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their_o body_n esteem_v it_o part_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o respect_v not_o to_o understand_v their_o design_n hist._n design_n intelligebantur_fw-la art_n sed_fw-la pars_fw-la obsequii_fw-la 〈…〉_o ne_o deprehenderentur_fw-la tac._n 4._o hist._n wherefore_o it_o be_v disallowable_a and_o dangerous_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o privacy_n and_o secret_a thought_n of_o prince_n ann_n prince_n abditos_fw-la principis_fw-la sensus_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la occultius_fw-la parat_fw-la exquirâ—re_fw-la illicitum_fw-la anceps_fw-la nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la assequare_fw-la tac._n 6._o ann_n tiberius_n complain_v that_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n from_o some_o of_o the_o roman_a senator_n asinius_n gallus_n desire_v to_o know_v who_o they_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o justice_n which_o tiberius_n take_v very_o ill_a that_o he_o shall_v desire_v to_o know_v what_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o conceal_v ann_n conceal_v eo_fw-la aegrius_fw-la accepit_fw-la recludi_fw-la quae_fw-la premeret_fw-la tac._n 4._o ann_n germanicus_n act_v more_o prudent_o who_o though_o he_o well_o
of_o its_o head_n the_o chamber_n of_o the_o sense_n all_o of_o which_o we_o have_v need_n of_o in_o hear_v lest_o our_o ear_n shall_v deceive_v we_o let_v a_o prince_n therefore_o take_v great_a care_n thereof_o for_o when_o the_o ear_n be_v once_o free_a from_o affection_n and_o reason_n sit_v there_o as_o judge_v every_o thing_n be_v well_o examine_v all_o thing_n relate_v to_o government_n depend_v upon_o the_o relation_n of_o other_o therefore_o what_o aristotle_n say_v of_o bee_n seem_v improbable_a that_o be_v that_o they_o be_v deaf_a for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o great_a inconveniency_n for_o that_o prudent_a and_o politic_a little_a animal_n since_o those_o two_o sense_n hear_v and_o see_v be_v the_o instrument_n through_o which_o we_o draw_v wisdom_n and_o experience_n both_o these_o we_o have_v need_n of_o to_o prevent_v our_o be_v deceive_v by_o passion_n nature_n or_o inclination_n the_o prepossessed_a moabite_n think_v the_o water_n upon_o which_o the_o sun_n shine_v be_v blood_n 22._o blood_n and_o they_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o the_o moabite_n see_v the_o water_n on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o red_a as_o blood_n 2_o king_n 3._o 22._o the_o same_o noise_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o ear_n of_o warlike_a joshua_n seem_v their_o shoot_v to_o battle_n and_o to_o those_o of_o gentle_a moses_n a_o harmony_n of_o music_n 18._o music_n and_o joshuâ—_n hear_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o people_n as_o they_o shout_v he_o say_v unto_o moses_n there_o be_v a_o noise_n of_o war_n in_o the_o camp_n and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o they_o that_o shout_n for_o mastery_n neither_o be_v it_o the_o voice_n of_o they_o that_o cry_v for_o be_v overcome_v but_o the_o noise_n of_o they_o that_o sing_v do_v i_o hear_v exod._n 32._o 17_o 18._o for_o which_o cause_n god_n though_o omniscient_a will_v verify_v with_o his_o eye_n what_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n 21._o gomorrha_n i_o will_v go_v down_o now_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o according_a to_o the_o cry_n of_o it_o which_o be_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o if_o not_o i_o will_v know_v gen._n 18._o 21._o when_o therefore_o a_o prince_n shall_v have_v see_v hear_v and_o feel_v thing_n he_o can_v be_v deceive_v or_o if_o he_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v his_o fault_n from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v see_v how_o ill_o contrive_v be_v that_o image_n of_o the_o theban_n by_o which_o they_o express_v the_o qualification_n of_o their_o prince_n for_o it_o have_v ear_n but_o no_o eye_n these_o be_v full_a as_o necessary_a as_o those_o the_o ear_n to_o know_v thing_n and_o the_o eye_n to_o believe_v they_o in_o which_o the_o eye_n be_v most_o trusty_a for_o truth_n be_v no_o far_o distant_a from_o a_o lie_n than_o the_o eye_n from_o the_o ear_n nor_o have_v a_o prince_n need_v of_o less_o diligence_n and_o attention_n in_o discuss_v the_o counsel_n and_o proposal_n of_o his_o minister_n before_o he_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n such_o as_o concern_v raise_v money_n regulate_v the_o government_n and_o other_o matter_n relate_v to_o peace_n and_o war_n for_o their_o usual_a aim_n be_v their_o own_o particular_a interest_n and_o effect_n do_v it_o always_o correspond_v to_o our_o expectation_n ingenuity_n often_o approve_v counsel_n which_o experience_v afterward_o reject_v yet_o be_v it_o imprudence_n whole_o to_o slight_v they_o for_o the_o success_n of_o one_o only_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o rest_n spain_n have_v never_o obtain_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o new_a world_n if_o their_o catholic_n majesty_n have_v not_o give_v more_o credit_n to_o columbus_n than_o other_o prince_n yet_o to_o be_v over_o credulous_a or_o confident_a to_o act_v whatever_o be_v propose_v be_v either_o levity_n or_o folly_n first_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o proposer_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v his_o experience_n in_o the_o matter_n what_o end_n he_o may_v have_v in_o deceive_v what_o interest_n if_o he_o succeed_v also_o the_o mean_n and_o time_n by_o which_o he_o think_v to_o accomplish_v it_o nero_n for_o want_v of_o these_o consideration_n be_v much_o disappoint_v about_o a_o treasure_n which_o one_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v find_v in_o africa_n ann_n africa_n non_fw-la authoris_fw-la non_fw-la ipsius_fw-la negotii_fw-la side_n satis_fw-la spectata_fw-la nec_fw-la missis_fw-la visoribus_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la nosceret_fw-la a_o vera_fw-la assâ—rerentur_fw-la tac._n 16._o ann_n many_o project_n at_o first_o seem_v considerable_a which_o prove_v at_o last_o vain_a and_o useless_a many_o seem_v light_a and_o frivolous_a from_o whence_o result_v great_a advantage_n many_o which_o have_v be_v successful_o experience_v in_o small_a matter_n in_o affair_n of_o great_a moment_n succeed_v not_o many_o seem_v easy_a to_o reason_n which_o be_v difficult_a in_o the_o operation_n many_o be_v prejudicial_a at_o first_o and_o advantageous_a afterward_o and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a and_o many_o have_v different_a effect_n from_o what_o be_v at_o first_o propose_v the_o lazy_a and_o blind_a vulgar_a dont_fw-fr know_v truth_n unless_o they_o light_v on_o it_o by_o chance_n for_o they_o foolish_o form_v opinion_n of_o thing_n before_o reason_n foresee_v the_o inconvenience_n and_o promise_v themselves_o a_o more_o certain_a knowledge_n from_o the_o success_n the_o guide_n of_o the_o ignorant_a and_o so_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o argue_v these_o people_n out_o of_o their_o opinion_n he_o will_v lose_v his_o time_n and_o pain_n there_o be_v no_o better_a mean_n than_o to_o make_v they_o see_v and_o feel_v their_o error_n so_o startle_v horse_n use_v to_o be_v whip_v and_o spur_v to_o make_v they_o go_v forward_o to_o see_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o shadow_n which_o frighten_v they_o this_o mean_v pacuvius_n use_v to_o appease_v the_o people_n of_o capua_n who_o rise_v against_o the_o 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last_o their_o confusion_n teach_v they_o that_o it_o be_v better_o to_o bear_v with_o a_o ill_a already_o experience_v than_o to_o attempt_v a_o remedy_n and_o so_o they_o immediate_o command_v the_o senator_n to_o be_v release_v the_o people_n be_v very_o furious_a in_o its_o opinion_n and_o it_o be_v often_o especial_o upon_o any_o imminent_a danger_n a_o piece_n of_o great_a management_n in_o a_o prince_n to_o govern_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n keep_v pace_n with_o it_o in_o its_o ignorance_n the_o people_n be_v often_o reduce_v to_o their_o duty_n by_o lay_v before_o they_o the_o incovenience_n which_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o like_a case_n for_o they_o be_v more_o move_v by_o example_n than_o reason_n macrob._n reason_n plebeiâ—_n ingenia_fw-la exemplis_fw-la â—agis_fw-la quam_fw-la ratione_fw-la capiuntur_fw-la macrob._n emblem_n xlvii_o even_o virtue_n have_v their_o danger_n they_o shall_v be_v always_o in_o a_o prince_n mind_n but_o not_o always_o in_o exercise_n public_a interest_n ought_v to_o dictate_v when_o and_o where_o to_o use_v they_o use_v without_o prudence_n they_o either_o become_v vice_n or_o be_v not_o less_o hurtful_a than_o they_o in_o a_o private_a person_n they_o respect_v only_o he_o in_o a_o prince_n both_o he_o and_o the_o state_n too_o they_o ought_v to_o suit_n with_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o all_o not_o with_o that_o of_o particular_a person_n civil_a science_n prescribe_v certain_a limit_n to_o the_o virtue_n of_o he_o who_o command_v and_o he_o who_o obey_v justice_n be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o minister_n but_o aught_o always_o to_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o soul_n thereof_o it_o have_v certain_a consideration_n which_o respect_v the_o government_n in_o common_a in_o the_o subject_a commiseration_n can_v never_o be_v excessive_a in_o a_o prince_n it_o be_v often_o dangerous_a
diligence_n because_o it_o be_v either_o unseasonable_a or_o imprudent_a by_o which_o we_o ruin_v both_o ourselves_o and_o he_o too_o this_o officiousness_n thraseas_n check_v in_o rusticus_n arulenus_n though_o in_o his_o own_o behalf_n know_v that_o kindness_n will_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o intercessor_n and_o of_o no_o advantage_n to_o the_o criminal_a ann_n criminal_a ne_fw-fr vana_fw-la &_o reo_fw-la non_fw-la profitura_fw-la intercessori_fw-la exitiosa_fw-la inciperet_fw-la tac._n 16_o ann_n nor_o be_v it_o less_o imprudent_a and_o dangerous_a to_o be_v over_o zealous_a for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o welfare_n of_o the_o prince_n then_o especial_o when_o without_o obligation_n of_o duty_n or_o certain_a prospect_n of_o remedy_n we_o intermeddle_v with_o their_o concern_v to_o our_o own_o apparent_a ruin_n i_o do_v mean_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v insensible_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o suffering_n or_o that_o for_o our_o own_o ease_n and_o quiet_a we_o shall_v base_o 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