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pardon_n be_v better_a than_o revenge_n the_o one_o say_v he_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o spirit_n the_o other_o to_o a_o cruel_a beast_n therefore_o alexander_n magnus_n say_v that_o a_o man_n wrong_v have_v need_n of_o a_o more_o noble_a heart_n to_o forgive_v then_o to_o revenge_v and_o cicero_n do_v more_o commend_v caesar_n for_o overcome_v his_o own_o courage_n in_o pardon_v marcellus_n then_o for_o the_o great_a victory_n against_o his_o enemy_n the_o emperor_n adrian_n attain_v to_o the_o empire_n forget_v and_o put_v away_o all_o the_o enemy_n he_o have_v before_o insomuch_o that_o after_o he_o be_v emperor_n meet_v one_o of_o his_o enemy_n will_v not_o touch_v he_o but_o say_v to_o he_o thou_o be_v escape_v augustus_n caesar_n have_v many_o enemy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n do_v not_o only_o pardon_v they_o but_o advance_v they_o to_o dignity_n and_o office_n and_o thereby_o win_v their_o love_n and_o make_v they_o faithful_a hamilcar_n have_v overthrow_v splendius_fw-la general_n of_o the_o mutineer_n against_o carthage_n pardon_v the_o prisoner_n and_o offer_v they_o service_n or_o liberty_n to_o return_v to_o their_o country_n which_o get_v he_o great_a honour_n and_o love_n of_o many_o of_o his_o enemy_n scipio_n affircanus_n set_v at_o liberty_n all_o the_o hostage_n he_o find_v in_o new_a carthage_n after_o he_o have_v win_v it_o by_o assault_n say_v he_o have_v rather_o bind_v man_n to_o he_o by_o good_a deed_n then_o by_o fear_n and_o among_o the_o hostage_n there_o be_v a_o marvelous_a beautiful_a young_a lady_n who_o be_v contract_n to_o allucius_n prince_n of_o the_o celtiberian_n scipio_n command_v they_o both_o to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o and_o her_o parent_n come_v with_o great_a treasure_n to_o redeem_v she_o by_o ransom_n but_o scipio_n say_v to_o allucius_n my_o friend_n understand_v of_o the_o love_n betwixt_o this_o lady_n and_o you_o i_o have_v keep_v she_o for_o you_o not_o touch_v in_o honour_n &_o for_o 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