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by_o the_o way_n if_o he_o will_v not_o tarry_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v press_v to_o tarry_v but_o if_o he_o will_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v good_a cheer_n make_v unto_o he_o ¶_o what_o order_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o help_v of_o man_n massurius_n sabinus_n the_o lawyer_n resolve_v this_o doubt_n say_v that_o first_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o defend_v the_o pupille_v that_o be_v commit_v to_o we_o in_o government_n &_o charge_n until_o they_o be_v come_v to_o age_n second_o to_o defend_v and_o help_v our_o gest_n and_o such_o as_o be_v lodge_v in_o our_o house_n three_o those_o who_o â—utes_n and_o cause_n we_o take_v in_o hand_n to_o maintain_v ¶_o who_o among_o the_o auncientes_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a in_o
hospitality_n and_o contrariwise_o the_o most_o nigarde_v in_o the_o same_o king_n massimissa_n scipio_n the_o great_a nicomedes_n cecer_n anaximenes_n and_o theophrastus_n use_v great_a hospitality_n and_o contrariwise_o timon_n of_o athens_n flavius_n of_o luque_n and_o many_o other_o have_v the_o same_o in_o contempt_n ¶_o what_o be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v concord_n and_o wherefore_o be_v it_o so_o call_v concord_n be_v kin_n to_o amity_n and_o like_v as_o amity_n engender_v love_n between_o two_o or_o many_o person_n even_o so_o concord_n keep_v the_o people_n tie_v and_o unite_v in_o good_a peace_n and_o concord_n be_v so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o concordance_n and_o union_n wherein_o she_o knit_v and_o bind_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n as_o the_o queen_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o good_a work_n ¶_o wherefore_o be_v domitian_n the_o emperor_n so_o hate_v of_o the_o roman_a people_n because_o for_o the_o least_o fault_n commit_v he_o condemn_v the_o doer_n to_o cruel_a death_n ¶_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a victory_n that_o the_o greek_n have_v against_o xerxes_n mardonius_n and_o the_o persian_n the_o union_n of_o the_o greek_n like_v as_o their_o disagrement_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o overthrow_n even_o as_o discord_n overthrewe_v carthage_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o heliesponte_n ¶_o wherefore_o be_v it_o write_v before_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n know_v thyself_o to_o induce_v we_o to_o know_v that_o spark_n of_o divinity_n which_o god_n have_v place_v in_o we_o whereby_o we_o know_v that_o god_n have_v do_v all_o thing_n ¶_o wherefore_o be_v it_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o may_v better_o resemble_v y_z e_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n than_o the_o state_n of_o a_o monarchy_n because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n which_o alone_o do_v reign_n &_o govern_v all_o thing_n ¶_o of_o what_o sort_n of_o man_n ought_v a_o prince_n to_o be_v choose_v in_o a_o common_a 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epirus_n the_o good_a council_n and_o eloquence_n of_o cyneas_n his_o schoolmaster_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n force_v very_o many_o city_n rather_o to_o render_v themselves_o free_o then_o by_o any_o force_n ¶_o why_o will_v king_n cyrus_n that_o xenephon_n shall_v be_v always_o in_o his_o company_n to_o geve_v he_o council_n in_o thaffaire_n of_o his_o realm_n for_o xenephon_n be_v not_o only_o wise_a but_o also_o valiant_a and_o well_o instruct_v in_o the_o dede_n of_o war_n ¶_o wherefore_o will_v alexander_n the_o great_a that_o onoficrates_n shall_v always_o accompany_v he_o in_o the_o war_n to_o enrol_v and_o register_v his_o act_n and_o dede_n ¶_o whereof_o ought_v a_o prince_n principal_o to_o take_v heed_n not_o to_o change_v his_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n for_o any_o occasion_n that_o can_v happen_v ne_o yet_o to_o incline_v his_o care_n to_o flatterer_n ¶_o wherefore_o do_v tigranes_n the_o king_n of_o helesponte_n ordain_v that_o they_o which_o 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that_o he_o come_v from_o man_n and_o be_v go_v towards_o woman_n thereby_o he_o reprehend_v the_o delight_n of_o athenes_n which_o make_v they_o effeminate_a and_o womanishe_v ¶_o which_o be_v most_o requisite_a either_o that_o the_o soldier_n shall_v defend_v the_o wall_n or_o the_o wall_n the_o soldier_n it_o be_v better_a that_o the_o soldier_n shall_v defend_v the_o wall_n ¶_o what_o be_v the_o poison_n of_o friendship_n flattery_n ¶_o what_o manner_n of_o nurse_n ought_v they_o to_o be_v which_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v for_o prince_n child_n fair_a well_o condition_v sage_a discrete_a pleasant_a courtuouse_a amiable_a chaste_a healthy_a and_o of_o good_a complexion_n eloquent_a their_o speech_n fine_o and_o net_n that_o the_o child_n may_v learn_v to_o pronounce_v well_o ¶_o what_o be_v the_o sure_a guard_n of_o a_o prince_n the_o good_a will_n of_o his_o subject_n for_o that_o prince_n be_v unhappy_a which_o for_o the_o surety_n of_o his_o person_n have_v need_n of_o sort_n 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that_o optima_fw-la spes_fw-la victis_fw-la nullam_fw-la sperare_fw-la salutem_fw-la but_o i_o suppose_v that_o desperaunce_n inflame_v our_o heart_n against_o ourselves_o and_o not_o against_o other_o ¶_o think_v you_o also_o that_o necessity_n make_v a_o man_n valiant_a i_o will_v suppose_v so_o for_o so_o much_o as_o necessity_n constrain_v a_o man_n to_o do_v what_o she_o listen_v and_o so_o be_v the_o ambronians_n constrain_v by_o their_o wife_n to_o fight_v ¶_o why_o do_v the_o santians_n kill_v themselves_o because_o they_o be_v in_o despair_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o recover_v their_o liberty_n ¶_o may_v a_o man_n place_n hope_n among_o the_o number_n of_o moral_a virtue_n many_o have_v esteem_v it_o to_o be_v the_o queen_n of_o virtue_n ¶_o who_o be_v the_o master_n of_o all_o thing_n use._n for_o which_o cause_n the_o soldier_n that_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o battelâ—_n dare_v scarce_o show_v his_o face_n to_o the_o enemy_n ¶_o whereunto_o ought_v a_o good_a capteine_v 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the_o roman_n receive_v that_o great_a overthrow_n at_o cannae_n ¶_o whereof_o come_v it_o that_o the_o ordinance_n which_o lycurgus_n make_v for_o the_o state_n of_o the_o war_n be_v so_o great_o esteem_v because_o they_o still_o tend_v to_o honourable_a victory_n ¶_o how_o like_v you_o the_o sayinge_v of_o caesar_n which_o be_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o violate_v justice_n but_o at_o such_o time_n when_o he_o desire_v to_o reign_v and_o govern_v forsooth_o i_o like_v it_o so_o well_o as_o a_o thing_n most_o unrighteouse_a and_o wrongful_a ¶_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n lose_v their_o monarchy_n and_o empire_n the_o unsaciable_a desire_n that_o they_o have_v to_o surmount_v the_o whole_a world_n which_o cause_v they_o to_o have_v enemy_n on_o every_o side_n the_o like_v incite_v the_o king_n of_o grecia_n against_o athenes_n wherefore_o mediocrity_n be_v commendable_a in_o all_o thing_n ¶_o whereof_o procee_v the_o ordinance_n that_o the_o greek_n 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hope_n of_o recompense_n and_o with_o modesty_n and_o subrieâ—ie_n to_o talk_v of_o the_o same_o ¶_o what_o be_v the_o principal_a virtue_n that_o a_o prince_n can_v desire_v to_o aspire_v to_o be_v the_o best_a in_o do_v well_o ¶_o what_o move_v caesar_n to_o sâ—nde_v home_o ptolemy_n king_n of_o alexandria_n his_o prisoner_n consider_v the_o ill_a will_n that_o the_o alexandriâ—â—â—_n hare_n unto_o he_o because_o he_o think_v to_o win_v more_o honor_n to_o fight_v with_o a_o king_n then_o with_o a_o multitude_n 〈◊〉_d out_o a_o 〈◊〉_d ¶_o what_o be_v the_o overthrow_n of_o galba_n because_o he_o commit_v his_o government_n to_o a_o other_o and_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o state_n of_o the_o same_o but_o refer_v all_o to_o certain_a naughty_a person_n which_o be_v about_o he_o ¶_o wherefore_o will_v not_o alexander_n geve_v ear_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o parmenio_n who_o advise_v he_o to_o assail_v his_o enemy_n in_o the_o night_n because_o he_o esteem_v that_o rather_o to_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o thief_n then_o of_o a_o valiant_a captain_n which_o ought_v to_o fight_v by_o virtue_n and_o not_o by_o policy_n ¶_o what_o manner_n of_o thing_n be_v sloth_n tully_n do_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a fear_n which_o the_o slothful_a man_n conceve_v in_o himself_o of_o the_o labour_n &_o pain_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o be_v contrary_n to_o diligence_n demosthenes_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reprehend_v herein_o for_o he_o be_v angry_a that_o day_n that_o he_o see_v a_o artificer_n or_o craft_n man_n rise_v before_o he_o for_o which_o cause_n pythias_n the_o orator_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o work_n of_o demosthenes_n do_v smell_v of_o the_o oil_n and_o candle_n ¶_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o tiberius'_v the_o emperor_n lose_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o armenia_n which_o be_v take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o