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near_o durazzo_n antonius_n have_v with_o he_o three_o old_a legion_n two_o legion_n of_o new_a raise_v soldier_n and_o eight_o hundred_o horse_n he_o send_v his_o ship_n into_o italy_n to_o transport_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o troop_n and_o keep_v only_o his_o flat_a bottom_v boat_n at_o lisso_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o vessel_n the_o gâ—ulâ—_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v use_n of_o to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o pompey_n shall_v have_v a_o design_n of_o put_v to_o sea_n caesar_n may_v be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o follow_v he_o then_o antonius_n give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o his_o arrival_n and_o where_o he_o be_v pompey_n at_o the_o same_o time_n learn_v the_o news_n by_o those_o who_o have_v see_v the_o ship_n under_o sail_n before_o durâ—â—zo_n these_o two_o general_n be_v encamp_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o apse_n and_o as_o their_o camp_n be_v only_o separate_v by_o that_o river_n the_o soldier_n have_v frequent_v parley_n be_v which_o 〈◊〉_d the_o â—â—st_n propoâ—â—oâ—â—_n that_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d make_v for_o a_o accommodation_n vibullius_n rufus_n when_o caesar_n send_v he_o have_v make_v the_o first_o overture_n but_o pompey_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o libo_n of_o luceius_n and_o a_o certain_a greek_a name_v theophanes_n who_o be_v his_o chief_a confident_a stâ—â—d_v out_o upon_o a_o point_n of_o honour_n at_o that_o time_n something_o unseasonable_a at_o least_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v caesar_n in_o his_o commentary_n say_v that_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o think_v that_o his_o life_n and_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n shall_v appear_v to_o the_o world_n as_o a_o favour_n bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o caesar._n nevertheless_o caesar_n lieutenant_n endeavour_v to_o renew_v the_o conference_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o apse_n and_o on_o pompey_n behalf_n varro_n have_v promise_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o meeting_n to_o that_o purpose_n all_o the_o lieutenant_n general_n of_o both_o party_n agree_v upon_o a_o day_n for_o conference_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o 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caesar_n have_v but_o go_v and_o post_v himself_o in_o a_o place_n which_o he_o think_v most_o proper_a for_o a_o ambuscade_n which_o he_o lay_v for_o antonius_n but_o he_o be_v advise_v of_o it_o by_o the_o greek_n of_o the_o country_n entrench_v himself_o in_o a_o post_n where_o he_o stay_v and_o expect_a caesar_n who_o soon_o after_o arrive_v and_o pompey_n fear_v to_o be_v hem_v in_o between_o the_o two_o army_n retreat_v to_o aspargua_n near_o durazzo_n leave_v antonius_n the_o liberty_n of_o join_v caesar_n which_o he_o do_v the_o same_o day_n so_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n at_o the_o head_n of_o all_o their_o troop_n be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o dispute_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o glory_n which_o they_o both_o have_v get_v in_o war_n and_o as_o they_o have_v obscure_v the_o lustre_n and_o reputation_n of_o all_o those_o who_o go_v before_o they_o and_o as_o their_o name_n to_o this_o day_n be_v make_v use_n of_o when_o ever_o we_o will_v describe_v 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friend_n who_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o the_o discourse_n that_o go_v in_o his_o prejudice_n whereupon_o he_o publish_v a_o apology_n for_o himself_o wherein_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v not_o more_o conspicuous_a for_o the_o conquest_n they_o make_v than_o for_o the_o liberality_n they_o practise_v in_o bestow_v the_o conquer_a province_n and_o that_o true_a nobility_n be_v multiply_v by_o the_o posterity_n that_o sovereign_a prince_n leave_v in_o several_a place_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o oblige_a hercules_n from_o who_o he_o derive_v himself_o not_o to_o subject_v himself_o to_o the_o single_a tie_n of_o a_o lawful_a wife_n but_o to_o leave_v the_o foundation_n of_o several_a illustrious_a race_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o he_o extend_v his_o conquest_n these_o false_a reason_n with_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o justify_v his_o passion_n seem_v abominable_a to_o the_o roman_n who_o make_v 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