v indeed_o proper_o call_v bruti_fw-la and_o cumaei_n beast_n and_o sot_n this_o make_v the_o multitude_n place_v their_o hope_n on_o m._n brutus_n who_o by_o his_o father_n side_n be_v think_v to_o be_v descend_v from_o that_o first_o brutus_n and_o by_o his_o mother_n side_n from_o the_o servilii_n another_o noble_a family_n be_v beside_o nephew_n and_o son-in-law_n to_o cato_n but_o the_o honour_n and_o favour_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o caesar_n take_v off_o the_o edge_n from_o those_o eager_a desire_n he_o natural_o have_v to_o subvert_v the_o monarchy_n for_o he_o have_v not_o only_o be_v pardon_v himself_o after_o pompey_n defeat_n at_o pharsalia_n and_o have_v procure_v the_o same_o grace_n for_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n but_o be_v one_o in_o who_o caesar_n have_v a_o particular_a confidence_n he_o have_v at_o that_o time_n the_o most_o honourable_a praetorship_n of_o the_o year_n and_o be_v name_v for_o the_o consulship_n four_o year_n after_o be_v prefer_v before_o cassius_n his_o competitor_n upon_o the_o dispute_n between_o they_o caesar_n say_v that_o cassius_n have_v the_o fair_a pretension_n but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pass_v by_o brutus_n nor_o do_v he_o afterward_o hearken_v to_o those_o who_o accuse_v brutus_n as_o engage_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o but_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o body_n say_v to_o the_o informer_n brutus_n will_v stay_v for_o this_o skin_n of_o i_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o empire_n on_o account_n of_o his_o virtue_n but_o will_v not_o be_v base_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o gain_v one_o but_o those_o who_o desire_v a_o change_n and_o look_v on_o he_o as_o the_o only_a or_o at_o least_o the_o most_o proper_a person_n to_o effect_v it_o dare_v not_o discourse_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o but_o in_o the_o nighttime_n lay_v paper_n about_o his_o chair_n of_o state_n where_o he_o use_v to_o sit_v and_o determine_v cause_n with_o sentence_n in_o they_o to_o this_o import_n you_o be_v asleep_a brutus_n you_o be_v no_o long_o brutus_n cassius_n when_o he_o perceive_v his_o ambitious_a soul_n a_o little_a raise_v upon_o this_o be_v more_o instant_a than_o before_o to_o work_v he_o yet_o far_o have_v himself_o a_o private_a grudge_n against_o caesar_n for_o some_o reason_n that_o we_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o life_n of_o brutus_n nor_o be_v caesar_n without_o suspicion_n of_o he_o so_o that_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o say_v to_o his_o friend_n what_o do_v you_o think_v cassius_n drive_v at_o i_o do_v well_o like_v he_o he_o look_v so_o pale_a and_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o that_o anthony_n and_o dolabella_n be_v in_o a_o plot_n against_o he_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o fear_v such_o fat_a jolly_a man_n but_o rather_o the_o pale_a lean_a fellow_n meaning_n cassius_n and_o brutus_n but_o neither_o be_v his_o fate_n so_o much_o unexpected_a as_o it_o be_v unavoidable_a for_o there_o be_v many_o strange_a prodigy_n and_o apparition_n which_o be_v presage_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o light_n in_o the_o heaven_n the_o phantom_n which_o walk_v in_o the_o night_n and_o the_o wild_a bird_n which_o perch_v upon_o the_o forum_n these_o be_v not_o perhaps_o worth_a take_v notice_n of_o in_o so_o great_a a_o case_n as_o this_o strabo_n the_o philosopher_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o as_o they_o go_v along_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o on_o fire_n and_o that_o a_o soldier_n be_v servant_n seem_v to_o throw_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o flame_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n so_o that_o they_o who_o see_v it_o think_v he_o must_v be_v burn_v but_o that_o after_o all_o he_o have_v no_o hurt_n as_o caesar_n be_v sacrifice_v the_o victim_n be_v see_v to_o want_v a_o heart_n which_o be_v a_o very_a ill_a omen_n because_o a_o creature_n can_v subsist_v without_o a_o heart_n many_o add_v that_o a_o soothsayer_n bid_v he_o prepare_v for_o some_o great_a danger_n on_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n when_o the_o day_n be_v come_v caesar_n as_o he_o go_v to_o the_o senate_n meet_v this_o soothsayer_n and_o say_v to_o he_o by_o way_n of_o raillery_n the_o ides_n of_o march_n be_v come_v who_o answer_v he_o calm_o yes_o they_o be_v come_v but_o they_o be_v not_o past_a the_o day_n before_o this_o assassination_n he_o sup_v with_o m._n lepidus_n as_o he_o be_v sign_v some_o letter_n there_o arise_v a_o dispute_n what_o sort_n of_o death_n be_v the_o best_a at_o which_o he_o immediate_o before_o any_o one_o can_v speak_v say_v a_o sudden_a one_o after_o this_o as_o he_o be_v in_o bed_n with_o his_o wife_n all_o the_o door_n and_o window_n of_o the_o house_n fly_v open_a together_o he_o be_v startle_v at_o the_o noise_n and_o the_o light_n which_o break_v into_o the_o room_n and_o sit_v up_o in_o his_o bed_n where_o by_o the_o moonshine_n he_o perceive_v calpurnia_n fast_o asleep_a but_o hear_v she_o utter_v in_o her_o dream_n some_o indistinct_a word_n and_o inarticulate_a groan_n she_o fancy_v at_o that_o time_n she_o be_v weep_v over_o caesar_n and_o hold_v he_o butcher_v in_o her_o arms._n other_o say_v this_o be_v not_o her_o dream_n but_o that_o she_o dream_v a_o pinnacle_n which_o the_o senate_n have_v order_v to_o be_v raise_v on_o caesar_n house_n by_o way_n of_o ornament_n and_o grandeur_n be_v break_v down_o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o her_o tear_n and_o groan_n when_o it_o be_v day_n she_o beg_v of_o caesar_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a not_o to_o stir_v ouâ—_n but_o to_o adjourn_v the_o senate_n to_o another_o time_n and_o if_o he_o slight_v her_o dream_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o consult_v his_o fate_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o divination_n nor_o be_v he_o himself_o without_o some_o suspicion_n and_o fear_n for_o he_o never_o before_o discover_v in_o calpurnia_n any_o womanish_a superstition_n who_o he_o now_o see_v under_o such_o terrible_a apprehension_n upon_o the_o report_n which_o the_o priest_n make_v to_o he_o that_o they_o have_v kill_v several_a sacrifice_n and_o still_o find_v they_o inauspicious_a he_o be_v resolve_v to_o send_v anthony_n to_o dismiss_v the_o senate_n d._n brutus_n who_o surname_n be_v albinus_n one_o who_o caesar_n have_v such_o confidence_n in_o that_o he_o make_v he_o his_o second_o heir_n tho'_o
such_o a_o condition_n of_o state_n be_v most_o ticklish_a when_o those_o who_o endeavour_n to_o stem_v the_o popular_a torrent_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v run_v down_o by_o they_o and_o those_o who_o humour_v they_o to_o be_v swallow_v up_o with_o they_o in_o the_o common_a ruin_n astronomer_n tell_v we_o the_o sun_n motion_n be_v neither_o exact_o parallel_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o orb_n nor_o yet_o direct_o and_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o they_o but_o describe_v a_o oblique_a line_n with_o insensible_a declination_n he_o steer_v his_o course_n so_o to_o dispense_v his_o light_n and_o influence_n in_o his_o annual_a revolution_n at_o several_a season_n in_o equal_a proportion_n to_o the_o whole_a creation_n so_o it_o happen_v in_o political_a affair_n that_o if_o the_o motion_n of_o ruler_n be_v constant_o opposite_a and_o cross_a to_o the_o genius_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o people_n they_o will_v be_v stomach_v as_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n too_o much_o deference_n and_o indulgence_n to_o the_o subject_n levity_n and_o wantonness_n have_v oft_o prove_v dangerous_a and_o fatal_a but_o the_o gratify_v they_o in_o reasonable_a and_o fair_a request_n when_o they_o be_v not_o masterly_a and_o insolent_a may_v prove_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o government_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v it_o be_v a_o nice_a point_n and_o extreme_a difficult_a so_o to_o temper_v this_o lenity_n as_o to_o preserve_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o government_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o people_n affront_n and_o contempt_n but_o if_o such_o a_o bless_a mixture_n and_o temperament_n may_v be_v obtain_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o regular_a and_o harmonious_a of_o all_o other_o for_o thus_o we_o be_v teach_v even_o god_n govern_v the_o world_n not_o 〈◊〉_d by_o irresistible_a source_n but_o persuasive_a argument_n and_o gentle_a insinuation_n into_o our_o mind_n bend_v they_o to_o compliance_n with_o his_o eternal_a purpose_n thus_o it_o befall_v cato_n the_o young_a who_o manner_n be_v so_o little_a agreeable_a or_o acceptable_a to_o the_o people_n that_o he_o receive_v very_o slender_a mark_n of_o their_o favour_n witness_v his_o repulse_n in_o the_o pretence_n he_o make_v to_o the_o consulate_a behave_v himself_o as_o cicero_n observe_v rather_o like_o a_o citizen_n of_o plato_n commonwealth_n than_o among_o the_o lees_n of_o romulus_n posterity_n the_o same_o thing_n happen_v to_o he_o in_o my_o opinion_n as_o we_o observe_v in_o fruit_n ripe_a before_o their_o season_n which_o we_o rather_o gaze_v at_o and_o admire_v than_o use_n so_o much_o be_v his_o old-fashioned_a virtue_n out_o of_o present_a mode_n consider_v the_o deprave_a custom_n time_n and_o luxury_n have_v introduce_v that_o it_o appear_v indeed_o sightly_o and_o splendid_a but_o suit_v not_o the_o present_a exigency_n be_v so_o disproportion_v to_o the_o manner_n in_o vogue_n and_o the_o guise_n of_o the_o present_a time_n yet_o his_o circumstance_n be_v not_o altogether_o like_o phocion_n who_o come_v to_o the_o helm_n when_o the_o public_a bottom_n be_v just_a upon_o sink_v cato_n time_n be_v indeed_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a yet_o so_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o assist_v in_o manage_v the_o sail_n and_o lend_v his_o help_a hand_n to_o those_o that_o steer_v his_o manly_a resolution_n give_v fortune_n a_o task_n of_o time_n and_o difficulty_n in_o ruine_v the_o commonwealth_n in_o which_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n have_v almost_o prevail_v against_o she_o which_o yet_o by_o other_o assistance_n with_o long_a time_n and_o tug_v by_o slow_a degree_n be_v afterward_o effect_v now_o we_o compare_v photion_n to_o he_o not_o only_o in_o the_o common_a resemblance_n that_o appear_v among_o great_a man_n and_o statesman_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n among_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o denomination_n as_o the_o valour_n of_o alcibiades_n and_o epaminondas_n the_o prudence_n of_o themistocles_n and_o aristides_n the_o justice_n of_o numa_n and_o agesilaus_n but_o these_o man_n virtue_n be_v the_o same_o even_o to_o the_o most_o minute_n difference_n have_v the_o same_o colour_n stamp_n and_o character_n impress_v upon_o they_o so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v distinguishable_a whether_o you_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o exact_a mixture_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n with_o austerity_n on_o the_o other_o their_o gallantry_n upon_o some_o occasion_n and_o caution_n on_o other_o their_o extreme_a solicitude_n for_o the_o public_a and_o perfect_a neglect_n of_o themselves_o their_o fix_a and_o immovable_a bent_n to_o all_o virtuous_a and_o honest_a action_n accompany_v with_o a_o extreme_a tenderness_n and_o scrupulosity_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n may_v appear_v mean_a or_o unworthy_a so_o that_o in_o these_o as_o in_o two_o instrument_n exact_o tune_v to_o each_o other_o he_o must_v have_v a_o nice_a ear_n that_o can_v perceive_v any_o discord_n as_o to_o cato_n extraction_n it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v illustrious_a as_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o nor_o be_v phocion_n i_o be_o well_o assure_v obscure_a or_o ignoble_a for_o have_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o turner_n as_o idomeneus_n report_v it_o have_v certain_o not_o be_v forget_v to_o his_o disparagement_n by_o hyperides_n the_o son_n of_o glaucippus_n who_o heap_v up_o a_o thousand_o spiteful_a thing_n against_o he_o nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o he_o in_o such_o circumstance_n to_o have_v have_v such_o liberal_a education_n in_o his_o youth_n as_o to_o be_v first_o plato_n and_o afterward_o xenocrates_n scholar_n in_o the_o academy_n and_o in_o whatever_o gentile_a accomplishment_n to_o have_v be_v all_o along_o emulous_a of_o the_o very_o best_a of_o his_o contemporary_n his_o countenance_n be_v so_o compose_v that_o scarce_o be_v he_o ever_o see_v by_o the_o athenian_n laugh_v or_o in_o tear_n he_o indulge_v not_o himself_o in_o the_o luxury_n of_o the_o public_a bath_n as_o douris_n report_v nor_o ever_o have_v his_o hand_n without_o his_o cloak_n when_o he_o appear_v dress_v in_o public_a abroad_o and_o in_o the_o camp_n he_o be_v so_o hardy_a to_o go_v always_o thin_a clad_v and_o barefoot_a except_o the_o frost_n be_v vehement_a and_o intolerable_a that_o the_o soldier_n use_v to_o say_v in_o merriment_n that_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a winter_n like_o to_o be_v when_o photion_n wear_v his_o shoe_n although_o he_o be_v of_o most_o easy_a conversation_n and_o great_a humanity_n his_o appearance_n be_v morose_n and_o sour_a so_o that_o he_o be_v seldom_o accost_v by_o any_o that_o be_v stranger_n to_o he_o upon_o which_o occasion_n chares_n upon_o a_o time_n jeer_v his_o supercilious_a look_n and_o the_o athenian_n applaud_v he_o for_o it_o photion_n reply_v my_o sullenness_n never_o make_v any_o of_o you_o sad_a but_o these_o man_n jollity_n have_v give_v you_o sorrow_n enough_o in_o like_a manner_n phocion_n discourse_n be_v grave_a and_o pithy_a full_a of_o useful_a remark_n with_o a_o sententious_a brevity_n awful_a and_o austere_a however_o unpleasant_a after_o the_o manner_n as_o zeno_n say_v a_o philosopher_n shall_v speak_v his_o word_n thorough_o tincture_v with_o the_o inward_a sense_n of_o his_o mind_n such_o be_v phocion_n who_o crowd_v much_o into_o little_a room_n and_o to_o this_o probable_o polyeuctus_n the_o sphettian_a have_v regard_n when_o he_o say_v that_o demosthenes_n be_v indeed_o the_o best_a orator_n of_o his_o time_n but_o photion_n the_o most_o powerful_a speaker_n who_o word_n be_v to_o be_v estimate_v like_o small_a coin_n from_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n of_o the_o metal_n not_o from_o the_o bulk_n he_o be_v observe_v sometime_o when_o the_o theatre_n be_v fill_v with_o spectator_n to_o walk_v muse_v alone_o behind_o the_o scene_n which_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n once_o take_v notice_n of_o say_v photion_n you_o seem_v to_o be_v thoughtful_a â—es_n very_o reply_v he_o i_o be_o consider_v wherein_o i_o may_v retrench_v what_o i_o be_o to_o say_v to_o the_o athenian_n even_o demosthenes_n himself_o who_o use_v to_o despise_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o haranguer_n when_o he_o rise_v up_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v present_o to_o those_o about_o he_o now_o mark_v say_v he_o the_o pruning-hook_n 〈◊〉_d of_o my_o period_n but_o this_o perhaps_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o man_n since_o not_o only_o a_o word_n but_o even_o a_o nod_n from_o a_o person_n have_v in_o reverence_n be_v of_o more_o force_n than_o the_o most_o study_a and_o elaborate_a speech_n of_o other_o in_o his_o youth_n he_o serve_v under_o chabrias_n at_o that_o time_n general_n who_o he_o great_o honour_v and_o by_o he_o be_v abundant_o instruct_v in_o military_a knowledge_n and_o in_o return_n help_v to_o correct_v his_o humour_n which_o be_v odd_a and_o capricious_a for_o be_v otherways_o natural_o heavy_a and_o phlegmatic_a he_o
be_v so_o fire_v and_o transport_v in_o heat_n of_o fight_n that_o he_o throw_v himself_o headlong_o into_o danger_n beyond_o the_o forward_a which_o indeed_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n in_o the_o island_n of_o chio_n have_v press_v his_o own_o ship_n foremost_a to_o force_v a_o descent_n into_o the_o haven_n but_o photion_n be_v a_o man_n of_o temper_n as_o well_o as_o courage_n have_v the_o dexterity_n at_o some_o time_n to_o warm_v the_o general_n be_v phlegm_n and_o at_o other_o to_o moderate_v and_o cool_v the_o impetuousness_n of_o his_o unseasonable_a fury_n upon_o which_o account_n chabrias_n be_v a_o good_a nature_a man_n love_v he_o extreme_o and_o prefer_v he_o to_o office_n and_o command_n and_o effectual_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o athenian_n use_v his_o assistance_n and_o take_v his_o advice_n in_o all_o his_o affair_n of_o moment_n particular_o the_o sea_n fight_v at_o naxus_n make_v not_o a_o little_a to_o phocion_n reputation_n for_o have_v the_o left_a squadron_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o chabrias_n he_o so_o manage_v the_o matter_n that_o the_o controversy_n be_v quick_o decide_v in_o their_o favour_n by_o a_o speedy_a victory_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o prosperous_a dispute_v the_o city_n have_v with_o the_o groecian_o by_o its_o single_a force_n since_o it_o be_v under_o hatch_n chabrias_n the_o general_n be_v mighty_o adore_v and_o photion_n magnify_v as_o a_o man_n worthy_a of_o the_o great_a trust_n and_o command_n this_o victory_n happen_v at_o the_o great_a solemnity_n and_o chabrias_n appoint_v a_o anniversary_n to_o commemorate_v it_o on_o the_o 16_o of_o august_n on_o which_o it_o be_v obtain_v and_o distribute_v a_o largess_n of_o wine_n among_o the_o athenian_n much_o about_o this_o time_n chabrias_n send_v photion_n to_o demand_v their_o quota_fw-la of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n from_o the_o islander_n and_o proffer_v he_o a_o guard_n of_o 20_o sail_n he_o tell_v he_o if_o he_o intend_v he_o to_o go_v against_o they_o as_o enemy_n that_o force_n be_v insignificant_a if_o as_o to_o friend_n and_o ally_n one_o vessel_n be_v sufficient_a so_o he_o take_v one_o single_a galley_n and_o have_v visit_v the_o city_n and_o treat_v with_o the_o governor_n friendly_a and_o apert_o he_o return_v with_o a_o good_a number_n of_o ship_n send_v by_o the_o confederate_n to_o athens_n with_o supply_n for_o their_o maintenance_n neither_o do_v his_o friendship_n to_o chabrias_n determine_v with_o his_o life_n but_o after_o his_o decease_n be_v religious_o maintain_v to_o all_o that_o relate_v to_o he_o chief_o his_o son_n ctesippus_n he_o labour_v to_o bring_v into_o some_o decorum_n and_o although_o he_o be_v a_o very_a stupid_a and_o unhewn_a young_a fellow_n he_o cease_v not_o what_o in_o he_o lay_v to_o correct_v and_o cover_v his_o fault_n and_o folly_n once_o when_o the_o youngster_n be_v very_o impertinent_a and_o troublesome_a to_o he_o in_o the_o camp_n about_o order_v the_o army_n still_o shoot_v his_o bolt_n interrupt_v he_o with_o idle_a question_n and_o documentize_v photion_n with_o his_o silly_a opinion_n in_o the_o matter_n he_o can_v not_o forbear_v cry_v out_o o_o chabrias_n chabrias_n this_o be_v the_o great_a test_n of_o my_o friendship_n to_o thou_o to_o endure_v this_o blockhead_n upon_o look_v into_o public_a matter_n and_o the_o manager_n of_o they_o he_o observe_v they_o have_v share_v the_o administration_n of_o affair_n among_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v by_o lot_n the_o swordman_n and_o those_o of_o the_o long_a robe_n so_o as_o not_o to_o interfere_v with_o each_o other_o these_o be_v to_o manage_v the_o assembly_n register_v their_o vote_n and_o publish_v their_o act_n and_o edict_n of_o who_o be_v eubulus_n aristophon_n demosthenes_n lycurgus_n and_o hyperides_n this_o be_v a_o gainful_a trade_n among_o they_o and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o blade_n as_o diopithes_n menestheus_n leosthenes_n and_o charetas_n by_o their_o military_a employ_n carve_v out_o fair_a proportion_n for_o themselves_o out_o of_o the_o public_a stock_n now_o photion_n be_v oâ—_n opinion_n that_o such_o a_o model_n of_o government_n as_o that_o of_o pericles_n aristides_n and_o solon_n wherein_o the_o same_o person_n act_v both_o part_n in_o propound_v law_n and_o order_v the_o militia_n be_v a_o more_o perfect_a uniform_a and_o regular_a mixture_n and_o will_v redound_v most_o to_o the_o common_a good_a and_o safety_n each_o of_o these_o person_n be_v well_o qualify_v for_o both_o purpose_n that_o i_o may_v use_v archilocus_n word_n mars_n and_o the_o muse_n friend_n alike_o design_v to_o art_n and_o arm_n indifferent_o incline_v minerva_n be_v style_v the_o patroness_n and_o protectress_n of_o art_n both_o civil_a and_o military_a photion_n have_v thus_o consider_v with_o himself_o his_o inclination_n and_o genius_n be_v always_o for_o peace_n and_o quietness_n yet_o be_v he_o engage_v in_o more_o war_n than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n never_o indeed_o promote_a or_o encourage_v such_o design_n nor_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n shun_v or_o decline_v any_o enterprise_n when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o it_o by_o the_o public_a necessity_n of_o the_o state_n and_o thus_o much_o be_v well_o know_v that_o he_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 45_o several_a time_n choose_v general_n when_o he_o be_v never_o once_o of_o those_o time_n present_a in_o the_o assembly_n but_o the_o command_n in_o his_o absence_n by_o common_a suffrage_n confer_v on_o he_o and_o he_o send_v for_o on_o purpose_n to_o undertake_v it_o insomuch_o that_o it_o amaze_v those_o that_o do_v not_o well_o consider_v to_o see_v the_o people_n always_o prefer_v photion_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o humour_v they_o or_o court_v their_o favour_n that_o he_o always_o thwart_v and_o oppose_v they_o but_o so_o it_o be_v as_o great_a man_n and_o prince_n use_v their_o buffoon_n and_o jester_n after_o meal_n for_o their_o disport_v and_o merriment_n so_o the_o athenian_n upon_o slight_a occasion_n entertain_v and_o divert_v themselves_o with_o their_o spruce_a speaker_n and_o trim_a orator_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o dint_n of_o action_n they_o be_v so_o sober_a and_o considerative_a to_o mark_v out_o the_o grave_a and_o wise_a for_o public_a employment_n however_o opposite_a to_o their_o sentiment_n this_o he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o own_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n be_v read_v which_o inform_v they_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o citizen_n be_v unanimous_a there_o be_v one_o only_a person_n so_o presumptuous_a to_o abound_v in_o his_o own_o sense_n which_o he_o frank_o tell_v they_o be_v himself_o bid_v they_o look_v no_o further_o for_o he_o indeed_o be_v nothing_o satisfy_v in_o all_o their_o proceed_n happen_v afterward_o to_o speak_v his_o own_o opinion_n to_o the_o general_n approbation_n of_o the_o assembly_n turn_v to_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n he_o demand_v of_o they_o what_o foolish_a thing_n have_v escape_v he_o unaware_o to_o merit_v their_o applause_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o public_a festivity_n be_v solicit_v for_o his_o contribution_n by_o the_o example_n of_o other_o and_o press_v he_o much_o he_o bid_v they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o wealthy_a for_o his_o part_n he_o shall_v blush_v to_o be_v so_o prodigal_a to_o throw_v away_o any_o thing_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o the_o usurer_n book_n point_v to_o callicles_n the_o scrivener_n be_v still_o clamour_v on_o and_o importune_v he_o tell_v they_o this_o tale_n a_o certain_a white_a liver_v fellow_n intend_v for_o the_o war_n hear_v the_o raven_n croak_v in_o his_o passage_n throw_v down_o his_o arm_n resolve_v to_o be_v quiet_a recollect_v himself_o after_o he_o adventure_v out_o again_o but_o hear_v the_o same_o music_n make_v a_o full_a stop_n say_v they_o may_v tear_v their_o throat_n if_o they_o please_v for_o joy_n of_o smell_v a_o feast_n but_o for_o his_o part_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o save_v his_o skin_n the_o athenian_n urge_v he_o at_o a_o unseasonable_a time_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o enemy_n he_o peremptory_o refuse_v and_o be_v upbraid_v by_o they_o with_o cowardice_n and_o pusillanimity_n he_o tell_v they_o gentlemen_z we_o understand_v one_o another_o very_o well_o you_o can_v make_v i_o valiant_a at_o this_o time_n nor_o i_o you_o wise_a in_o time_n of_o security_n the_o people_n be_v very_o pert_a and_o severe_a upon_o he_o demand_v a_o strict_a account_n how_o the_o public_a treasure_n have_v be_v employ_v and_o the_o like_a he_o bid_v they_o first_o be_v assure_v of_o their_o safety_n and_o after_o mind_n their_o good_a husbandry_n in_o effect_n the_o passion_n of_o the_o mobile_n alter_v with_o their_o affair_n be_v extreme_a timorous_a and_o submiss_a in_o time_n of_o danger_n when_o that_o be_v blow_v over_o insolent_a and_o over_o bearing_n clamour_v upon_o photion_n as_o one_o that_o envy_v they_o the_o
be_v a_o unusual_a thing_n yet_o that_o authority_n can_v not_o have_v be_v think_v unalterable_a because_o several_a magistrate_n have_v often_o voluntary_o surrender_v their_o commission_n or_o desire_v to_o be_v discharge_v those_o be_v the_o principal_a head_n of_o tiberius_n apology_n but_o his_o friend_n apprehend_v the_o danger_n which_o seem_v to_o threaten_v he_o and_o those_o conspiracy_n that_o be_v secret_o contrive_v against_o he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o safe_a way_n will_v be_v for_o he_o to_o petition_n that_o he_o may_v be_v continue_v tribune_n for_o the_o year_n ensue_v upon_o this_o consideration_n he_o again_o endeavour_v to_o oblige_v the_o people_n with_o other_o law_n make_v the_o year_n of_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n few_o than_o former_o in_o grant_v the_o liberty_n of_o appeal_n from_o the_o judge_n to_o the_o people_n and_o join_v to_o the_o senator_n that_o be_v judge_n at_o that_o time_n a_o equal_a number_n of_o ordinary_a gentleman_n endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v to_o lessen_v the_o power_n of_o the_o senate_n which_o proceed_v rather_o from_o passion_n and_o prejudice_n than_o from_o any_o rational_a regard_n to_o equity_n and_o the_o public_a good_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v debate_v whether_o these_o law_n shall_v be_v ratify_v he_o be_v present_o sensible_a that_o his_o adversary_n have_v the_o most_o vote_n the_o people_n as_o yet_o be_v not_o get_v together_o in_o a_o full_a body_n and_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v his_o custom_n to_o raise_v some_o dispute_n with_o his_o fellow-officer_n out_o of_o design_n only_o to_o gain_v long_a time_n but_o fail_v in_o that_o project_n too_o he_o at_o length_n adjourn_v the_o assembly_n till_o the_o day_n follow_v tiberius_n then_o go_v down_o into_o the_o market_n place_n among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v his_o first_o address_n to_o they_o in_o a_o humble_a posture_n with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n and_o afterward_o tell_v they_o he_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o suspect_v that_o his_o adversary_n will_v attempt_v in_o the_o nighttime_n to_o break_v open_a his_o house_n and_o murder_v he_o this_o work_v so_o strong_o with_o the_o multitude_n that_o several_a of_o they_o erect_a tent_n round_o about_o his_o house_n and_o keep_v guard_n all_o night_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o person_n by_o break_v of_o day_n come_v one_o of_o the_o he_o soothsayer_n who_o prognosticate_n good_a or_o bad_a success_n by_o the_o peck_v of_o fowl_n and_o throw_v they_o something_o to_o eat_v the_o soothsayer_n use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o fright_v the_o fowl_n out_o of_o their_o coop_n but_o none_o of_o they_o except_o one_o will_v venture_v out_o which_o flutter_v with_o its_o left_a wing_n and_o stretch_v out_o its_o leg_n and_o run_v back_o again_o into_o the_o coop_n without_o eat_v any_o thing_n this_o put_v tiberius_n in_o mind_n of_o another_o ill_a omen_n which_o have_v former_o happen_v to_o he_o he_o have_v a_o very_a costly_a head-piece_n which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o when_o he_o engage_v in_o any_o battle_n and_o into_o this_o piece_n of_o armour_n two_o serpent_n crawl_v lay_v egg_n and_o bring_v forth_o young_a one_o the_o remembrance_n of_o which_o make_v tiberius_n more_o concern_v at_o this_o than_o otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v be_v however_o he_o go_v towards_o the_o capitol_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o people_n be_v assemble_v there_o but_o before_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o house_n he_o stumble_v upon_o the_o threshhold_a with_o such_o violence_n that_o he_o break_v the_o nail_n of_o his_o great_a toe_n insomuch_o that_o blood_n gush_v out_o of_o his_o shooe_n he_o be_v not_o go_v very_o far_o before_o he_o see_v two_o raven_n fight_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n which_o stand_v on_o his_o left_a hand_n as_o he_o pass_v along_o and_o though_o he_o be_v surround_v with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o people_n a_o stone_n happen_v to_o fall_v just_a at_o his_o foot_n beat_v down_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o the_o raven_n which_o accident_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o those_o that_o be_v the_o bold_a man_n about_o he_o but_o blossius_n of_o cuma_n who_o happen_v to_o be_v then_o present_a tell_v he_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n for_o tiberius_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o gracchus_n the_o nephew_n of_o scipio_n africanus_n and_o the_o protector_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n to_o refuse_v for_o fear_n of_o a_o silly_a bird_n to_o promote_v the_o interest_n of_o his_o countryman_n who_o may_v reasonable_o expect_v it_o from_o he_o and_o that_o his_o adversary_n will_v not_o only_o represent_v this_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o mean_a spirit_n but_o the_o trick_n of_o a_o tyrant_n who_o have_v no_o other_o intention_n than_o to_o abuse_v the_o generous_a kindness_n of_o the_o common_a people_n at_o the_o same_o time_n several_a messenger_n come_v also_o from_o tiberius_n friend_n to_o desire_v his_o presence_n at_o the_o capitol_n and_o to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o all_o thing_n go_v there_o according_a to_o expectation_n indeed_o tiberius_n first_o entrance_n there_o be_v very_o pompous_a and_o he_o be_v honourable_o receive_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o appear_v his_o friend_n welcome_v he_o with_o loud_a acclamation_n into_o the_o capitol_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v his_o place_n they_o repeat_v their_o expression_n of_o joy_n and_o take_v care_n that_o no_o person_n whatever_o shall_v come_v near_o he_o unless_o those_o who_o be_v his_o intimate_a friend_n mutius_z then_o begin_v to_o put_v the_o business_n again_o to_o the_o vote_n but_o nothing_o be_v perform_v with_o the_o usual_a decency_n and_o order_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o disturbance_n which_o the_o rabble_n make_v by_o their_o press_v forward_o to_o get_v into_o the_o capitol_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v carry_v on_o in_o this_o confusion_n flavius_n flaccus_n a_o senator_n stand_v in_o a_o place_n high_o than_o ordinary_a but_o at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o tiberius_n that_o when_o he_o can_v not_o make_v he_o hear_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o tumultuous_a noise_n signify_v to_o he_o by_o certain_a motion_n of_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o impart_v something_o of_o consequence_n to_o he_o in_o private_a tiberius_n order_v the_o multitude_n to_o make_v way_n for_o he_o by_o which_o mean_n though_o not_o without_o some_o difficulty_n flavius_n get_v to_o he_o and_o inform_v he_o that_o the_o senator_n see_v they_o can_v not_o prevail_v upon_o the_o consul_n to_o espouse_v their_o quarrel_n have_v at_o length_n come_v to_o this_o final_a determination_n among_o themselves_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v assassinate_v and_o to_o that_o purpose_n have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o servant_n prepare_v to_o accomplish_v it_o tiberius_n no_o soon_o communicate_v this_o confederacy_n to_o those_o about_o he_o but_o they_o immediate_o tuck_v up_o their_o long_a gown_n break_v the_o halberd_n which_o the_o sergeant_n use_v to_o keep_v the_o crowd_n off_o into_o piece_n and_o with_o those_o resolve_v to_o oppose_v all_o violent_a assaultant_n they_o who_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n wonder_v and_o demand_v what_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o disorder_n shall_v be_v tiberius_n know_v that_o they_o can_v not_o hear_v he_o at_o that_o distance_n lift_v his_o hand_n to_o his_o head_n thereby_o intimate_v the_o great_a danger_n which_o he_o apprehend_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o his_o adversary_n take_v notice_n of_o that_o action_n run_v present_o to_o the_o senate_n house_n and_o declare_v that_o tiberius_n desire_v the_o people_n to_o bestow_v a_o crown_n upon_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v king_n of_o rome_n this_o be_v very_o surprise_v nasica_n present_o demand_v of_o the_o consul_n that_o he_o will_v punish_v this_o tyrant_n and_o defend_v the_o government_n as_o by_o law_n establish_v the_o consul_n mild_o reply_v that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o unjust_a action_n and_o as_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o freeman_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n before_o sentence_n have_v lawful_o pass_v upon_o he_o so_o neither_o will_v he_o protect_v tiberius_n if_o by_o his_o insinuation_n the_o people_n shall_v act_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o law_n but_o nasica_n rise_v from_o his_o seat_n in_o a_o great_a passion_n since_o the_o consul_n say_v he_o regard_v not_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n let_v every_o one_o who_o will_v defend_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o law_n follow_v i_o he_o then_o cast_v the_o skirt_n of_o his_o gown_n over_o his_o shoulder_n hasten_v to_o the_o capitol_n they_o who_o bear_v he_o company_n wrap_v their_o gown_n also_o about_o their_o arm_n and_o force_v their_o way_n after_o he_o but_o upon_o the_o account_n that_o they_o be_v person_n of_o
already_o in_o a_o decline_a condition_n and_o the_o people_n be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o admire_v his_o action_n as_o former_o because_o there_o be_v several_z other_o who_o every_o day_n contrive_v new_a way_n to_o please_v the_o people_n with_o which_o the_o senate_n do_v ready_o comply_v after_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n he_o quit_v his_o house_n on_o the_o palatine_a mount_n and_o go_v to_o live_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n near_o to_o the_o public_a court_n thereby_o endeavour_v to_o make_v himself_o more_o popular_a in_o those_o part_n where_o most_o of_o the_o pitiful_a and_o mean_a inhabitant_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o endeavour_v to_o propose_v other_o law_n in_o order_n to_o have_v they_o ratify_v by_o popular_a vote_n upon_o which_o account_n he_o convene_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o people_n from_o all_o the_o adjacent_a place_n but_o the_o senate_n persuade_v fannius_n the_o consul_n to_o command_v all_o person_n who_o be_v not_o native_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o rome_n to_o depart_v the_o city_n a_o new_a and_o unusual_a proclamation_n be_v thereupon_o make_v prohibit_v any_o of_o the_o ally_n or_o confederate_n to_o appear_v at_o rome_n during_o that_o time_n caius_z on_o the_o contrary_n publish_v a_o edict_n accuse_v the_o consul_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o set_v forth_o to_o the_o confederate_n that_o if_o they_o will_v continue_v upon_o the_o place_n they_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o assistance_n and_o protection_n however_o he_o be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n for_o though_o he_o see_v one_o of_o his_o own_o familiar_a friend_n and_o companion_n drag_v to_o prison_n by_o fannius_n officer_n he_o notwithstanding_o pass_v by_o without_o either_o assist_v he_o or_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o he_o which_o he_o do_v either_o because_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o stand_v the_o test_n of_o his_o power_n which_o be_v already_o decrease_v or_o because_o he_o as_o he_o himself_o report_v be_v unwilling_a to_o give_v his_o enemy_n a_o opportunity_n which_o they_o very_o much_o desire_v of_o make_v a_o insurrection_n about_o that_o time_n there_o happen_v likewise_o a_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n officer_n upon_o this_o occasion_n a_o prize_n be_v to_o be_v fight_v before_o the_o people_n in_o the_o marketplace_n and_o most_o of_o the_o officer_n erect_v scaffold_n round_o about_o with_o a_o intention_n of_o let_v they_o for_o advantage_n caius_z command_v they_o to_o take_v down_o their_o scaffold_n that_o the_o poor_a people_n may_v see_v the_o sport_n without_o pay_v any_o thing_n but_o no_o body_n obey_v these_o order_n of_o he_o he_o gather_v together_o some_o labourer_n and_o overthrow_v all_o the_o scaffold_n the_o very_a night_n before_o the_o prize_n be_v to_o be_v play_v so_o that_o by_o the_o next_o morning_n the_o marketplace_n be_v clear_v and_o the_o common_a people_n have_v a_o opportunity_n of_o see_v the_o pastime_n gratis_o upon_o this_o account_n the_o rabble_n esteem_v he_o as_o a_o man_n of_o great_a generosity_n but_o he_o very_o much_o disoblige_v the_o tribune_n and_o the_o action_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o rashness_n and_o full_a of_o presumption_n this_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n that_o he_o fail_v of_o be_v a_o three_o time_n elect_v tribuneship_n tribune_n not_o but_o that_o he_o have_v the_o most_o vote_n but_o because_o his_o colleague_n out_o of_o revenge_n cause_v false_a return_v to_o be_v make_v but_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n there_o be_v not_o much_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v certain_a it_o be_v he_o very_o much_o resent_v this_o repulse_v and_o behave_v himself_o with_o a_o unusual_a sort_n of_o arrogance_n towards_o some_o of_o his_o adversary_n who_o be_v joyful_a at_o this_o defeat_n of_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o all_o their_o mirth_n be_v a_o die_v sardonian_a laugh_v only_o they_o be_v whole_o in_o the_o dark_a as_o to_o those_o intrigue_n which_o he_o be_v carry_v on_o as_o soon_o as_o opimius_n be_v choose_v consul_n they_o hostilius_n present_o cancel_v several_a of_o caius_n law_n especial_o as_o to_o what_o he_o have_v enact_v in_o reference_n to_o some_o design_n at_o carthage_n omit_v nothing_o which_o be_v most_o probable_a to_o enrage_v he_o that_o from_o some_o effect_n of_o his_o passion_n they_o may_v find_v out_o a_o colourable_a pretence_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n caius_z at_o first_o bear_v these_o thing_n very_o patient_o but_o afterward_o at_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o friend_n especial_o fulvius_n he_o resolve_v to_o raise_v force_n and_o oppose_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o consul_n his_o mother_n cornelia_n also_o be_v report_v by_o some_o to_o have_v assist_v he_o in_o carry_v on_o this_o sedition_n by_o send_v private_o several_a stranger_n into_o rome_n under_o pretence_n as_o if_o they_o come_v to_o be_v hire_v there_o for_o harvest-man_n and_o she_o acquaint_v her_o son_n with_o this_o project_n by_o write_v letter_n to_o he_o in_o cipher_n however_o it_o be_v confident_o affirm_v by_o other_o that_o cornelia_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o approve_v of_o these_o action_n when_o the_o day_n come_v in_o which_o opimius_n design_v to_o abrogate_v the_o law_n of_o caius_n both_o party_n meet_v very_o early_o at_o the_o capitol_n and_o the_o consul_n have_v perform_v all_o the_o rite_n usual_a in_o their_o sacrifice_n on_o quintus_fw-la attyllius_n a_o sergeant_n carry_v out_o the_o entrail_n of_o the_o beast_n speak_v to_o fulvius_n and_o his_o friend_n who_o stand_v about_o he_o you_o factious_a citizen_n say_v he_o make_v way_n for_o honest_a men._n some_o report_n that_o beside_o this_o provoke_a language_n he_o extend_v his_o naked_a arm_n towards_o they_o which_o be_v reckon_v it_o seem_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n upon_o this_o they_o present_o slay_v he_o with_o a_o sort_n of_o bodkin_n or_o pencil_n which_o be_v use_v in_o write_v though_o some_o say_v that_o at_o present_a they_o have_v furnish_v themselves_o with_o they_o for_o this_o employment_n only_o this_o murder_n cause_v a_o sudden_a consternation_n in_o the_o whole_a assembly_n and_o the_o chief_a man_n in_o authority_n have_v their_o different_a resentment_n of_o it_o as_o for_o caius_n he_o be_v in_o a_o great_a passion_n and_o severe_o reprimand_v some_o of_o his_o own_o party_n because_o they_o have_v give_v their_o adversary_n a_o colourable_a pretence_n to_o proceed_v against_o they_o which_o they_o have_v so_o long_o hope_v for_o opimius_n grateful_o embrace_v this_o occasion_n stand_v up_o and_o excite_v the_o people_n to_o revenge_n but_o there_o happen_v a_o great_a shower_n of_o rain_n on_o the_o sudden_a it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o business_n of_o that_o day_n early_o the_o next_o morning_n the_o consul_n have_v again_o summon_v the_o assembly_n and_o whilst_o he_o advise_v with_o the_o senator_n in_o the_o court_n concern_v public_a affair_n the_o corpse_n of_o attyllius_n be_v lay_v upon_o a_o bier_n and_o bring_v through_o the_o marketplace_n be_v there_o expose_v to_o open_a view_n just_a before_o the_o senate-house_n every_o one_o express_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n opimius_n be_v not_o at_o all_o ignorant_a that_o this_o be_v design_v to_o be_v do_v however_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v surprise_v and_o wonder_v what_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o senator_n therefore_o present_o go_v out_o to_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o stand_v about_o the_o corpse_n some_o condole_v the_o person_n that_o be_v slay_v all_o represent_v it_o be_v a_o inhuman_a and_o barbarous_a action_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v some_o then_o present_a who_o be_v sensible_a of_o and_o very_o much_o resent_v this_o partiality_n of_o the_o senator_n consider_v that_o when_o they_o themselves_o have_v not_o only_o assassinate_v tiberius_n gracchus_n as_o he_o be_v execute_v his_o office_n in_o the_o very_a capitol_n but_o have_v also_o throw_v his_o mangle_a body_n into_o the_o river_n yet_o that_o now_o they_o shall_v expose_v to_o open_a view_n that_o they_o shall_v bewail_v and_o honour_v with_o their_o presence_n the_o corpse_n of_o a_o mean_a mercenary_a fellow_n who_o though_o he_o may_v perhaps_o die_v wrongful_o be_v however_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o himself_o and_o by_o these_o mean_n to_o undermine_v he_o who_o remain_v the_o only_a defender_n and_o safeguard_v of_o the_o people_n the_o senator_n after_o some_o time_n withdraw_v gracchus_n and_o present_o order_v that_o opimius_n the_o consul_n shall_v be_v invest_v with_o such_o power_n whereby_o he_o may_v protect_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o suppress_v all_o tyrant_n this_o be_v decree_v he_o present_o command_v the_o senator_n to_o arm_v themselves_o and_o that_o the_o roman_a knight_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o readiness_n
legal_a sort_n of_o monarchy_n they_o over_z and_o above_o vote_v he_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o province_n for_o he_o have_v two_o spain_n and_o all_o afric_n which_o he_o govern_v by_o his_o deputy_n and_o maintain_v army_n under_o he_o at_o the_o yearly_a charge_n of_o 10000_o talent_n out_o of_o the_o public_a treasury_n upon_o this_o caesar_n also_o by_o his_o proxy_n demand_v the_o consulate_a and_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o province_n pompey_n at_o first_o do_v not_o stir_v in_o it_o but_z marcellus_n and_o lentulus_n oppose_v it_o who_o have_v always_o hate_v caesar_n and_o now_o do_v every_o thing_n whether_o fit_a or_o unfit_a which_o â—â—â—ht_v disgrace_v and_o expose_v he_o for_o they_o take_v away_o the_o freedom_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o neocomians_n who_o be_v a_o colony_n that_o caesar_n have_v late_o plant_v in_o gaul_n and_o marcellus_n who_o be_v then_o consul_n order_v one_o of_o the_o senator_n of_o that_o city_n then_o at_o rome_n to_o be_v whip_v and_o tell_v he_o he_o lay_v that_o mark_n upon_o he_o to_o signify_v he_o be_v no_o citizen_n of_o rome_n bid_v he_o when_o he_o go_v back_o again_o to_o show_v it_o caesar_n after_o marcellus_n consulate_a caesar_n present_v large_o all_o the_o great_a statesman_n out_o of_o the_o riches_n he_o have_v take_v from_o the_o gaul_n discharge_v curio_n the_o tribune_n from_o his_o great_a debt_n give_v paulus_n than_o consul_n 1500_o talent_n with_o which_o he_o build_v a_o noble_a palace_n join_v to_o the_o forum_n in_o the_o place_n where_o that_o of_o fulvius_n have_v stand_v pompey_n jealous_a of_o these_o preparation_n do_v now_o open_o practice_v both_o by_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n to_o have_v a_o successor_n declare_v to_o caesar_n and_o send_v to_o redemand_v those_o soldier_n who_o he_o have_v lend_v he_o to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n in_o gaul_n caesar_n return_v they_o and_o give_v each_o soldier_n 250_o drachm_n those_o who_o conduct_v they_o to_o pompey_n spread_v among_o the_o people_n no_o very_o favourable_a report_n of_o caesar_n and_o flatter_v pompey_n himself_o with_o false_a suggestion_n that_o he_o be_v wish_v for_o by_o caesar_n army_n and_o though_o his_o affair_n here_o be_v in_o a_o ill_a posture_n through_o the_o envy_n of_o some_o and_o the_o ill_a state_n of_o the_o government_n yet_o there_o the_o army_n be_v at_o his_o command_n and_o if_o they_o may_v pass_v into_o italy_n will_v present_o declare_v for_o he_o so_o uneasy_a be_v they_o under_o caesar_n who_o have_v engage_v they_o in_o so_o many_o expedition_n and_o so_o suspicious_a of_o he_o as_o aspire_v to_o the_o monarchy_n upon_o this_o pompey_n grow_v careless_a and_o neglect_v all_o warlike_a preparation_n as_o fear_v no_o danger_n but_o attack_v he_o with_o word_n only_o and_o speech_n think_v to_o conquer_v by_o a_o majority_n of_o vote_n which_o caesar_n slight_v for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o one_o of_o his_o captain_n who_o be_v send_v by_o he_o to_o rome_n stand_v before_o the_o senate-house_n one_o day_n and_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o senate_n will_v not_o give_v caesar_n a_o long_a time_n in_o his_o government_n clap_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o hilt_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o say_v but_o this_o shall_v yet_o the_o demand_n which_o caesar_n make_v have_v the_o fair_a colour_n of_o equity_n imaginable_a for_o he_o propose_v to_o lay_v down_o his_o arm_n and_o that_o pompey_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o and_o both_o together_o shall_v become_v private_a man_n and_o each_o expect_v a_o reward_n of_o his_o service_n from_o the_o public_a for_o that_o those_o who_o go_v to_o disarm_v he_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n confirm_v pompey_n power_n only_o suppress_v the_o one_o to_o establish_v the_o other_o in_o his_o tyranny_n when_o curio_n make_v these_o proposal_n to_o the_o people_n in_o caesar_n name_n he_o be_v mighty_o applaud_v and_o some_o throw_v garland_n towards_o he_o and_o dismiss_v he_o as_o they_o do_v wrestler_n crown_v with_o flower_n antony_n be_v tribune_n produce_v a_o letter_n send_v from_o caesar_n on_o this_o occasion_n and_o read_v it_o though_o the_o consul_n do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o oppose_v it_o but_o scipio_n pompey_n father-in-law_n propose_v in_o the_o senate_n that_o if_o caesar_n do_v not_o lay_v down_o his_o arm_n within_o such_o a_o time_n he_o shall_v be_v vote_v a_o enemy_n and_o the_o consul_n put_v it_o to_o the_o question_n whether_o pompey_n shall_v dismiss_v his_o soldier_n and_o again_o whether_o caesar_n shall_v disband_v he_o very_o few_o assent_v to_o the_o first_o but_o almost_o all_o to_o the_o latter_a but_o antony_n propose_v again_o that_o both_o shall_v lay_v down_o their_o commission_n all_o unanimous_o agree_v to_o it_o scipio_n be_v upon_o this_o very_a violent_a and_o lentulus_n the_o consul_n cry_v aloud_o that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o arm_n and_o not_o of_o suffrage_n against_o a_o robber_n so_o that_o they_o be_v adjourn_v and_o change_v their_o robe_n in_o token_n of_o grief_n for_o the_o dissension_n afterward_o there_o come_v other_o letter_n from_o caesar_n which_o seem_v yet_o more_o moderate_a for_o he_o propose_v to_o quit_v every_o thing_n else_o and_o only_o to_o have_v gallia_n cisalpina_n illyricum_n and_o two_o legion_n till_o he_o shall_v stand_v a_o second_o time_n for_o consul_n cicero_n the_o orator_n who_o be_v late_o return_v from_o cilicia_n endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v difference_n and_o soften_v pompey_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o comply_v in_o other_o thing_n but_o not_o to_o allow_v he_o the_o soldier_n at_o last_o cicero_n prevail_v with_o caesar_n friend_n who_o be_v now_o more_o flexible_a to_o accept_v of_o the_o province_n and_o 6000_o soldier_n only_o and_o so_o to_o make_v up_o the_o quarrel_n pompey_n give_v way_n to_o this_o but_o lentulus_n the_o consul_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o it_o but_o drive_v antony_n and_o curio_n out_o of_o the_o house_n with_o disgrace_n by_o which_o they_o afford_v caesar_n the_o handsome_a pretence_n that_o can_v be_v to_o inflame_v the_o soldier_n by_o show_v they_o two_o person_n of_o such_o worth_a and_o authority_n who_o be_v force_v to_o escape_v in_o a_o common_a hackney-coach_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o slave_n for_o so_o they_o be_v glad_a to_o disguise_v themselves_o when_o they_o flee_v out_o of_o rome_n now_o there_o be_v not_o about_o he_o at_o that_o time_n above_o 300_o horse_n and_o 5000_o foot_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n which_o be_v leave_v behind_o the_o alps_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v after_o he_o by_o person_n commission_v for_o that_o purpose_n but_o he_o think_v the_o first_o motion_n towards_o the_o design_n which_o he_o have_v then_o on_o foot_n do_v not_o require_v many_o force_n at_o present_a and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o make_v his_o first_o step_n so_o sudden_o as_o to_o surprise_v the_o adverse_a party_n into_o a_o admiration_n of_o his_o courage_n for_o he_o esteem_v it_o easy_a to_o astonish_v they_o if_o he_o come_v unaware_o then_o fair_o to_o conquer_v they_o if_o he_o have_v alarm_v they_o by_o his_o preparation_n and_o therefore_o he_o command_v his_o captain_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o go_v only_o with_o their_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n without_o any_o other_o arm_n and_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o ariminum_n a_o great_a city_n of_o gaul_n with_o as_o little_a noise_n and_o bloodshed_n as_o possible_a he_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o army_n to_o hortensius_n and_o spend_v the_o day_n in_o public_a as_o a_o slander_n by_o and_o spectator_n of_o the_o gladiator_n who_o exercise_v before_o he_o a_o little_a before_o night_n he_o bathe_v and_o then_o go_v into_o the_o hall_n and_o converse_v for_o some_o time_n with_o those_o he_o have_v invite_v to_o supper_n till_o it_o begin_v to_o grow_v dusky_a when_o he_o rise_v from_o table_n and_o have_v compliment_v the_o company_n and_o desire_v they_o to_o stay_v till_o he_o come_v back_o give_v private_a order_n to_o some_o of_o his_o confident_n that_o they_o shall_v follow_v he_o not_o all_o the_o same_o way_n but_o some_o one_o way_n some_o another_o he_o himself_o get_v into_o a_o hackney_n coach_n and_o drive_v at_o first_o another_o way_n but_o present_o turn_v towards_o ariminum_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o river_n rubicon_n which_o part_v gaul_n that_o be_v within_o the_o alps_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o italy_n his_o thought_n begin_v to_o work_v now_o he_o be_v just_a enter_v upon_o danger_n and_o he_o waver_v much_o in_o his_o mind_n when_o he_o consider_v cool_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o attempt_n this_o stop_v his_o career_n for_o a_o while_n and_o make_v he_o halt_v while_o he_o revolve_v with_o himself_o and_o often_o change_v his_o opinion_n one_o way_n and_o the_o other_o without_o speak_v a_o word_n when_o he_o can_v not_o
fix_v his_o resolution_n he_o discuss_v the_o matter_n very_o particular_o with_o his_o friend_n which_o be_v about_o he_o of_o which_o number_n asinius_n pollio_n be_v one_o compute_v how_o many_o calamity_n his_o pass_v that_o river_n will_v bring_v upon_o mankind_n and_o what_o a_o relation_n of_o it_o will_v be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n at_o last_o carry_v on_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a impulse_n he_o lose_v of_o reason_v and_o trust_v to_o the_o event_n use_v the_o proverb_n frequent_a in_o their_o mouth_n who_o enter_v upon_o dangerous_a and_o bold_a attempt_n the_o die_n be_v cast_v with_o which_o word_n he_o take_v the_o river_n when_o he_o be_v over_o he_o use_v all_o expedition_n possible_a and_o before_o it_o be_v day_n reach_v ariminum_n and_o take_v it_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o night_n before_o he_o pass_v the_o river_n he_o have_v a_o impious_a dream_n that_o he_o be_v unnatural_o familiar_a with_o his_o own_o mother_n as_o soon_o as_o ariminum_n be_v take_v there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o wide_a gate_n open_v to_o a_o war_n by_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o land_n and_o with_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o province_n the_o boundary_n of_o the_o law_n be_v transgress_v nor_o will_v one_o have_v think_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n only_o as_o at_o other_o time_n flee_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o in_o great_a consternation_n but_o that_o the_o very_a town_n themselves_o leave_v their_o station_n and_o flee_v for_o succour_n into_o each_o other_o so_o that_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v over_o run_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o deluge_n by_o the_o conflux_n of_o neighbour_a people_n from_o all_o part_n round_o about_o and_o be_v neither_o easy_a under_o the_o government_n of_o its_o magistrate_n nor_o to_o be_v quire_v by_o the_o eloquence_n of_o any_o orator_n in_o this_o great_a hurry_n and_o confusion_n but_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o sink_v by_o its_o own_o weight_n for_o contrary_a passion_n and_o violent_a motion_n possess_v all_o place_n nor_o be_v those_o who_o be_v interest_v in_o these_o change_n whole_o at_o peace_n but_o frequent_o meet_v as_o in_o so_o great_a a_o city_n they_o needs_o must_v with_o such_o as_o show_v themselves_o fearful_a and_o deject_a bring_v quarrel_n on_o themselves_o by_o their_o great_a confidence_n and_o presumption_n pompey_n sufficient_o of_o himself_o disturb_v be_v yet_o more_o perplex_v by_o the_o clamour_n of_o other_o some_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o just_o suffer_v for_o have_v arm_v caesar_n against_o himself_o and_o the_o government_n other_o blame_v he_o for_o permit_v caesar_n to_o be_v insolent_o use_v by_o lentulus_n when_o he_o make_v so_o large_a concession_n and_o offer_v such_o reasonable_a proposal_n towards_o a_o accommodation_n favonius_n bid_v he_o now_o stamp_v upon_o the_o ground_n for_o once_o talk_v big_a in_o the_o senate_n he_o desire_v they_o not_o to_o trouble_v themselves_o about_o make_v any_o preparation_n for_o the_o war_n for_o that_o he_o himself_o with_o one_o stamp_n of_o his_o foot_n will_v fill_v all_o italy_n with_o soldier_n yet_o still_o pompey_n have_v more_o force_n than_o caesar_n but_o he_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o pursue_v his_o own_o thought_n but_o be_v continual_o alarm_v with_o frightful_a and_o false_a report_n as_o if_o the_o enemy_n be_v just_a upon_o he_o and_o master_n of_o all_o be_v force_v to_o give_v way_n and_o be_v bear_v down_o by_o the_o common_a cry_n in_o this_o distraction_n it_o be_v resolve_v to_o leave_v the_o city_n and_o the_o senator_n be_v command_v to_o follow_v he_o with_o a_o order_n that_o no_o one_o shall_v stay_v behind_o who_o do_v not_o prefer_v tyranny_n to_o their_o country_n and_o liberty_n the_o consul_n present_o flee_v without_o make_v the_o usual_a sacrifice_n the_o same_o do_v most_o of_o the_o senator_n carry_v off_o their_o own_o good_n in_o as_o much_o haste_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v rob_v their_o neighbour_n some_o who_o have_v former_o much_o favour_v caesar_n cause_n out_o of_o fear_n quit_v their_o own_o sentiment_n and_o without_o any_o prospect_n of_o good_a to_o themselves_o be_v carry_v along_o by_o the_o common_a stream_n it_o be_v a_o very_a melancholy_a view_n to_o see_v the_o city_n toss_v in_o these_o tumult_n like_o a_o ship_n who_o pilot_n have_v give_v she_o over_o and_o despair_n of_o hinder_v she_o from_o be_v strike_v on_o the_o next_o rock_n those_o who_o leave_v the_o city_n though_o their_o departure_n be_v on_o so_o sad_a a_o occasion_n yet_o esteem_v the_o place_n of_o their_o exile_n to_o be_v their_o country_n for_o pompey_n sake_n and_o flee_v from_o rome_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v caesar_n camp_n at_o the_o same_o time_n labienus_n a_o person_n who_o have_v be_v one_o of_o caesar_n best_a friend_n and_o his_o lieutenant_n and_o one_o who_o have_v fight_v by_o he_o very_o vigorous_o in_o the_o gallic_n war_n desert_v he_o and_o go_v over_o to_o pompey_n caesar_n send_v all_o his_o money_n and_o equipage_n after_o he_o and_o then_o sit_v down_o before_o corfinium_n which_o be_v garrison_v with_o 30_o soldier_n under_o the_o command_n of_o domitius_n he_o in_o despair_n order_v a_o physician_n who_o attend_v he_o to_o give_v he_o poison_n and_o take_v the_o do_v drink_v it_o in_o hope_n of_o be_v dispatch_v by_o it_o but_o soon_o after_o when_o he_o be_v tell_v that_o caesar_n use_v a_o wonderful_a clemency_n towards_o those_o he_o take_v prisoner_n lament_v his_o misfortune_n and_o blame_v the_o hastiness_n of_o his_o own_o resolution_n his_o physician_n comfort_v he_o when_o he_o acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o have_v take_v a_o sleep_a not_o a_o mortal_a poison_n with_o this_o he_o be_v very_o much_o please_v and_o rise_v from_o his_o bed_n go_v present_o over_o to_o caesar_n and_o kiss_v his_o hand_n but_o afterward_o revolt_v to_o pompey_n the_o report_n of_o these_o thing_n at_o rome_n sweeten_v those_o who_o be_v there_o and_o some_o who_o have_v flee_v thence_o return_v caesar_n take_v into_o his_o army_n domitius_n soldier_n as_o he_o do_v all_o those_o who_o he_o find_v in_o any_o town_n list_v for_o pompey_n service_n be_v now_o strong_a and_o formidable_a enough_o he_o advance_v against_o pompey_n himself_o who_o do_v not_o stay_v to_o receive_v he_o but_o flee_v to_o brundisium_n have_v send_v the_o consul_n before_o with_o the_o army_n to_o dyrrachium_fw-la soon_o after_o upon_o caesar_n approach_n he_o set_v to_o sea_n as_o shall_v be_v more_o particular_o relate_v in_o his_o life_n caesar_n will_v have_v immediate_o pursue_v he_o but_o want_a ship_n and_o therefore_o go_v back_o to_o rome_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o all_o italy_n in_o the_o space_n of_o 60_o day_n when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o find_v the_o city_n more_o quiet_a than_o he_o expect_v and_o many_o senator_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o who_o he_o address_v himself_o with_o great_a courtesy_n and_o deference_n desire_v they_o to_o send_v to_o pompey_n about_o any_o reasonable_a accommodation_n towards_o a_o peace_n but_o no_o body_n comply_v with_o this_o proposal_n whether_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o pompey_n who_o they_o have_v desert_v or_o that_o they_o think_v caesar_n do_v not_o mean_v what_o he_o say_v but_o think_v it_o his_o interest_n to_o talk_v plausible_o afterward_o when_o metellus_n the_o tribune_n will_v have_v hinder_v he_o from_o take_v money_n out_o of_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o produce_v some_o law_n against_o it_o caesar_n reply_v that_o arm_n and_o law_n do_v not_o well_o agree_v and_o if_o you_o be_v displease_v with_o what_o i_o do_v at_o present_a sir_n retreat_z quiet_o for_o war_n do_v not_o admit_v long_a speech_n when_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o my_o arm_n and_o enter_v into_o term_n of_o peace_n then_o come_v and_o harangue_n as_o you_o please_v and_o this_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o diminution_n of_o my_o own_o just_a right_n for_o indeed_o you_o be_v my_o subject_n as_o be_v all_o those_o who_o have_v appear_v against_o i_o and_o be_v now_o in_o my_o power_n have_v say_v this_o to_o metellus_n he_o go_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o treasury_n and_o the_o key_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v send_v for_o smith_n to_o force_v they_o open_a metellus_z again_o make_v resistance_n and_o some_o encourage_v he_o in_o it_o caesar_n threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o if_o he_o give_v he_o any_o far_a disturbance_n and_o this_o say_v he_o you_o know_v young_a man_n be_v hard_a for_o i_o to_o say_v then_o to_o do_v these_o word_n make_v metellus_n withdraw_v for_o fear_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n give_v way_n to_o caesar_n being_n easy_o and_o ready_o supply_v with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o war._n he_o be_v now_o go_v to_o make_v war_n in_o spain_n with_o a_o resolution_n first_o to_o remove_v afranius_n and_o