The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.
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The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.
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Caesar, Julius.
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London :: Printed by R. Daniel and are to be sold by Henry Tvvyford ... Nathaniel Ekins ... Iohn Place ...,
1655.
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Subject terms
Caesar, Julius. -- De bello Gallico. -- English.
Pompey, -- the Great, 106-48 B.C.
Caesar, Julius. -- De bello civili. -- English.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Gaul -- History -- 58 B.C.-511 A.D.
Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.
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"The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A31706.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
AS the Mathemat••cks, by reason of their cer∣tainty,
do admit demonstration, as well
from the conclusion to the principles, as from
the principles to the conclusion: so in the acti∣ons
of mans life, it is not hard to assign the
precedent causes by the sequele;* 1.1 the event
being oftentimes an understanding Judge
of things that are past. And although it do
no where appear what was the cause of La∣bienus
leaving Caesar; yet his insolent car∣riage
towards these Captives, may make at
least a probable conjecture, that his revolt
proceeded from his own disposition, rather
then from any cause on Caesar's behalf.
For where a man hath once done an injury,
he will never cease heaping one wrong af∣ter
another, and all to justify his first er∣rour:
whereas on the other side, a noble spi∣rit,
free from all desert, will demean him∣self
answerable to his first innocency.
Notes
* 1.1
L••••vento è spesso judi∣ce non im∣perito delle cose. Guic••. lib. 5.