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... those that did not thoroughly know him . Yet a few there were who perceived that his compofednefs was owing to the fo- lidity of his parts , and who difcerned withal a magnanim- ity and lionlike courage in his nature . In a fhort time ...
... those that did not thoroughly know him . Yet a few there were who perceived that his compofednefs was owing to the fo- lidity of his parts , and who difcerned withal a magnanim- ity and lionlike courage in his nature . In a fhort time ...
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... those that were left behind , and drove them within their entrenchments , killing great numbers of them , fo that they even feared he would ftorm their camp ; and when the rest of the Carthaginian forces were returned , he retreated ...
... those that were left behind , and drove them within their entrenchments , killing great numbers of them , fo that they even feared he would ftorm their camp ; and when the rest of the Carthaginian forces were returned , he retreated ...
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... those only to be ridiculed , who feel the ridicule and are difcom- pofed at it ; fo Fabius bore without emotion all that hap- pened to himself , herein confirming that position in philos- ophy , which affirms that a wife and good man ...
... those only to be ridiculed , who feel the ridicule and are difcom- pofed at it ; fo Fabius bore without emotion all that hap- pened to himself , herein confirming that position in philos- ophy , which affirms that a wife and good man ...
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... those whom they found difperfed . Fabius was not ignorant of the danger of his countrymen . Foreseeing what would happen , he kept his forces under arms , and took care to be informed how the action went on ; nor did he truft to the ...
... those whom they found difperfed . Fabius was not ignorant of the danger of his countrymen . Foreseeing what would happen , he kept his forces under arms , and took care to be informed how the action went on ; nor did he truft to the ...
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... those upon whom he had lefs dependence in the main corps , which was confiderably more advanced than the wings . Then he commanded thofe in the wings , that when the enemy had charged , and vigoroufly pufhed that advanced body , which ...
... those upon whom he had lefs dependence in the main corps , which was confiderably more advanced than the wings . Then he commanded thofe in the wings , that when the enemy had charged , and vigoroufly pufhed that advanced body , which ...
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Achæans Achradina Æmilius affembly affiftance againſt Alcibiades alfo anſwer Ariftides arms army Athenians Athens battle becauſe befides Boeotia called Carthaginians Cato caufed cauſe command confiderable conful Corinthians Coriolanus defign defired Dionyfius enemy Epaminondas Fabius facrifice faid fame fecond feems fenate fent ferved fervice feveral fhips fhould fhow fide fight fince firft firſt flain Flaminius flaves foldiers fome foon forces fpirit friends ftill fuccefs fuch fuffered fword gave greateſt Grecian Greece Greeks Hannibal himſelf honor horfe horſe houſe hundred king Lacedæmonians laft Livy Macedonians mafter Marcellus Marcius Mardonius moft moſt Nicias obferved occafion paffed Pelopidas Perfeus Perfians perfons perfuaded Pharnabazus Philopomen pleaſure Plutarch Polybius prefent purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reft Romans Rome Scipio Sicily Spartans ſtill Syracufans Syracufe Tarentum Thebans thefe Themistocles themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand Timoleon took troops tyrant uſe victory Volfcians whofe
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