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decad._n 1._o lib._n 1._o fol._n 89._o d_o titus_n livius_n deca_fw-la 2._o lib._n 3._o fol_n 351._o e_o see_v plutarch_n in_o demetrius_n his_o life_n f_o see_v plutar._n in_o alexander_n life_n g_o see_v plut_z in_o pelopodias_n life_n h_o see_v plut_z in_o cicero_n life_n i_o see_v pierre_n mat._n in_o the_o history_n of_o france_n k_o see_v iudg._n 20._o 20_o 35._o l_o 1_o sam._n 4._o 17._o m_o 2_o sam._n 13._o n_o 2_o sam._n 20._o 1._o o_o 1_o ki._n 20._o 42._o p_o see_v plut._n in_o his_o opuscui_fw-la q_o titus_n livius_n in_o his_o first_o decad._n lib._n 2._o r_o titus_n livius_n in_o his_o first_o decad._n lib._n 9_o s_o titus_n livius_n decad_n 3._o lib._n 8._o t_o herodotus_n in_o his_o life_n u_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 4._o x_o see_v the_o history_n of_o france_n y_o speed_v chron._n the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o 8._o z_o exod._n 32._o 27._o a_o 2._o sam._n 1._o 15._o b_o 2_o sam._n 4._o 12._o c_o 1_o king_n 1._o 6._o d_o num._n 25._o 12_o 13._o e_o deut._n 33._o 21._o f_o 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s_o matth._n 12._o 25._o t_o see_v herodolus_n his_o history_n u_o see_v demosthenes_n his_o life_n x_o see_v pompey_n his_o life_n y_o see_v caesar_n commentary_n z_o see_v the_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n and_o la_fw-fr noâ—â—e_n his_o politic_a and_o military_a discourse_n b_o titus_n livius_n dec_fw-la 1._o lib._n 10._o c_o see_v plutarch_n in_o their_o life_n d_o see_n stowe_n chron._n see_n speed_v chron._n a_o 1_o chron._n 21._o 12_o 13._o b_o see_v hannibal_n in_o his_o life_n c_o see_v the_o chronicle_n of_o england_n d_o see_v the_o history_n of_o france_n *_o see_v matth._n in_o henry_n the_o fourthâ—i_fw-la e._n e_o see_v queen_n elizabeth_n life_n f_o see_v titus_n livius_n in_o his_o decade_n g_o see_v the_o history_n of_o france_n h_o see_v caesar_n comment_n in_o the_o war_n of_o africa_n k_o see_v du_n hailian_n in_o his_o history_n of_o france_n l_o 1_o chro._n 20._o 1._o *_o see_v caesar_n in_o his_o commentary_n m_o see_v thou._n liv._n dec_fw-la 3._o lib._n 8._o n_o see_v philip_n the_o commines_fw-la o_o see_v plutarch_n in_o marcellus_n his_o life_n p_o see_v titus_n livius_n 3._o dec_fw-la li_fw-it 8._o q_o see_v marcus_n crassus_n life_n in_o plutarch_n r_o see_v scipio_n admirato_fw-la in_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n of_o the_o roman_n s_o see_v plutarch_n in_o caesar_n life_n t_o see_v scipio_n admirato_fw-la in_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o roman_n u_o see_v titus_n livius_n in_o divers_a place_n of_o he_o 3._o decade_n *_o see_v montagnes_n essay_n chap._n 15._o fol._n 38._o *_o see_v caesar_n commentary_n in_o the_o war_n of_o africa_n x_o see_v the_o siege_n of_o amiens_n in_o history_n of_o france_n y_o see_v the_o sweden_n soldier_n 2_o titus_n livius_n decad._n 1._o lib._n 5._o a_o see_v the_o history_n of_o france_n b_o see_v the_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n c_o see_v des serres_n in_o his_o inventory_n d_o see_v pierre_n matthew_n in_o henry_n the_o four_o life_n e_o see_v montlus_n commentary_n rondachiers_n musqueteer_n pikeman_n f_o see_v bayard_n commentary_n g_o see_v titus_n livius_n in_o his_o 3._o decade_n lib._n h_o see_v caesar_n commentary_n of_o the_o war_n of_o africa_n i_o see_v plutarch_n in_o fabius_n life_n k_o see_v serres_n in_o the_o inventory_n of_o du_n hailian_n in_o his_o history_n of_o france_n l_o see_v des serres_n in_o the_o inventory_n of_o france_n m_o see_v the_o marshal_n of_o montluc_n his_o commentary_n n_o see_v the_o french_a history_n o_o see_v demetres_n history_n p_o josh._n 8._o 12._o q_o judg._n 20._o 36._o r_o tacitus_n in_o the_o war_n of_o armenia_n s_o tacitus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o t_o tacitus_n lib_n 3._o cap._n 12._o u_o tacitus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o x_o see_v guichardin_n li_fw-mi 3._o cap._n 17._o y_o see_v herodotus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o cyrus_n z_o jer._n 8._o 10._o a_o see_v tit._n liv._n dec_fw-la 3._o lib._n 12._o b_o see_v plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o lucullus_n c_o see_v titus_n livius_n decade_n d_o see_v titus_n livius_n decad._n 3._o and_o 4._o e_o see_v the_o history_n of_o france_n f_o see_v pierre_n matthew_n in_o henry_n the_o four_o life_n g_o see_v pierre_n matthew_n in_o henry_n the_o four_o life_n h_o see_v the_o spanish_a history_n i_o see_v this_o cardinal_n life_n a_o see_v plutarch_n in_o his_o moral_n b_o see_v plutarch_n in_o lycurgus_n his_o life_n c_o see_v the_o english_a chron._n in_o the_o life_n of_o edward_n the_o 3._o and_o henry_n the_o 5._o d_o jer._n 9_o 1._o e_o titus_n livius_n dec_fw-la 3._o lib._n b._n f_o titus_n livius_n dec_fw-la 3._o lib_n 2._o g_o plut._n in_o pompey_n life_n h_o marcus_n curtius_n i_o plutarch_n in_o caesar_n life_n k_o la_fw-fr noüe_fw-fr in_o his_o military_a discourse_n i_o see_v the_o sweden_n soldier_n m_o see_v plut_z in_o mar._n antonius_n his_o life_n n_o see_v the_o turkish_a history_n o_o see_v the_o french_a history_n p_o see_v hannibal_n his_o life_n q_o see_v plut._n in_o marius_n his_o life_n r_o see_v plut._n in_o sertorius_n his_o life_n *_o see_v hannibal_n life_n s_o see_v hannibal_n life_n t_o see_v des serres_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o u_o see_v 〈◊〉_d liv._n in_o his_o first_o 〈◊〉_d x_o see_v plutarch_n in_o solon_n life_n a_o tim._n 2._o 17._o b_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 24._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 26._o c_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o d_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 19_o e_o rom._n 11._o 1._o 29._o f_o heb._n 12._o 1._o g_o eccles._n 9_o 11._o h_o ephes._n 6._o 18._o i_o matth._n 21._o 12._o k_o phil._n 3._o 14._o
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