Obseruations vpon the fiue first bookes of Cæsars commentaries setting fourth the practise of the art military in the time of the Roman Empire : wherein are handled all the chiefest point of their discipline, with the true reason of euery part, together with such instructions as may be drawn from their proceedings, for the better direction of our moderne warres / by Clement Edmunds.
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Obseruations vpon the fiue first bookes of Cæsars commentaries setting fourth the practise of the art military in the time of the Roman Empire : wherein are handled all the chiefest point of their discipline, with the true reason of euery part, together with such instructions as may be drawn from their proceedings, for the better direction of our moderne warres / by Clement Edmunds.
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Edmondes, Clement, Sir, 1566 or 7-1622.
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At London :: Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the signe of the Starre,
1600.
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Caesar, Julius. -- De bello Gallico. -- English. -- Abridgments.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.
Gaul -- History -- Gallic Wars, 58-51 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.
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"Obseruations vpon the fiue first bookes of Cæsars commentaries setting fourth the practise of the art military in the time of the Roman Empire : wherein are handled all the chiefest point of their discipline, with the true reason of euery part, together with such instructions as may be drawn from their proceedings, for the better direction of our moderne warres / by Clement Edmunds." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A21131.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024.
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THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
THe request of the Heluetians seemed to deserue a facile answere,
being in effect no more then nature had giuen to the riuer Rhone,
which was to passe through the prouince, with as much speed & as
little hurt as they could: but Caesar looking further into the matter
and comparing things already past, with occurrences that were to follow after,
found the maiesty of the Roman Empire to be interessed in the answere, being
either to maintaine her greatnes by resisting her enemies, or to degenerat from
ancient vertue, by gratifying such as sought her ruin, which in matter of state are
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things of great consequence. And further, he knew it to be an vnsafe course to
suffer an enemie to haue meanes of doing hurt; considering that the nature of
man is alwaies prone to loade him with further wronges whom he hath once
iniured: not but that he could peraduenture be content to end the quarell vpon
that aduantage; but fearing the other, whom he wronged, to expect but an o∣portunitie
of reuenge, he gets what aduantage he can before hand, and so cea∣seth
not vntill he haue added a bloudie end to an iniurious beginning.
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