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for_o the_o other_o perceive_v that_o he_o have_v foster_v a_o corrival_n happy_o by_o the_o authority_n which_o he_o yet_o retain_v with_o the_o prince_n may_v frustrate_v all_o the_o hope_n you_o have_v of_o further_a advancement_n in_o that_o service_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o progress_n be_v gnomon-shadow_n like_a invisible_a in_o his_o motion_n and_o that_o the_o growth_n may_v then_o be_v see_v when_o it_o be_v full_o grow_v and_o of_o himself_o he_o may_v defend_v and_o undershore_o the_o same_o and_o so_o endeavour_n not_o to_o make_v his_o first_o experience_n but_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o occasion_n by_o joint_a commission_n with_o a_o other_o man_n which_o oftentimes_o make_v offer_v of_o themselves_o to_o those_o which_o wise_o watch_v their_o time_n know_v how_o easy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o fall_v into_o disgrace_n with_o prince_n who_o you_o shall_v never_o so_o sincere_o serve_v but_o either_o by_o themselves_o or_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o some_o other_o you_o shall_v incur_v displeasure_n or_o dislike_n in_o mind_n which_o easy_o may_v be_v recover_v by_o he_o who_o know_v to_o take_v the_o benefit_n of_o opportunity_n chap._n xxviii_o how_o to_o keep_v in_o favour_n once_o obtain_v hitherto_o in_o my_o opinion_n we_o have_v sufficient_o declare_v unto_o the_o courtier_n the_o way_n and_o mean_n how_o to_o compass_v and_o obtain_v the_o prince_n favour_n whereof_o at_o length_n suppose_v he_o have_v get_v full_a possession_n it_o rest_v now_o to_o give_v instruction_n how_o he_o may_v preserve_v and_o keep_v it_o since_o he_o shall_v gain_v no_o less_o commodity_n and_o be_v asmuch_o commend_a for_o the_o well_o preserve_v it_o than_o he_o be_v by_o the_o happy_a procure_n thereof_o the_o obtain_v many_o time_n depend_v upon_o accident_n and_o chance_n but_o the_o maintenance_n of_o it_o upon_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n the_o which_o be_v so_o rare_o find_v among_o man_n that_o infinite_a be_v the_o number_n of_o 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