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be_v idle_a so_o prove_v it_o unuseful_a for_o though_o marquis_n villa_n come_v out_o of_o the_o trench_n with_o his_o horse_n back_v with_o some_o squadron_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o assaulter_n beâ—…t_v they_o back_o to_o a_o certain_a little_a house_n which_o they_o have_v former_o possess_v themselves_o of_o and_o which_o stand_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o the_o two_o camp_n yet_o no_o more_o be_v do_v but_o all_o the_o corpse_n de_fw-fr guard_n be_v send_v for_o back_n return_v to_o the_o trench_n and_o the_o french_a commandeâ—…s_n show_v themselves_o more_o wary_a in_o maintain_v the_o advantage_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d then_o ready_a to_o hazard_v the_o unceâ—…tainty_n of_o baâ—…tle_a either_o upon_o equal_a or_o unequal_a term_n and_o therefore_o the_o governor_n find_v that_o the_o enemy_n be_v not_o mind_v to_o forego_v his_o advantage_n he_o attempt_v but_o in_o vain_a to_o put_v 300_o man_n by_o night_n into_o the_o castle_n both_o the_o army_n keep_v their_o station_n 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