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but this did threaten to sweep it away. In a very long War there may be very few Battles; But the Pestilence is an Enemy so very skilful to destroy, as that it makes both a nightly and daily Slaughter. It hath slain many more Thousands within the compass of a few months, than our War was found to do in as many years. Just so it was with the famous Pestilence in Thucydides. More Athenians were taken off by that invisible Arrow in a few dayes, than by all the great Armies of the Peloponnesians in diverse years. Invisible I call it, |
but this did threaten to sweep it away. In a very long War there may be very few Battles; But the Pestilence is an Enemy so very skilful to destroy, as that it makes both a nightly and daily Slaughter. It hath slave many more Thousands within the compass of a few months, than our War was found to do in as many Years. Just so it was with the famous Pestilence in Thucydides. More Athenians were taken off by that invisible Arrow in a few days, than by all the great Armies of the Peloponnesians in diverse Years. Invisible I call it, |
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