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his_o timorousness_n fly_v always_o to_o extremity_n make_v he_o rash_a in_o consultation_n peremptory_a in_o opinion_n and_o base_a in_o case_n of_o peril_n all_o which_o be_v enemy_n to_o good_a direction_n and_o the_o only_a instrument_n of_o mischieving_a fortune_n chap._n xvi_o ambiorix_n haste_v to_o besiege_v cicero_n and_o stir_v up_o the_o aduatici_n the_o nervii_n and_o so_o raise_v a_o great_a power_n ambiorix_n take_v such_o spirit_n unto_o he_o upon_o this_o victory_n caesar_n that_o with_o his_o horseman_n he_o go_v immediate_o unto_o the_o aduatici_n be_v the_o next_o borderer_n upon_o his_o kingdom_n without_o intermission_n of_o night_n or_o day_n command_v his_o footman_n to_o follow_v he_o the_o aduatici_n upon_o his_o open_v the_o matter_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o commotion_n the_o next_o day_n after_o he_o come_v to_o the_o nervii_n exhort_v they_o not_o to_o let_v slip_v this_o occasion_n of_o recover_v to_o themselves_o perpetual_a liberty_n and_o revenge_v they_o 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begin_v more_o to_o suspect_v that_o place_n and_o all_o their_o force_n be_v draw_v thither_o for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o it_o caesar_n perceive_v the_o enemy_n camp_n to_o be_v void_a of_o man_n hide_v his_o ensign_n and_o colour_n he_o draw_v the_o soldier_n by_o little_a and_o little_a out_o of_o the_o great_a into_o the_o lesser_a camp_n and_o acquaint_v the_o legate_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v the_o several_a legion_n in_o charge_n what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v warn_v they_o especial_o to_o keep_v in_o the_o soldier_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v out_o either_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o sight_v or_o in_o hope_n of_o booty_n he_o propound_v unto_o they_o the_o incommodity_n of_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o place_n which_o must_v only_o be_v avoid_v by_o expedition_n the_o matter_n consist_v rather_o in_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n râ—edit_n then_o in_o fight_v the_o first_o observation_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o begin_v a_o business_n and_o to_o make_v work_n for_o many_o hand_n but_o to_o put_v it_o off_o again_o and_o to_o quit_v it_o without_o prejudice_n of_o other_o important_a respect_n be_v no_o small_a labour_n caesar_n be_v engage_v in_o the_o siege_n of_o gergovia_n and_o fear_v a_o general_a revolt_n throughout_o all_o gallia_n be_v not_o a_o little_a trouble_v how_o he_o may_v clear_v himself_o of_o that_o business_n without_o suspicion_n of_o fear_n or_o flight_n and_o gather_v all_o his_o force_n into_o one_o body_n again_o which_o he_o have_v before_o divide_v into_o two_o army_n livy_n for_o as_o marcellus_n say_v to_o fabius_n touch_v the_o siege_n of_o casselium_n multa_fw-la magnis_fw-la ducibus_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la aggredâ—enda_fw-la ita_fw-la semel_fw-la aggressis_fw-la non_fw-la dimittenda_fw-la esse_fw-la quia_fw-la magna_fw-la famae_fw-la momenta_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la fiunt_fw-la many_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attempt_v by_o great_a captain_n so_o when_o they_o be_v once_o attempt_v they_o must_v not_o be_v leave_v unatchieve_v for_o in_o either_o their_o reputation_n be_v much_o concern_v a_o enemy_n will_v conceive_v great_a hope_n from_o such_o a_o retreat_n then_o from_o a_o great_a advantage_n and_o therefore_o a_o general_n ought_v to_o have_v as_o special_a a_o regard_n to_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o his_o proceed_n as_o of_o any_o part_n belong_v to_o his_o charge_n for_o fame_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o great_a action_n and_o make_v they_o memorable_a or_o unworthy_a by_o report_n caeteris_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la in_o coâ—stare_fw-la consilia_fw-la quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la conducere_fw-la putent_fw-la principum_fw-la say_v tacitus_n diversam_fw-la esse_fw-la sortem_fw-la quibus_fw-la praecipua_fw-la rerum_fw-la ad_fw-la famam_fw-la dirigenda_fw-la other_o man_n consultation_n tend_v only_o to_o what_o may_v most_o advantage_n themselves_o prince_n have_v more_o to_o do_v to_o look_v in_o their_o management_n 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in_o the_o same_o the_o second_o observation_n some_o service_n say_v caesar_n be_v res_fw-la occasionis_fw-la praelii_fw-la non_fw-la praelii_fw-la business_n of_o opportunity_n not_o of_o war_n whereof_o i_o have_v already_o dispute_v notwithstanding_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v the_o mistake_n which_o often_o fall_v out_o in_o matter_n of_o opportunity_n for_o in_o view_v the_o occurrence_n of_o the_o war_n of_o these_o late_a time_n we_o may_v find_v that_o some_o hotspur_n commander_n have_v taste_v of_o the_o good_a success_n when_o occasion_n afford_v have_v think_v of_o nothing_o but_o of_o service_n asside_v with_o opportunity_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o at_o length_n they_o forget_v that_o occasion_n come_v but_o seldom_o and_o carry_v their_o man_n upon_o such_o desperate_a attempt_n as_o prove_v the_o business_n to_o be_v a_o matter_n scarce_o afford_v mean_n to_o fight_v for_o their_o life_n but_o be_v often_o swallow_v up_o with_o devour_a danger_n wherein_o they_o 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distant_a by_o a_o right_a
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