tristia corda ducis, simul immedicabilis ira, et fructus regni feritas erat; asper amore sanguinis, et metui demens credebat honorem; nec nota docilis poena satiare furores.
Hard was the generals heart, and nothing could mitigate his ferocious temper; power he valued because it gave him the opportunity to be cruel. Thirst for blood hardened his heart; and he had the folly to believe that to be feared is glory. Nor was he willing to sate his rage with ordinary punishments.
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