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abode_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o good_a strength_n and_o the_o citizen_n thereof_o well_o dispose_v whereby_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o support_v the_o enemy_n violence_n till_o either_o some_o accord_n or_o some_o foreign_a aid_n come_v to_o his_o relief_n all_o other_o design_n be_v expensive_a in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o unfruitful_a in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v well_o weigh_v all_o this_o that_o i_o have_v say_v shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o roman_n as_o they_o be_v in_o all_o other_o their_o affair_n very_o judicious_a so_o be_v they_o very_o well_o advise_v in_o this_o judgement_n they_o give_v upon_o the_o latin_n and_o the_o privernates_n where_o take_v no_o care_n at_o all_o for_o citadel_n they_o assure_v themselves_o of_o they_o by_o wise_a and_o better_a way_n chap._n xxv_o it_o be_v a_o wrong_a course_n to_o assail_v a_o city_n fall_v into_o discord_n think_v by_o mean_n thereof_o to_o master_v it_o in_o the_o roman_a republic_n the_o people_n 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party_n and_o when_o they_o do_v come_v to_o arm_n to_o afford_v some_o slow_a favour_n to_o the_o weak_a party_n as_o well_o to_o keep_v they_o still_o at_o war_n and_o consume_v they_o as_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o doubt_v that_o with_o thy_o great_a force_n thou_o mean_v to_o suppress_v they_o and_o become_v their_o prince_n and_o when_o this_o part_n be_v well_o play_v it_o can_v fail_v ordinary_o but_o that_o it_o will_v direct_o have_v the_o success_n thou_o look_v for_o the_o city_n of_o pistoya_n as_o in_o another_o discourse_n and_o to_o another_o purpose_n i_o say_v come_v to_o the_o florentine_n republic_n by_o no_o other_o trick_n than_o this_o for_o it_o be_v divide_v in_o faction_n the_o florentine_n now_o favour_v the_o one_o and_o then_o the_o other_o without_o any_o imputation_n of_o blame_n from_o either_o bring_v they_o to_o such_o term_n that_o be_v tire_v with_o their_o tumultuous_a live_n they_o come_v willing_o to_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o 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it_o be_v not_o increase_v by_o suspicion_n which_o by_o mean_n of_o thy_o great_a reputation_n thy_o other_o virtue_n charge_v thou_o with_o as_o by_z and_o by_o shall_v be_v discourse_v touch_v camillus_n chap._n xxiii_o for_o what_o cause_n camillus_n be_v banish_v from_o rome_n we_o have_v former_o conclude_v that_o by_o proceed_v as_o valerius_n do_v a_o man_n hurt_v both_o his_o country_n and_o himself_o and_o by_o proceed_v as_o manlius_n do_v a_o man_n advantage_n his_o country_n and_o sometime_o hurt_v himself_o which_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o camillus_n who_o in_o his_o manner_n of_o proceed_v come_v near_o to_o manlius_n then_o valerius_n whereupon_o titus_n livius_n speak_v of_o he_o say_z his_o virtue_n the_o soldier_n mirabantur_fw-la hate_v and_o yet_o admire_v that_o which_o cause_v the_o admiration_n of_o he_o be_v his_o carefulness_n his_o wisdom_n the_o magnanimity_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o good_a order_n in_o employ_v and_o command_v his_o army_n that_o which_o get_v he_o hatred_n be_v that_o he_o be_v more_o fevere_a in_o chastise_v then_o liberal_a in_o reward_v they_o and_o titus_n livius_n allege_v these_o occasion_n of_o this_o hatred_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o money_n which_o be_v make_v of_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o veientes_n good_n he_o bring_v all_o into_o the_o treasury_n and_o divide_v not_o together_o with_o the_o spoil_n among_o the_o soldier_n the_o second_o that_o in_o his_o triumph_n he_o make_v his_o triumphal_a chariot_n be_v draw_v with_o four_o white_a horse_n where_o they_o say_v that_o in_o his_o pride_n he_o strive_v to_o equal_v the_o sun_n the_o three_o that_o he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o give_v apollo_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o prey_n take_v from_o the_o veientes_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o pay_v his_o vow_n be_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o soldier_n hand_n who_o already_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o where_o those_o thing_n be_v very_o easy_o mark_v that_o make_v a_o prince_n odious_a with_o his_o people_n of_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v to_o bereave_v they_o of_o any_o profit_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o much_o importance_n for_o the_o thing_n that_o carry_v any_o profit_n with_o they_o when_o a_o man_n be_v deprive_v thereof_o he_o never_o forget_v and_o every_o little_a necessity_n put_v thou_o in_o mind_n of_o they_o and_o because_o necessity_n haunt_v we_o every_o day_n thou_o remember_v these_o thing_n every_o day_n the_o other_o thing_n be_v to_o appear_v lofty_a and_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n especial_o those_o that_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n and_o however_o that_o from_o that_o pride_n and_o stateliness_n of_o they_o the_o people_n receive_v no_o hurâ—â—ye_n do_v they_o always_o hare_n they_o that_o use_v it_o whereof_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o beware_v as_o of_o a_o rock_n for_o to_o procure_v hatred_n without_o advantage_n be_v but_o a_o rash_a and_o foolish_a course_n chap._n xxiv_o the_o continuation_n of_o government_n bring_v rome_n into_o thraldom_n if_o we_o consider_v well_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o roman_a republic_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o two_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o republike_v dissolution_n the_o one_o be_v contention_n which_o grow_v upon_o the_o agrarian_a law_n the_o other_o be_v the_o continuation_n of_o government_n which_o thing_n have_v they_o be_v well_o see_v into_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o due_a remedy_n apply_v thereto_o their_o free_a state_n will_v have_v last_v long_o and_o probable_o have_v be_v less_o turbulent_a and_o however_o that_o as_o for_o the_o prolong_n of_o any_o charge_n we_o see_v not_o that_o in_o rome_n any_o tumult_n be_v raise_v yet_o in_o effect_n we_o see_v how_o much_o that_o authority_n hurt_v the_o city_n which_o the_o citizen_n take_v upon_o they_o by_o
envy_n and_o what_o order_n be_v to_o be_v give_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o city_n upon_o the_o enemy_n approach_n the_o roman_a senate_n have_v notice_n that_o all_o tuscany_n have_v make_v a_o new_a levy_n of_o soldier_n with_o purpose_n to_o endammage_n rome_n and_o that_o the_o latini_n and_o hernici_n who_o former_o have_v be_v their_o friend_n be_v now_o join_v to_o the_o volsoi_fw-fr the_o perpetual_a enemy_n of_o rome_n consider_v that_o this_o war_n may_v prove_v perilous_a and_o camillus_n at_o that_o time_n be_v tribune_n with_o consular_a power_n think_v all_o may_v be_v well_o do_v without_o create_v a_o dictator_n if_o the_o other_o tribune_n his_o colleague_n will_v yield_v up_o unto_o he_o the_o sum_n and_o whole_a command_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o the_o say_v tribune_n willing_o do_v nor_o think_v they_o say_v t._n livius_n concessissent_fw-la it_o any_o thing_n derogate_a from_o their_o majesty_n what_o they_o have_v yield_v to_o he_o whereupon_o camillus_n have_v take_v this_o obedience_n upon_o their_o word_n command_v they_o shall_v enrol_v three_o army_n of_o the_o first_o he_o will_v be_v general_a to_o go_v against_o the_o tuscan_n of_o the_o second_o he_o make_v quintus_fw-la servilius_n conmander_n who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o abide_v near_o about_o rome_n to_o withstand_v the_o latini_n and_o the_o hernici_n if_o they_o shall_v stir_v he_o give_v lucius_n quintius_n the_o command_n of_o the_o three_o army_n which_o he_o levy_v for_o the_o guard_n of_o the_o city_n the_o defence_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o case_n any_o chance_n shall_v happen_v beside_o this_o he_o ordain_v that_o horatius_n one_o of_o his_o colleague_n shall_v make_v provision_n of_o arm_n and_o corn_n and_o other_o thing_n requisite_a in_o time_n of_o war_n he_o make_v cornelius_n also_o his_o colleague_n chief_a of_o the_o senate_n and_o over_o the_o public_a council_n to_o consult_v upon_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o general_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v thus_o be_v the_o tribune_n in_o those_o time_n dispose_v for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o country_n to_o command_v and_o to_o obey_v it_o be_v note_v by_o the_o text_n here_o what_o a_o virtuous_a and_o prudent_a man_n may_v do_v and_o what_o great_a good_a he_o may_v because_v of_o and_o how_o much_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o advantage_v his_o country_n when_o by_o mean_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n he_o have_v quite_o extinguish_v all_o envy_n which_o many_o time_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o man_n can_v effectuate_v a_o good_a work_n the_o say_a envy_n not_o allow_v they_o that_o authority_n which_o it_o be_v necessary_a they_o shall_v have_v in_o matter_n of_o importance_n and_o this_o envy_n be_v quite_o put_v out_o two_o way_n either_o by_o some_o strong_a and_o difficult_a accident_n where_o every_o one_o see_v themselves_o ready_a to_o perish_v lay_v ambition_n aside_o willing_o run_v to_o obey_v he_o who_o they_o believe_v by_o his_o virtue_n able_a to_o deliver_v they_o as_o it_o befall_v camillus_n who_o have_v give_v so_o many_o proof_n of_o his_o be_v a_o admirable_a man_n and_o have_v be_v thrice_o dictator_n and_o perform_v that_o place_n always_o with_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o public_a and_o no_o way_n to_o his_o own_o profit_n have_v now_o cause_v man_n not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o greatness_n and_o because_o he_o be_v so_o magnanimous_a and_o of_o such_o great_a credit_n they_o think_v it_o no_o shame_n to_o they_o to_o be_v inferior_n to_o he_o and_o therefore_o say_v titus_n livius_n very_o wise_o these_o word_n nor_o think_v they_o it_o any_o thing_n etc._n etc._n another_o way_n be_v envy_v blot_v out_o when_o either_o by_o violence_n or_o by_o course_n of_o nature_n they_o die_v that_o have_v be_v thy_o competitor_n in_o attain_v to_o any_o reputation_n or_o greatness_n who_o see_v the_o more_o esteem_v than_o they_o it_o be_v unpossible_a they_o ever_o shall_v be_v at_o rest_n or_o have_v any_o patience_n and_o when_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o live_v in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n where_o their_o education_n have_v not_o breed_v any_o goodness_n in_o they_o it_o be_v unpossible_a let_v what_o accident_n will_v fall_v out_o that_o they_o shall_v ever_o go_v back_o from_o any_o thing_n and_o without_o doubt_n to_o have_v their_o will_n and_o satisfy_v the_o waywardness_n of_o their_o mind_n they_o will_v be_v content_v even_o to_o see_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o native_a country_n to_o overcome_v this_o envy_n there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n but_o the_o death_n of_o those_o that_o bear_v it_o and_o when_o fortune_n be_v so_o favourable_a to_o that_o virtuous_a man_n as_o that_o those_o man_n die_v a_o natural_a death_n he_o become_v glorious_a without_o give_v any_o scandal_n when_o without_o any_o obstacle_n or_o offence_n he_o may_v display_v his_o virtue_n but_o when_o he_o have_v not_o this_o good_a luck_n he_o must_v devise_v by_o any_o mean_n to_o take_v they_o out_o of_o his_o way_n and_o before_o he_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n he_o must_v practice_v those_o way_n whereby_o to_o overcome_v this_o difficulty_n and_o he_o that_o read_v the_o bible_n with_o understanding_n shall_v see_v that_o moses_n be_v force_v if_o he_o will_v have_v his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n proceed_v to_o put_v a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n to_o death_n who_o provoke_v by_o nothing_o else_o but_o envy_n withstand_v his_o purpose_n this_o necessity_n god._n friar_n jerom_n savonarola_n know_v very_o well_o and_o peter_n soderini_n chief_a standard-bearer_n of_o florence_n know_v it_o also_o the_o one_o can_v not_o overcome_v it_o because_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o do_v it_o which_o be_v the_o friar_n and_o because_o he_o be_v not_o well_o understand_v by_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o who_o may_v have_v have_v power_n to_o have_v do_v it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o his_o fault_n and_o his_o sermon_n be_v full_a of_o the_o blame_v he_o lay_v upon_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o invective_n against_o they_o for_o so_o he_o term_v those_o envious_a man_n and_o all_o that_o oppose_v his_o ordinance_n that_o other_o believe_v that_o in_o time_n by_o his_o goodness_n and_o good_a fortune_n and_o do_v good_a turn_n to_o some_o of_o they_o quite_o to_o extinguish_v this_o envy_n see_v himself_o young_a enough_o too_o and_o then_o wear_v so_o many_o new_a favour_n which_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o proceed_n afford_v he_o so_o that_o he_o think_v he_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v those_o many_o that_o envious_o oppose_v he_o without_o any_o scandal_n violence_n or_o tumult_n and_o do_v not_o know_v that_o time_n can_v stay_v goodness_n be_v not_o sufficient_a fortune_n change_n and_o there_o be_v no_o gift_n can_v appease_v malice_n so_o that_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o go_v to_o ruin_v and_o their_o ruin_n proceed_v either_o from_o their_o ignorance_n or_o their_o disability_n to_o overcome_v this_o envy_n the_o other_o thing_n remarkable_a be_v the_o order_n which_o camillus_n take_v both_o within_o and_o abroad_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o rome_n and_o indeed_o not_o without_o reason_n the_o good_a historian_n as_o we_o here_o be_v set_v down_o particular_o and_o distinct_o certain_a case_n to_o the_o end_n posterity_n shall_v learn_v how_o in_o the_o like_a accident_n they_o be_v to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o it_o ought_v well_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o text_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o dangerous_a nor_o unprofitable_a defence_n then_o that_o which_o be_v confuse_o make_v and_o with_o out_o order_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o this_o three_o army_n which_o camillus_n cause_v to_o be_v enrol_v and_o to_o be_v leave_v at_o rome_n to_o guard_v the_o town_n for_o many_o will_v have_v judge_v that_o part_n superfluous_a where_o the_o people_n be_v most_o common_o arm_v and_o warlike_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n a_o man_n will_v not_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o have_v they_o enrol_v otherwise_o but_o only_o that_o it_o suffice_v to_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v in_o arm_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v but_o camillus_n and_o who_o else_o be_v wise_a as_o he_o be_v think_v otherwise_o who_o never_o allow_v a_o multitude_n to_o take_v arm_n unless_o by_o certain_a order_n and_o appointment_n wherefore_o upon_o this_o example_n he_o that_o be_v appoint_v over_o the_o guard_n of_o a_o city_n shall_v avoid_v as_o a_o rock_n the_o arm_a of_o man_n in_o confusion_n but_o ought_v first_o have_v those_o choose_v and_o register_v which_o he_o will_v have_v in_o arm_n and_o who_o he_o will_v have_v they_o obey_v where_o their_o rendezvous_n and_o whether_o to_o go_v and_o command_v those_o that_o be_v not_o enrol_v to_o abide_v every_o man_n at_o his_o own_o house_n for_o the_o safeguard_n thereof_o they_o that_o
continuation_n of_o the_o dominion_n the_o remembrance_n and_o occasion_n of_o innovation_n be_v quite_o extinguish_v for_o evermore_o one_o change_n leave_v a_o kind_n of_o breach_n or_o dent_n to_o fasten_v the_o build_n of_o another_o chap._n iii_o of_o mix_a principality_n but_o the_o difficulty_n consist_v in_o the_o new_a principality_n and_o first_o if_o it_o be_v not_o all_o new_a but_o asâ—a_o member_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v term_v altogether_o as_o mix_v and_o the_o variation_n thereof_o proceed_v in_o the_o first_o place_n from_o a_o natural_a difficulty_n which_o we_o common_o find_v in_o all_o new_a principality_n for_o man_n do_v willing_o change_v their_o lord_n believe_v to_o better_v their_o condition_n and_o this_o belief_n cause_v they_o to_o take_v arm_n against_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o they_o whereby_o they_o deceive_v themselves_o because_o they_o find_v after_o by_o experience_n they_o have_v make_v it_o worse_o which_o depend_v upon_o another_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a necessity_n force_v he_o always_o to_o offend_v those_o who_o prince_n he_o new_o become_v as_o well_o by_o his_o soldier_n he_o be_v put_v to_o entertain_v upon_o they_o as_o by_o many_o other_o injury_n which_o a_o new_a conquest_n draw_v along_o with_o it_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o thou_o find_v all_o those_o thy_o enemy_n who_o thou_o have_v endamage_v in_o the_o seize_v of_o that_o principality_n and_o afterward_o can_v not_o keep_v they_o thy_o friend_n that_o have_v seat_v thou_o in_o it_o for_o not_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v they_o according_a to_o their_o expectation_n nor_o put_v in_o practice_n strong_a remedy_n against_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o they_o for_o however_o one_o be_v very_o well_o provide_v with_o strong_a army_n yet_o have_v he_o always_o need_v of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o country_n to_o enter_v thereinto_o for_o these_o reason_n lewis_n the_o twelve_o king_n of_o france_n sudden_o take_v milan_n and_o as_o soon_o 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