nec, renuant si forte sibi et si mitia malle credant esse metum, laxis servatur omissa obsidio claustris; quin contra intentior ipse invigilat cautis, frontem imperterritus, armis et struit arcana necopina pericula cura.
Yet, in case they defied him and ascribed to cowardice his choice of forbearance, the siege was strictly carried on, and his grasp was not loosened: on the contrary, he kept a closer watch than ever, with fearless brow and wary strategy, and in secrecy contrived surprises for the enemy.
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