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with_o the_o venetian_n 118_o the_o goth_n famous_a for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o of_o many_o province_n 76_o their_o original_a and_o why_o they_o fall_v down_o into_o italy_n ibid._n other_o action_n of_o they_o under_o divers_a commander_n 77._o they_o also_o take_v pay_v under_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n government_n how_o the_o quality_n of_o every_o one_o may_v be_v know_v 12_a what_o the_o right_a form_n of_o it_o be_v ibid._n what_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n 2._o what_o in_o sparta_n ibid._n what_o in_o venice_n 54._o every_o form_n be_v not_o convenient_a for_o every_o state_n 2_o the_o form_n of_o the_o government_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o state_n 131_o from_o a_o popular_a government_n man_n come_v to_o tyranny_n 54._o the_o change_n thereof_o in_o rome_n occasion_v so_o much_o the_o soon_o the_o end_n of_o her_o empire_n 90_o and_o of_o the_o corruption_n of_o her_o militia_n 92_o greece_n why_o the_o roman_n strive_v to_o keep_v she_o 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be_v esteem_v by_o philip_n of_o macedon_n and_o alexander_n the_o great_a ibid._n &_o 104_o guido_n ubeldo_n duke_n of_o urbino_n why_o he_o will_v allow_v of_o no_o fort_n in_o his_o dominion_n 170-171_a h._n hannibal_n upon_o what_o ground_n he_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o roman_n in_o italy_n 34_o what_o reason_n shall_v have_v remove_v he_o from_o that_o resolution_n 35_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n his_o cowardice_n and_o simple_a say_n 77_o hungary_n whence_o so_o call_v 77._o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n for_o she_o between_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o turk_n 195_o i._n italy_n how_o much_o she_o abound_v in_o soldier_n 84._o the_o roman_n meet_o out_o of_o their_o own_o citizen_n and_o of_o their_o other_o territory_n in_o italy_n be_v furnish_v with_o commander_n and_o soldier_n for_o all_o their_o army_n 62._o be_v long_o obedient_a to_o the_o western_a emperor_n yet_o withdraw_v herself_o from_o under_o their_o command_n and_o submit_v to_o lord_n of_o 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