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 1  6|           With this view he began a great and difficult work; for
 2  6|            ordinary, and occasioned great wonder among the men, who
 3  7|         enemy. There were besides a great number of the townsmen in
 4  8|          time, and be attended with great danger, especially where
 5  9|            was found. Thus, with no great labor on our side, the mighty
 6 11|           attack was sustained with great courage by the Rhodians,
 7 11|            were on board, besides a great number of the combatants
 8 12|         repair their old ships with great expectation and confidence,
 9 13| quinqueremes. To these they added a great number of small open barks;
10 14|        brought out their fleet with great confidence, and drew it
11 14|         reserve. They had besides a great number of boats and smaller
12 15|           maintained the fight with great courage, disengaging themselves
13 17|             for having already in a great measure completed his works
14 17|           with his fleet, promising great rewards to those who should
15 18|           compare small things with great, their buildings were not
16 20|             this success, landed in great numbers, and vigorously
17 20|          who were, by this time, in great confusion. Those that remained
18 20|      besides to bear up against the great number of darts which came
19 21|         fort by strong works, and a great number of engines; and having
20 26|            by land at the head of a great body of troops, which his
21 27|       defeated, yet he thought it a great point gained, to hinder
22 27|             camp, which he had with great prudence fortified according
23 27|           from all parts, and put a great number of them to the sword;
24 30|         sudden approach must strike great terror into the Alexandrians,
25 30|             the Nile gave the enemy great advantage in distressing
26 30|           the enemy had stationed a great number of ships, furnished
27 31|       utmost ardor, and yet made no great progress, on account of
28 31|            the higher ground, put a great number of them to the sword.
29 32|        Caesar, in consequence of so great a victory, marched the nearest
30 36|             ambuscade. He ordered a great number of cattle to be dispersed
31 38|       understood that Caesar was in great danger, and requested Domitius
32 40|         almost wholly cut off, with great part of those of Deiotarus,
33 43|          sudden death gave Octavius great hopes of reducing the province.
34 43|      fortune, whose influence is so great in matters of war, joined
35 44|          soldiers, of whom he had a great number, belonging to all
36 46|      violence, and the shock was so great, that the beak of Octavius'
37 46|       broken. The battle raged with great fury likewise in other places,
38 47|           two-banked galleys, and a great number of rowers. The next
39 48|          considerable largesses, in great number, seemed, for the
40 49|          gain were pursued, whether great and reputable, or mean and
41 55|          and Annius Scapula, man of great authority and credit in
42 58|          who was drawing together a great force in Caesar's name;
43 59|             prayers and tears of so great a multitude, and seeing
44 60|             error and attended with great loss, Marcellus removed
45 61|       commanded veteran soldiers of great experience in war. Cassius
46 61|            he imagined might do him great service by cutting off Marcellus'
47 63|            legionary cohorts, and a great body of horse and auxiliaries,
48 63|          this occasion), and slew a great number of his men. And had
49 64|         passing through a province, great part of which had revolted
50 72|          all sides. All around is a great number of large mountains,
51 73|          them before him; ordered a great quantity of fascines to
52 74|             his works, by keeping a great number of his men under
53 76|             easily ascended before. Great numbers being slain, and
54 77|       speedily put an end to a very great war. The remembrance, too,
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