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A.11. their courage, fierceness, & their noble love of Liberty brutal pride, even in Europe the Country of freedom, we admire the generous actions of the Antients, because of the concurring testimony of all past ages, were it not for that many of the Noblest efforts of the human mind would pass with us for mere folly, our very admiration proceeds from prejudice, were it otherwise, we should endeavour to imitate those actions we admire, we are struck with the Sentiments of a Lacedemonian who passing by the Walls of Corinth ask'd what Women inhabited that town, he was answer'd Corinthians, He reply'd those cowards don't know that the only ramparts invinsible against an Enemy, are citizens determin'd to dye; where have we a General will like Antiochus