Chap.

 1  7|           a vigorous and pursuing enemy. There were besides a great
 2  8|         the sea was open, and the enemy without a fleet, there was
 3  8|           they be a match for the enemy: that to embark would require
 4 10|           were intercepted by the enemy's horse. From them the Egyptians
 5 10|      shore, where he imagined the enemy would not follow him. ~
 6 11|        distant from the rest. The enemy observing this, could not
 7 13|          with the strength of the enemy, he prepared for an engagement. ~
 8 14|         of battle opposite to the enemy. He placed the Rhodian galleys
 9 15| inequality of number, none of the enemy were suffered to run alongside,
10 17|                 17 To deprive the enemy of this resource for the
11 17|      masters of it. At first, the enemy firmly withstood the impetuosity
12 19|    fortify the bridge against the enemy, and to fill with stones
13 19|          bridge and the mole; the enemy from the space, opposite
14 20|           slings, they forced the enemy's ships from the mole; and
15 20|         the shore, to prevent the enemy's boarding them. Our soldiers
16 20|         them: part, resisting the enemy, and uncertain what course
17 22|        continual sallies upon the enemy, to destroy or check the
18 22|         to come to blows with the enemy; insomuch, that he found
19 25|       pierced and sunk one of the enemy's ships; as he pursued the
20 28|          be obliged to engage the enemy's fleet; and coasting along
21 29|        got to the other side. The enemy were so much in dread of
22 30|           small distance from the enemy. Next day he attacked a
23 30|      falling immediately upon the enemy's camp, during the alarm
24 30|         side of the Nile gave the enemy great advantage in distressing
25 30|         from the river; where the enemy had stationed a great number
26 31|           by the confusion of the enemy, entered the camp in several
27 32|        which was possessed by the enemy's guards. He was not mistaken
28 32|        them, advanced through the enemy's works into his own quarter
29 36|           if he should come as an enemy, that the soldiers, quitting
30 40|            in order to attack the enemy in flank, was overwhelmed
31 40|   surrounded by the forces of the enemy, formed themselves into
32 42|       Cornificius] heard that the enemy had, for the most part,
33 44|         his design of meeting the enemy, he came up with Octavius
34 45|        who had no suspicion of an enemy, and whose ships were moreover
35 46|           himself inferior to the enemy, both in the number and
36 46|     courage, they leaped into the enemy's ships, and forcing them
37 47|       ships he had taken from the enemy: after which, he sailed
38 47|       Cornificius, and driven the enemy's fleet out of those seas,
39 60|      begged to be led against the enemy, that they might have an
40 61|      convenient for depriving the enemy of water. Longinus, apprehending
41 65|         and the fear of a foreign enemy, they might become amenable
42 69|       Caesar would not come as an enemy, for he would submit to
43 73|         about five miles from the enemy, and observing that the
44 73|         the same distance, if the enemy, who were much nearer, did
45 73|       daybreak unsuspected by the enemy, possessed himself of the
46 73|      intrenching himself from the enemy, was not above a mile wide. ~
47 74|          narrow a place, where no enemy, in his right senses, would
48 75|        opposed the legions to the enemy, and ranged his troops in
49 75|         stop to their career. The enemy's army followed them close,
50 76|      sixth legion was posted. The enemy there were totally overthrown,
51 77|      abandoned the plunder of the enemy's camp to the soldiers,
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