prefer_v to_o the_o timorous_a 92_o 93._o this_o boldness_n and_o rudeness_n have_v in_o some_o encounter_n be_v approve_v and_o sometime_o succeed_v 93_o 94._o those_o who_o be_v natural_o so_o hardly_o correspond_v with_o a_o enemy_n but_o they_o easy_o go_v back_o against_o their_o master_n 94._o they_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v near_o a_o prince_n person_n their_o employment_n be_v better_a at_o a_o distance_n 95_o 96._o they_o love_v the_o state_n and_o their_o country_n but_o hate_v dependence_n and_o subjection_n 96._o they_o be_v good_a governor_n of_o province_n and_o good_a guardian_n of_o a_o frontier_n but_o they_o can_v be_v good_a minister_n of_o state_n or_o good_a courtier_n ibid._n in_o business_n wherein_o they_o may_v choose_v their_o side_n and_o wherein_o of_o many_o who_o offer_v themselves_o the_o fit_a to_o manage_v they_o aught_o to_o be_v choose_v they_o be_v common_o in_o one_o extreme_a or_o other_o 96_o 97._o they_o be_v enemy_n of_o all_o accommodation_n and_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o those_o temper_n or_o adjustment_n which_o be_v so_o profitable_o use_v for_o the_o perfection_n of_o business_n 97_o 98._o in_o a_o state_n which_o die_v of_o old_a age_n they_o will_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o if_o they_o govern_v a_o republic_n new_o establish_v 98_o 99_o like_o cato_n give_v sentence_n against_o caesar_n 99_o such_o maxim_n as_o to_o govern_v well_o they_o ought_v to_o learn_v 101._o a_o man_n must_v not_o be_v too_o severe_a nor_o too_o ridge_v but_o must_v sometime_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o time_n and_o season_n ibid._n it_o be_v unnecessary_a to_o make_v punctilio_n on_o word_n and_o form_n great_a person_n to_o blame_v upon_o that_o occasion_n 103_o 104._o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o have_v so_o good_a and_o penetrate_a a_o sight_n in_o the_o discussion_n of_o right_n lest_o we_o discover_v but_o too_o much_o justice_n 106_o 107._o there_o be_v some_o who_o to_o appear_v virtuous_a and_o incorrupt_v in_o office_n render_v themselves_o ridiculous_a by_o a_o extravagant_a probity_n 108._o there_o be_v some_o who_o for_o fear_n of_o favour_v any_o man_n disapprove_v blame_n and_o condemn_v all_o the_o world_n and_o most_o common_o without_o know_v why_o 109_o 110._o such_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o king_n 110_o 111_o prudence_n a_o man_n may_v be_v imprudent_a with_o the_o consent_n of_o prudence_n 60_o r._n reason_n even_o the_o right_a and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o clear_a wander_v often_o and_o the_o most_o able_a and_o the_o most_o intelligent_a man_n be_v subject_n of_o deceit_n 51_o remedy_n though_o filthy_a be_v still_o remedy_n 102_o royalty_n be_v â—not_n compatible_a with_o subjection_n 138_o s._n secrâ—sie_n a_o singular_a example_n of_o a_o keep_v secret_a 146_o society_n man_n can_v neither_o live_v well_o nor_o be_v man_n nor_o be_v happy_a the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o 2._o society_n advantage_n above_o solitude_n ibid._n solitude_n god_n only_o enjoy_v a_o most_o happy_a solitude_n ibid._n stilicon_fw-la unhappy_o end_v his_o life_n have_v be_v too_o ambitious_a for_o his_o child_n 11_o 156_o subtlety_n of_o those_o who_o entertain_v so_o vast_a and_o extend_v a_o intelligence_n who_o reason_n with_o excess_n 35._o they_o be_v like_o extractor_n of_o essence_n ibid._n it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o think_v that_o wisdom_n can_v be_v courageous_a that_o it_o ought_v always_o to_o fear_v and_o tremble_v 70._o danger_n be_v to_o be_v invoke_v to_o the_o relief_n of_o danger_n and_o we_o must_v get_v out_o of_o one_o evil_a through_o another_o 70_o 71._o the_o ill_a conduct_n of_o wise_a minister_n when_o some_o ill_a business_n happen_v some_o trouble_n or_o some_o rebellion_n in_o the_o state_n 71_o 72._o they_o be_v often_o also_o friend_n to_o stranger_n and_o apprebend_v more_o to_o displease_v a_o neighbour_n king_n then_o to_o disserve_v the_o king_n their_o master_n 74_o 75._o if_o a_o sensible_a injury_n which_o can_v be_v dissemble_v oblige_v the_o state_n to_o a_o public_a resentment_n they_o do_v not_o blame_v the_o thing_n in_o its_o principle_n but_o in_o its_o consequence_n and_o effect_n 75._o they_o be_v like_o the_o minister_n of_o carthage_n who_o never_o comfort_v themselves_o with_o hannibal_n victory_n in_o italy_n 76._o such_o minister_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o two_o empire_n they_o lose_v both_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n ibid._n they_o will_v neither_o sell_v nor_o deliver_v up_o their_o master_n but_o neither_o be_v they_o angry_a the_o world_n know_v it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n 77._o they_o keep_v even_o sometime_o intelligence_n with_o the_o minister_n of_o other_o prince_n although_o it_o be_v even_o in_o open_a war_n 77_o 78._o in_o particular_a affair_n they_o only_o give_v good_a answer_n in_o general_a without_o precise_o ever_o oblige_v any_o and_o thus_o they_o can_v tire_v out_o the_o pateince_n of_o solicitor_n and_o often_o reduce_v they_o to_o despair_v 78_o 79._o nothing_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o sweet_a or_o more_o quiet_a than_o their_o malice_n they_o strike_v as_o they_o say_v without_o lift_v up_o the_o arm_n 80_o 81_o woman_n the_o insolency_n of_o those_o who_o possess_v a_o powerful_a favourite_n or_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o how_o unhappy_a it_o render_v a_o state_n 131_o 132._o they_o be_v the_o heretic_n of_o state_n 35._o there_o be_v speculative_n in_o all_o nation_n which_o afford_v more_o liberty_n than_o be_v fit_a to_o conjecture_v and_o suspicion_n 36._o strange_a and_o ridiculous_a vision_n produce_v in_o they_o a_o false_a subtilty,37_n they_o presume_v too_o advantageous_o of_o a_o man_n who_o often_o prove_v less_o than_o mean_v who_o possess_v but_o a_o quarter_n or_o one_o half_a of_o the_o reasonable_a part_n 39_o great_a event_n be_v not_o always_o produce_v by_o great_a cause_n vide_fw-la event_n evil_a subtlety_n be_v the_o cause_n thing_n be_v not_o effect_v 44._o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n to_o have_v so_o much_o subtlety_n 35_o 44._o a_o great_a mind_n alone_o be_v a_o great_a instrumentt_n to_o commit_v fault_n 48_o sobriety_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o know_v be_v a_o good_a thing_n 48_o 49._o t._n timerousness_n be_v dangerous_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n or_o to_o a_o favourite_n 144._o 145_o timeroâ—s_a person_n be_v place_v in_o the_o number_n of_o poisoner_n and_o assassin_n how_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v 65._o they_o be_v the_o last_o and_o worst_a of_o all_o â—â—wards_n ibid._n a_o wiseman_n ought_v to_o expect_v without_o astonishment_n till_o ill_a fortune_n be_v come_v 67_o treaty_n it_o be_v expedient_a to_o quit_v somewhat_o our_o own_o reason_n and_o honour_n rather_o than_o not_o to_o make_v a_o good_a and_o honest_a accommodation_n 106_o tyrant_n how_o they_o by_o degree_n make_v and_o form_v themselves_o 117_o 118_o w._n war_n the_o quarrel_n of_o valour_n often_o set_v the_o world_n on_o fire_n and_o not_o their_o master_n interest_n 40._o the_o war_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n against_o greece_n be_v only_o undertake_v to_o bring_v home_o a_o muontebank_n 41._o weakness_n of_o mind_n be_v a_o subject_a of_o consolation_n for_o our_o poor_a humanity_n to_o see_v that_o something_o of_o the_o man_n be_v in_o their_o hero_n 107.108_o a_o woman_n despise_v by_o a_o king_n oblige_v her_o husband_n to_o revolt_v for_o to_o revenge_v herself_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o move_v he_o thereunto_o 41_o 42_o wisdom_n the_o refutation_n of_o what_o some_o philosopher_n say_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n need_v nobody_o and_o what_o be_v separate_a from_o he_o be_v to_o no_o puppose_n 1_o 2._o court-wise_o man_n counsel_v themselves_o instead_o of_o counsel_v their_o master_n 62_o 63._o a_o wise_a man_n can_v warrant_v success_n but_o be_v to_o be_v responsible_a for_o his_o intention_n and_o for_o his_o advice_n 66_o our_o prudent_a politician_n shall_v imitate_v the_o courage_n and_o magnanimity_n of_o cicero_n 67._o timerousness_n so_o possess_v their_o mind_n that_o they_o despair_v before_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v afraid_a 68_o they_o regulate_v their_o deliberation_n as_o if_o all_o doubtful_a action_n must_v needs_o happen_v and_o common_o act_n not_o at_o all_o because_o they_o will_v act_v secure_o 68_o 69_o they_o ought_v to_o consider_v that_o all_o that_o ill_n which_o may_v happen_v happen_v not_o always_o ibid._n they_o do_v not_o always_o sound_a the_o bottom_n of_o thing_n and_o seldom_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o last_o point_n 69._o their_o wisdom_n be_v precipitate_a as_o soon_o as_o out_o of_o their_o soul_n and_o never_o come_v to_o action_n 69_o 70._o finis_fw-la
with_o these_o our_o line_n which_o you_o shall_v give_v he_o for_o the_o picture_n itself_o which_o you_o promise_v he_o it_o be_v another_o story_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o in_o my_o cabinet_n as_o you_o fancy_n it_o be_v still_o in_o the_o painter_n idea_n and_o consequent_o it_o will_v be_v difficult_a for_o you_o to_o make_v good_a your_o promise_n such_o piece_n require_v leisure_n and_o meditation_n a_o old_a artist_n as_o i_o be_o have_v some_o honour_n to_o lose_v and_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v a_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o good_a opinion_n which_o man_n have_v of_o he_o he_o ought_v to_o respect_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o public_a and_o not_o to_o abuse_v those_o favor_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v althongh_v i_o will_v paint_v no_o more_o i_o have_v far_o less_o mind_n to_o daub_v finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a thing_n in_o aristippus_n a._o action_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o deceive_v one_o self_n in_o the_o judgement_n which_o man_n make_v of_o action_n since_o those_o who_o perform_v they_o be_v first_o deceive_v page_n 42_o agrippa_n augustus_n his_o minister_n of_o state_n 143._o alcibiades_n the_o vivacity_n of_o his_o mind_n 69_o 70_o ambition_n be_v not_o well_o regulate_v cause_v the_o loss_n of_o great_a person_n 156_o a_o famous_a artisan_n who_o alexander_n history_n mention_v 55_o 56_o b._n barbarossa_n keep_v intelligence_n with_o andreas_n doria_n 77_o birague_n a_o cardinal_n his_o remarkable_a baseness_n 152_o c._n cato_n a_o austere_a commonwealths-man_n but_o out_o of_o fashion_n who_o can_v not_o fit_v himself_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o time_n 98_o 99_o a_o verse_n of_o virgil_n well_o apply_v 100_o cicero_n be_v valiant_a and_o courageous_a at_o least_o in_o the_o senate_n 67_o citizen_n be_v seldom_o so_o now_o 67_o 68_o a_o brave_a citizen_n ought_v to_o be_v like_o cicero_n ibid._n cleon_n governor_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n mock_v for_o his_o extravagant_a probity_n 108_o comines_n his_o astonishment_n and_o surprise_n 145_o conference_n what_o natural_a knowledge_n soever_o we_o have_v and_o what_o light_n soever_o come_v from_o above_o we_o be_v not_o to_o scorn_v a_o scrutiny_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o great_a light_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v gain_v by_o conference_n 2_o 3_o 4_o the_o conquest_n of_o greece_n propose_v by_o a_o petit_fw-fr prince_n of_o italy_n 56_o of_o counsel_n it_o be_v the_o great_a element_n of_o a_o civil_a life_n nor_o less_o necessary_a than_o fire_n or_o water_n 2_o 3_o counsellor_n there_o be_v some_o who_o out_o of_o a_o peevish_a and_o fantastic_a humour_n common_o think_v on_o death_n and_o common_o sleep_v on_o the_o flower-de-luces_n 110._o such_o counsellor_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v before_o prince_n 110_o 111_o court_n trick_n and_o deceit_n use_v therein_o 78_o etc._n etc._n he_o who_o take_v and_o give_v counsel_n be_v not_o esteem_v less_o wise_a 9_o 10_o d._n deliberation_n how_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o the_o roman_n say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o deliberate_v with_o occasion_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o affair_n 54_o demosthenes_n appear_v too_o punctilious_a in_o the_o council_n of_o athens_n about_o that_o small_a island_n which_o be_v in_o contest_n betwixt_o the_o athenian_n and_o king_n philip_n 104_o 105_o andrew_n doria_n keep_v intelligence_n with_o barbarossa_n although_o a_o good_a servant_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n 5._o 77_o e._n equivoques_fw-la which_o be_v pleasant_a of_o a_o gâ—â—â—mans_n to_o what_o learning_n be_v unknown_a p_o 29_o 30._o event_n yhe_v great_a be_v not_o always_o produce_v from_o great_a cause_n 39_o a_o ecclesiastic_a italian_a his_o good_a and_o very_a express_a sally_n preach_v before_o a_o prince_n of_o that_o country_n 133_o 134_o f._n favour_n be_v a_o daughter_n which_o often_o kill_v she_o own_o mother_n 130_o favourite_n describe_v 113_o 114._o how_o they_o introduce_v and_o raise_v themselves_o in_o court_n and_o how_o by_o little_a and_o little_o they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o prince_n mind_n 116._o what_o trick_n and_o slight_n they_o use_v altogether_o to_o subject_a 〈◊〉_d prince_n that_o they_o may_v reign_v themselves_o apparent_o 125._o of_o he_o unhappy_a captivity_n prince_n be_v reduce_v unto_o by_o their_o favourite_n 126_o 127._o there_o can_v be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d more_o unhappy_a than_o the_o life_n of_o such_o a_o prince_n who_o suffer_v himself_o after_o that_o manner_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o favourite_n 129._o a_o prince_n in_o such_o a_o condition_n be_v civil_o dead_a and_o 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v depose_v himself_o it_o be_v his_o 〈◊〉_d only_o which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o public_a 130._o a_o example_n of_o a_o king_n of_o castille_n who_o duâ—st_a 〈◊〉_d even_o go_v to_o walk_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o put_v on_o a_o new_a suit_n without_o his_o favourite_n leave_v 131._o of_o the_o unhappy_a condition_n a_o prince_n or_o state_n be_v reduce_v unto_o when_o a_o favourite_n himself_o obey_v a_o mistress_n when_o love_n govern_v the_o politics_n ib._n a_o good_a lesson_n for_o king_n and_o prince_n touch_v the_o choice_n and_o raise_v up_o of_o their_o favourite_n and_o minister_n 134_o 135._o favourite_n king_n can_v hardly_o live_v without_o favourite_n 17._o it_o be_v a_o tyranny_n to_o hinder_v king_n from_o have_v they_o 18._o it_o be_v no_o crime_n to_o have_v a_o confident_a ibid._n in_o heaven_n there_o be_v benevolent_a aspect_n and_o favourable_a inclination_n rather_o towards_o one_o then_o towards_o another_o ibid._n the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o in_o this_o world_n have_v have_v his_o favourite_n 19_o of_o the_o prudence_n and_o discretion_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o favourite_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n 20._o prince_n often_o deceive_v themselves_o in_o the_o choice_n they_o make_v raise_v person_n of_o no_o worth_n without_o virtue_n without_o knowledge_n and_o without_o experience_n to_o the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o affair_n of_o state_n 20_o 21._o some_o fair_a thought_n touch_v those_o grandee_n who_o be_v only_o remarkable_a from_o their_o grandeur_n 21_o 22._o concerning_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o new_a favour_n and_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o evil_a authority_n 22_o 23._o this_o favour_n be_v none_o of_o virtue_n creature_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o blood_n 24_o 25._o these_o new_a man_n grow_v great_a deceive_v themselves_o if_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o god_n be_v oblige_v to_o send_v they_o his_o spirit_n of_o govern_v well_o and_o to_o invalidate_v the_o prince_n election_n by_o the_o sudden_a illumination_n of_o his_o minister_n 27._o to_o govern_v well_o instruction_n and_o experience_n be_v necessary_a 20_o 21._o the_o good_a opinion_n which_o a_o ignorant_a favourite_n have_v of_o himself_o cast_v he_o into_o continual_a danger_n of_o lose_v himself_o and_o of_o lose_v the_o country_n 28_o 29._o friendship_n without_o it_o felicity_n be_v imperfect_a and_o defective_a virtue_n be_v weak_a and_o impotent_a 1_o friend_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a and_o most_o desirable_a of_o all_o outward_a good_n 1_o 2._o fortune_n and_o its_o production_n be_v extravagant_a and_o ridiculous_a 22_o fortune_n be_v esteem_v mistress_n of_o event_n and_o arbitrator_n of_o battle_n 65._o this_o blind_a power_n have_v no_o admittance_n nor_o power_n in_o politic_a assembly_n ibid._n fortune_n will_v have_v those_o she_o favor_v trust_v in_o she_o 61_o g._n gilberti_n bishop_n of_o verona_n and_o datary_n to_o pope_n clement_n 7._o appear_v too_o punctilious_a speak_v about_o reconcile_n the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n with_o the_o church_n 104_o great_a man_n remarkable_a only_o for_o their_o greatness_n 21._o like_o those_o high_a barren_a mountain_n which_o produce_v neither_o herb_n nor_o plant_n 21_o 22._o of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v none_o but_o he_o who_o be_v plenary_o content_a in_o himself_o 2_o i._n jealousy_n of_o love_n betwixt_o particular_a person_n have_v be_v cause_n of_o a_o great_a war_n 39_o ignorance_n be_v very_o dangerous_a in_o a_o person_n who_o have_v the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o affair_n of_o state_n 21._o bold_a ignorance_n have_v often_o precide_v in_o the_o conduct_n of_o human_a thing_n 26_o of_o interest_n it_o always_o overbear_v both_o honour_n and_o reason_n 63._o a_o man_n too_o much_o tie_v to_o his_o own_o interest_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o state_n 62_o joseph_n the_o patriarch_n a_o great_a minister_n of_o state_n wonderful_o honour_v by_o his_o mr._n pharaoh_n 15_o 16_o italy_n breed_v excellent_a cheat_n 84_o 85_o judgement_n which_o be_v quick_a want_n clearness_n in_o their_o own_o interest_n 3_o 4_o justice_n when_o it_o be_v too_o severe_a be_v not_o always_o best_o sometime_o it_o be_v even_o pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a 101_o
give_v we_o for_o counsel_n beast_n be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o swift_a impetuosity_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o first_o object_n man_n have_v the_o conduct_n of_o themselves_o by_o deliberation_n and_o by_o discourse_n have_v the_o gift_n to_o seek_v and_o to_o choose_v they_o may_v instant_o pass_v from_o the_o present_a to_o the_o future_a and_o from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o second_o and_o stop_v there_o if_o they_o so_o find_v it_o fit_a pirate_n make_v use_v of_o counsel_n nor_o do_v the_o savage_n live_v without_o it_o with_o far_o more_o reason_n be_v it_o therefore_o entertain_v among_o civilise_a people_n but_o everywhere_o wise_a man_n must_v borrow_v it_o from_o other_o because_o their_o own_o wisdom_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v to_o they_o in_o thing_n which_o respect_v themselves_o man_n be_v so_o near_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v find_v no_o place_n betwixt_o both_o no_o free_a space_n for_o to_o debate_v the_o counsel_n he_o will_v give_v himself_o he_o can_v hinder_v those_o two_o reason_n which_o deliberate_v in_o he_o from_o confound_v themselves_o in_o communication_n that_o which_o propose_v be_v too_o much_o mix_v with_o that_o which_o conclude_v he_o who_o counsel_v therefore_o must_v be_v another_o person_n distinct_a from_o he_o who_o be_v counsel_v there_o must_v be_v a_o proportionable_a distance_n betwixt_o the_o object_n and_o those_o faculty_n which_o judge_v of_o they_o and_o as_o the_o most_o quick-sighted_a can_v never_o see_v themselves_o so_o the_o most_o pierce_a judgement_n want_v perspicuity_n when_o it_o concern_v their_o own_o interest_n what_o natural_a knowledge_n soever_o we_o have_v and_o what_o light_n soever_o come_v down_o on_o we_o from_o above_o yet_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o reject_v human_a mean_n nor_o to_o despise_v this_o advantage_n of_o reason_n and_o this_o great_a illustration_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v gain_v by_o conference_n let_v we_o acknowledge_v the_o imperfection_n of_o man_n sever_v from_o man_n and_o the_o prevalency_n of_o society_n above_o solitude_n since_o the_o friend_n of_o god_n and_o the_o conductor_n of_o his_o people_n although_o a_o miraculous_a cloud_n march_v before_o he_o by_o day_n although_o a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n do_v the_o same_o by_o night_n place_v themselves_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v to_o encamp_v do_v not_o forbear_v to_o take_v a_o guide_n to_o serve_v he_o in_o other_o difficulty_n which_o during_o the_o journey_n may_v occur_v shall_v any_o man_n after_o this_o not_o ask_v for_o a_o guide_n nor_o seek_v assistance_n who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v trust_v so_o much_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o birth_n who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v so_o negligent_o sleep_v on_o those_o favor_n which_o he_o expect_v from_o heaven_n as_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o assistance_n of_o other_o be_v useless_a as_o to_o believe_v that_o his_o fortune_n alone_o and_o his_o only_a wisdom_n be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o good_a government_n and_o a_o good_a conduct_n those_o who_o be_v raise_v far_o above_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o man_n have_v raise_v themselves_o by_o some_o degree_n it_o be_v not_o chance_v which_o cast_v they_o above_o other_o nor_o be_v it_o their_o own_o virtue_n which_o have_v do_v all_o they_o often_o meet_v with_o the_o service_n of_o some_o one_o person_n among_o the_o wonder_n of_o their_o life_n and_o it_o be_v visible_a through_o the_o course_n of_o all_o age_n that_o those_o prince_n who_o have_v get_v most_o be_v those_o who_o have_v be_v the_o best_a second_v of_o so_o many_o example_n a_o crowd_n of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o history_n i_o shall_v only_o make_v choice_n of_o that_o on_o which_o we_o yesterday_o discourse_v and_o which_o oblige_v his_o highness_n for_o this_o day_n to_o make_v i_o speak_v vespasian_n have_v live_v under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o nero_n and_o have_v save_v himself_o from_o his_o hand_n by_o miracle_n but_o he_o content_v not_o himself_o with_o his_o own_o safety_n after_o that_o monster_n be_v dead_a he_o take_v heart_n and_o undertake_v great_a matter_n for_o the_o public_a good_a observe_v that_o there_o be_v other_o nero_n which_o threaten_v the_o world_n and_o that_o new_a monster_n unchain_v themselves_o he_o hazard_v himself_o to_o preserve_v the_o world_n by_o seize_v on_o the_o empire_n he_o embrace_v the_o protection_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o glory_n whereof_o be_v almost_o all_o fall_v either_o by_o the_o sword_n or_o by_o poison_n and_o the_o remnant_n which_o be_v leave_v be_v daily_o exhaust_v to_o fill_v island_n and_o dungeon_n he_o have_v stop_v there_o at_o his_o good_a will_n and_o good_a intention_n he_o have_v see_v all_o the_o last_o light_n of_o the_o senate_n extinguish_v and_o the_o commonwealth_n perish_v before_o his_o face_n but_o for_o the_o powerful_a solicitation_n and_o the_o vigorous_a pursuit_n of_o mutius_n who_o as_o it_o be_v by_o force_n place_v the_o crow_n on_o his_o head_n and_o in_o despite_n of_o he_o make_v he_o emperor_n he_o at_o first_o stagger_v the_o mind_n of_o vespasiar_n which_o be_v then_o fix_v on_o present_a occurrent_n although_o he_o approve_v they_o not_o nor_o dare_v he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o change_n which_o he_o desire_v and_o after_o have_v cast_v he_o into_o a_o irresolution_n he_o urge_v he_o with_o so_o many_o reason_n and_o persuade_v he_o with_o so_o much_o eloquence_n that_o he_o at_o last_o constrain_v he_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o design_n and_o to_o engage_v himself_o in_o the_o public_a cause_n by_o a_o open_a declaration_n now_o it_o be_v fit_a you_o shall_v know_v that_o mutius_n be_v not_o a_o man_n who_o engage_v in_o a_o party_n with_o fair_a word_n only_o and_o good_a wish_n but_o present_o he_o fortify_v vespasian_n with_o man_n and_o with_o money_n he_o acquire_v he_o province_n and_o bring_v he_o legion_n he_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o person_n when_o he_o think_v it_o fit_a he_o lay_v his_o life_n at_o stake_n and_o will_v needs_o be_v the_o executor_n of_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o counsel_v prince_n which_o be_v to_o be_v make_v can_v be_v without_o such_o person_n and_o prince_n already_o make_v have_v great_a use_n of_o they_o there_o never_o be_v any_o one_o so_o strong_a who_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n can_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o whole_a government_n never_o be_v there_o any_o so_o jealous_a of_o his_o authority_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o reign_v alone_o and_o to_o be_v indeed_o a_o monarch_n to_o take_v the_o word_n in_o the_o rigor_n of_o its_o meaning_n neither_o be_v it_o other_o than_o a_o pastime_n and_o invention_n of_o the_o platonian_o to_o slatter_v royalty_n and_o place_n it_o above_o human_a condition_n to_o say_v that_o god_n endow_v king_n with_o two_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v govern_v well_o plato_n often_o sport_v himself_o after_o this_o manner_n he_o philosophise_v poetical_o and_o mix_v fable_n with_o his_o theology_n this_o double_a spirit_n be_v of_o his_o concession_n and_o it_o be_v better_a to_o explicate_v it_o of_o the_o king_n spirit_n and_o of_o that_o of_o his_o counsellor_n then_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n which_o must_v never_o be_v make_v use_n of_o but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n not_o even_o for_o the_o honour_n and_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o king_n it_o be_v certain_a they_o have_v a_o burden_n so_o disproportionable_a to_o the_o weakness_n of_o one_o that_o do_v they_o not_o trust_v to_o the_o support_n of_o many_o they_o will_v from_o the_o very_a first_o step_n which_o they_o take_v catch_v but_o a_o most_o certain_a fall_n do_v they_o not_o call_v their_o friend_n to_o their_o succour_n and_o do_v they_o not_o divide_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o will_v soon_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o temerity_n of_o their_o ambition_n and_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o own_o fortune_n that_o multitude_n of_o care_n which_o from_o all_o part_n assault_v they_o will_v not_o afford_v they_o a_o free_a respiration_n the_o crowd_n of_o affair_n will_v stifle_v they_o at_o the_o very_a first_o audience_n they_o give_v there_o be_v several_a degree_n of_o servant_n which_o all_o have_v a_o place_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o a_o state_n there_o be_v spirit_n of_o a_o mean_a capacity_n which_o untangle_v which_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v affair_n these_o be_v fit_a to_o begin_v the_o work_n they_o make_v way_n and_o take_v away_o the_o difficulty_n which_o embroil_v thing_n these_o spirit_n be_v employ_v by_o the_o prince_n for_o every_o day_n and_o he_o discharge_v himself_o on_o they_o only_o of_o the_o grosser_n function_n of_o his_o royalty_n there_o be_v other_o spirit_n of_o a_o high_a elevation_n which_o he_o may_v trust_v in_o more_o important_a employment_n
and_o afford_v a_o more_o noble_a share_n in_o his_o design_n these_o govern_v under_o he_o and_o with_o he_o nor_o be_v they_o evil_a pilot_n in_o the_o sweet_a season_n nor_o on_o those_o sea_n which_o suffer_v but_o little_a agitation_n but_o how_o happy_a be_v that_o prince_n and_o how_o be_v he_o love_v by_o heaven_n if_o in_o his_o time_n he_o meet_v with_o spirit_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n soul_n equal_a with_o intelligence_n in_o light_n in_o force_n in_o sublimeness_n man_n who_o god_n create_v express_o and_o who_o he_o extraordinary_o send_v to_o prevent_v or_o force_v the_o evil_n of_o their_o age_n to_o divertor_n to_o calm_v the_o storm_n of_o their_o country_n they_o be_v the_o tutelar_a angel_n of_o kingdom_n and_o the_o familiar_a spirit_n of_o king_n they_o be_v the_o second_o to_o the_o alexander_n and_o to_o the_o caesar_n they_o ease_v the_o prince_n in_o all_o his_o toil_n they_o with_o he_o partake_v save_a disquiet_n without_o which_o there_o will_v be_v no_o tranquillity_n in_o the_o world_n if_o in_o the_o state_n wherein_o we_o live_v there_o be_v such_o person_n let_v we_o bless_v their_o watch_n which_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o the_o public_a repose_n under_o who_o protection_n we_o sleep_v secure_o and_o at_o ease_n these_o excellent_a watch_n be_v they_o not_o the_o cause_n my_o lord_n for_o which_o the_o grecian_a poeâ—s_n give_v the_o night_n the_o name_n of_o wise_a and_o counsellor_n for_o so_o i_o fancy_v it_o and_o the_o grammarian_n do_v sometime_o give_v the_o poet_n furtherfetched_a explication_n the_o poet_n your_o highness_n know_v it_o better_o than_o i_o be_v the_o first_o ancient_a preceptor_n of_o human_a kind_n they_o teach_v they_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o policy_n and_o of_o morality_n here_o then_o as_o elsewhere_o they_o have_v discover_v and_o point_v out_o the_o truth_n unto_o we_o the_o philosopher_n have_v since_o display_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o to_o its_o full_a light_n have_v acknowledge_v this_o necessity_n of_o society_n and_o the_o defect_n which_o accompany_v solitude_n beside_o their_o jupiter_n the_o counsellor_n and_o their_o minerva_n the_o counsellor_n beside_o the_o god_n and_o demon_n who_o always_o go_v in_o company_n of_o their_o hero_n they_o have_v yet_o beside_o that_o give_v they_o man_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o enterprise_n or_o other_o hero_n to_o undertake_v and_o act_v with_o they_o whilst_o hercules_n cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o hydra_n jolas_n apply_v fire_n to_o it_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o spring_v up_o again_o diomedes_n do_v nothing_o without_o ulysses_n agamemnon_n action_n arise_v from_o the_o counsel_n of_o nestor_n and_o this_o prince_n be_v to_o make_v a_o wish_n which_o may_v comprehend_v all_o other_o desire_n neither_o more_o powerful_a force_n then_o his_o own_o nor_o that_o wealth_n he_o have_v not_o nor_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o asia_n nor_o the_o greaten_n of_o that_o of_o greece_n but_o only_o ten_o man_n which_o be_v like_o unto_o nestor_n agamemnon_n show_v we_o thereby_o that_o the_o fear_n he_o be_v in_o to_o lose_v nestor_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o extreme_a age_n make_v he_o apprehend_v he_o shall_v want_v man_n to_o substitute_n in_o his_o place_n and_o homer_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o one_o nestor_n may_v sometime_o be_v find_v in_o a_o age_n but_o that_o ten_o nestor_n be_v only_o to_o be_v wish_v this_o wish_n do_v nothing_o wrong_v the_o memory_n of_o agamemnon_n greece_n never_o reproach_v he_o for_o have_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o nestor_n nor_o be_v the_o king_n of_o king_n esteem_v for_o that_o less_o wise_a or_o less_o worthy_a of_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v a_o axiom_n in_o the_o politics_n which_o pass_v for_o the_o proposition_n of_o a_o eternal_a truth_n and_o be_v as_o old_a as_o policy_n itself_o that_o a_o unable_a prince_n can_v neither_o be_v well_o counsel_v nor_o well_o serve_v if_o to_o receive_v counsel_n presuppose_v some_o advantage_n to_o he_o who_o give_v it_o the_o inferiority_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o he_o that_o receive_v it_o forbear_v not_o to_o have_v its_o merit_n he_o in_o his_o turn_n be_v the_o superior_a he_o retake_v the_o first_o place_n when_o he_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o work_n and_o when_o by_o the_o execution_n of_o deliberate_a thing_n he_o change_v rule_n into_o example_n and_o fair_a word_n into_o good_a effect_n for_o although_o it_o have_v be_v sometime_o say_v in_o rome_n that_o lelius_n be_v the_o poet_n and_o that_o scipio_n be_v the_o actor_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v true_a that_o he_o who_o compose_v verse_n act_n more_o noble_o than_o he_o who_o recite_v they_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o therefore_o true_a that_o that_o person_n who_o execute_v glorious_a undertaking_n produce_v a_o less_o relevate_a operation_n than_o he_o who_o only_o counsel_v they_o the_o counsellor_n preserve_v his_o advantage_n but_o during_o the_o beginning_n of_o thing_n but_o lose_v it_o in_o their_o event_n and_o even_o in_o the_o commencement_n of_o they_o he_o have_v it_o not_o entire_o nor_o do_v he_o who_o be_v counsel_v remain_v useless_a and_o without_o motion_n during_o that_o time_n the_o counselor_n action_n last_v nature_n seem_v to_o prove_v what_o we_o say_v and_o have_v form_v i_o know_v not_o what_o lineament_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n where_o the_o intellect_n which_o we_o call_v the_o patient_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o learning_n although_o it_o be_v enlighten_v by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o intellect-agent_n yet_o suffer_v not_o in_o that_o manner_n but_o that_o it_o act_v also_o of_o itself_o it_o judge_v of_o the_o knowledge_n which_o it_o have_v receive_v it_o revolve_v it_o remove_v it_o display_v it_o disperse_v in_o itself_o this_o knowledge_n after_o have_v compare_v it_o with_o other_o it_o from_o thence_o recollect_n consequence_n and_o conclusion_n and_o so_o we_o may_v say_v it_o work_v in_o company_n and_o if_o it_o suffer_v it_o be_v with_o the_o fair_a kind_n of_o passion_n which_o neither_o spoil_n nor_o corrupt_v as_o that_o of_o a_o wound_n or_o burn_v but_o finish_v and_o perfect_v as_o that_o of_o illumination_n in_o the_o air_n and_o of_o the_o reception_n of_o image_n in_o the_o eye_n let_v we_o speak_v less_o subtle_o and_o in_o a_o more_o popular_a phrase_n let_v we_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v hand_n that_o one_o may_v profitable_o make_v use_n of_o tool_n and_o to_o have_v prudence_n to_o use_v as_o one_o ought_v that_o of_o another_o man_n wisdom_n itself_o be_v irresolute_a and_o but_o little_o assure_v when_o she_o want_v approbation_n and_o be_v reduce_v to_o she_o own_o testimony_n a_o concert_v reason_v despoil_v we_o not_o at_o all_o of_o the_o first_o apprehension_n we_o have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n and_o our_o aristotle_n hereupon_o tell_v we_o that_o salt_n do_v not_o at_o all_o harm_n sea-fish_n and_o that_o oil_n season_v olive_n a_o stupid_a and_o interest_v courtier_n put_v affair_n in_o disorder_n and_o ruin_n in_o stead_n of_o build_v up_o but_o a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a minister_n who_o equal_o divide_v his_o affection_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o state_n render_v the_o great_a service_n to_o both_o of_o they_o and_o with_o reason_n according_a to_o my_o opinion_n may_v call_v himself_o the_o temperament_n of_o the_o power_n of_o one_o and_o the_o common_a good_a of_o the_o republic_n but_o my_o particular_a opinion_n be_v slight_a nor_o will_v it_o have_v force_n sufficient_a to_o form_v and_o conclude_v this_o discourse_n do_v i_o not_o confirm_v it_o by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o public_a towards_o person_n so_o useful_a to_o the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o those_o resplendent_a proof_n of_o affection_n and_o esteem_n which_o prince_n themselves_o have_v render_v to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o fidelity_n of_o their_o minister_n i_o omit_v greece_n where_o they_o have_v reign_v with_o their_o king_n i_o forbear_v persia_n where_o their_o king_n rule_v by_o they_o and_o where_o they_o be_v call_v the_o king_n eye_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o a_o excellent_a person_n explicate_v it_o the_o king_n eye_n which_o be_v always_o open_a and_o always_o watch_v for_o the_o kingdom_n safety_n which_o at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n look_v forward_o backward_o to_o the_o right_a and_o to_o the_o left_a i_o shall_v only_o insist_v on_o rome_n where_o the_o emperor_n to_o correct_v that_o bitterness_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o word_n of_o servitude_n and_o subjection_n have_v honour_v such_o like_a servant_n with_o the_o title_n of_o friend_n they_o have_v call_v they_o their_o companion_n sometime_o the_o companion_n of_o their_o care_n the_o companion_n of_o their_o war_n and_o
which_o he_o colour_a his_o enterprise_n withal_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o business_n a_o grecian_a physician_n the_o queen_n domestic_a have_v a_o mind_n to_o review_v the_o port_n of_o pyreum_fw-la and_o to_o cat_n the_o fig_n of_o athens_n put_v this_o fancy_n of_o war_n into_o his_o mistress_n head_n and_o get_v she_o to_o engage_v her_o husband_n in_o the_o design_n so_o that_o the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o powerful_a and_o redoubt_a xerxes_n raise_v a_o army_n of_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o combatant_n cut_v the_o mountain_n dry_v up_o river_n overburthen_v the_o sea_n for_o nothing_o but_o to_o bring_v back_o a_o mountebank_n into_o his_o country_n methinks_v this_o gallant_a person_n may_v well_o have_v go_v the_o journey_n with_o less_o expense_n and_o with_o a_o less_o numerous_a company_n but_o there_o present_v itself_o to_o my_o memory_n my_o lord_n another_o thing_n which_o deserve_v to_o be_v know_v which_o you_o will_v find_v nothing_o ungrateful_a it_o happen_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o macedonia_n more_o than_o fourscore_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o king_n philip_n at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o famous_a conspiracy_n which_o of_o one_o state_n make_v two_o and_o divide_v the_o court_n the_o town_n and_o family_n it_o be_v melcagers_n wife_n governor_n of_o a_o frontier-town_n and_o general_n of_o the_o cavalry_n who_o oblige_v her_o husband_n to_o revolt_v and_o that_o for_o a_o very_a worthy_a subject_n the_o king_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o gallantry_n of_o that_o woman_n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o see_v she_o one_o day_n private_o it_o be_v nothing_o difficult_a for_o he_o to_o obtain_v a_o favour_n which_o she_o easy_o grant_v to_o lesser_a great_a lord_n and_o to_o less_o civil_a person_n than_o himself_o she_o accustom_a not_o herself_o to_o tire_v the_o constancy_n of_o her_o lover_n nor_o to_o cause_v any_o of_o they_o to_o die_v for_o despair_n the_o king_n be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n assign_v and_o by_o misfortune_n find_v she_o to_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v fancy_v she_o he_o at_o first_o sight_n witness_v his_o disgust_n and_o go_v away_o present_o with_o very_o little_a satisfaction_n this_o affront_n be_v so_o brisk_o resent_v by_o she_o who_o take_v it_o and_o who_o have_v no_o ill_a opinion_n of_o her_o own_o merit_n that_o from_o that_o very_a hour_n she_o vow_v revenge_n and_o be_v unable_a to_o effect_v it_o better_o then_o by_o corrupt_v her_o husband_n fidelity_n and_o debauch_v he_o from_o the_o service_n of_o his_o master_n she_o to_o that_o end_n employ_v all_o the_o charm_n both_o of_o her_o mind_n and_o countenance_n she_o on_o so_o credulous_a a_o spirit_n make_v use_v of_o the_o most_o subtle_a invention_n which_o a_o artificial_a soul_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o you_o need_v not_o doubt_v but_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o her_o revenge_n she_o will_v have_v have_v a_o infinite_a many_o husband_n to_o have_v engage_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o enemy_n against_o the_o king_n and_o to_o have_v demand_v satisfaction_n with_o more_o sword_n of_o the_o offence_n which_o she_o believe_v she_o have_v receive_v thus_o do_v meleager_n quit_v the_o service_n of_o his_o king_n and_o embark_v himself_o in_o the_o party_n of_o a_o tyrant_n without_o know_v what_o motion_n â—â—rove_v he_o nor_o what_o passion_n he_o revenge_v he_o act_v a_o person_n he_o understand_v not_o he_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o and_o think_v himself_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a head_n of_o the_o league_n so_o easy_a you_o see_v it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o deceive_v self_n in_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o make_v of_o the_o action_n of_o man_n since_o man_n themselves_o who_o act_n be_v themselves_o he_o first_o deceive_v the_o true_a cause_n be_v not_o always_o know_v unto_o they_o they_o be_v often_o blind_a instrument_n and_o be_v without_o knowledge_n of_o the_o interest_n or_o passion_n of_o another_o the_o speculative_n of_o macedonia_n forbear_v not_o to_o publish_v palusible_a and_o specious_a reason_n for_o meleager_n revolt_n some_o say_v that_o a_o reproach_n which_o the_o king_n cast_v on_o he_o in_o presence_n of_o the_o thessalian_a ambassador_n do_v so_o deep_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v so_o wide_a a_o wound_n that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v cure_v that_o the_o caress_n and_o favor_n which_o he_o receive_v since_o that_o be_v useless_a plaster_n apply_v to_o his_o wound_a heart_n and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o a_o injury_n take_v from_o he_o the_o sense_n of_o a_o thousand_o benefit_n other_o allege_v the_o refusal_n of_o a_o office_n he_o have_v demand_v for_o his_o son_n which_o indeed_o be_v not_o give_v to_o another_o but_o be_v suppress_v to_o keep_v he_o from_o enter_v into_o his_o family_n there_o be_v some_o who_o excuse_v this_o his_o change_n by_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v his_o country_n and_o his_o zeal_n for_o the_o ancient_a religion_n which_o pretence_n the_o tyrant_n take_v to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n all_o history_n hereupon_o exercise_v their_o subtlety_n and_o be_v all_o salâ—ly_a ingenious_a and_o subtle_a they_o seek_v the_o source_n of_o this_o ill_a some_o on_o this_o side_n and_o some_o on_o that_o and_o none_o find_v it_o none_o of_o they_o speak_v of_o meleager_n wife_n diâ—dain_v which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o her_o husband_n defection_n which_o indeed_o be_v never_o discover_v till_o by_o the_o after-age_n and_o long_o after_o the_o king_n the_o tyrant_n and_o meleager_n death_n these_o two_o inroad_n which_o we_o have_v make_v into_o greece_n and_o macedon_n be_v in_o our_o way_n and_o i_o dare_v believe_v they_o be_v nothing_o displease_v to_o your_o highness_n but_o i_o believe_v further_o that_o you_o judge_v as_o well_o as_o i_o that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o fit_a to_o divulge_v vision_n in_o history_n then_o at_o the_o council_n and_o that_o subtlety_n when_o it_o be_v amiss_o be_v less_o dangerous_a when_o it_o relate_v thing_n do_v than_o when_o we_o deliberate_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o here_o that_o we_o may_v say_v nothing_o which_o can_v be_v worse_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v at_o all_o the_o people_n of_o athens_n be_v too_o able_a to_o deceive_v the_o people_n of_o thebes_n those_o plant_v their_o net_n so_o high_a and_o these_o fly_v so_o low_a that_o they_o must_v do_v something_o extraordinary_a to_o be_v take_v i_o say_v moreover_o the_o athenian_n sometime_o employ_v their_o subtlety_n to_o make_v themselves_o believe_v so_o and_o thereby_o deceive_v themselves_o from_o their_o false_a principle_n they_o must_v necessary_o draw_v false_a conclusion_n and_o can_v never_o negotiate_v happy_o nor_o ever_o bring_v their_o adversary_n about_o to_o they_o keep_v themselves_o always_o in_o term_n so_o far_o from_o they_o and_o come_v so_o little_a near_o they_o that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o join_v together_o that_o they_o can_v so_o much_o as_o know_v one_o another_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o hear_v better_a orator_n or_o to_o see_v opinion_n better_o debate_v but_o you_o must_v look_v for_o no_o more_o they_o therein_o place_v all_o their_o care_n and_o all_o their_o industry_n they_o make_v it_o so_o much_o their_o study_n as_o if_o discourse_n be_v the_o principal_a end_n of_o deliberation_n and_o somewhat_o above_o action_n itself_o they_o have_v rather_o make_v their_o eloquence_n appear_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o state_n then_o to_o preserve_v it_o without_o speak_v word_n they_o esteem_v it_o a_o great_a advantage_n to_o bear_v away_o the_o bell_n in_o council_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o companion_n then_o to_o beat_v their_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n so_o that_o they_o account_n as_o nothing_o the_o disgrace_n of_o war_n hope_v always_o to_o have_v their_o revenge_n at_o the_o next_o treaty_n and_o yet_o there_o they_o meet_v with_o some_o mind_n of_o seel_v which_o be_v incapable_a of_o persuasion_n which_o will_v cut_v what_o it_o can_v untie_v and_o with_o a_o firm_a and_o constant_a negative_a break_v all_o their_o snare_n and_o all_o their_o wile_n without_o trouble_v itself_o to_o unravel_v they_o witness_v that_o governor_n of_o figeac_n who_o be_v at_o a_o conference_n which_o queen_n catherine_n hold_v with_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o huguenot_n party_n which_o be_v to_o make_v they_o quit_v before_o the_o time_n agree_v on_o those_o place_n of_o security_n which_o have_v be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n she_o have_v bring_v from_o paris_n a_o man_n almighty_a in_o word_n to_o who_o rhetoric_n nothing_o till_o then_o have_v be_v impossible_a he_o from_o the_o beginning_n make_v himself_o admire_v by_o the_o assembly_n in_o pursuit_n he_o raise_v sweet_a passion_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o deputy_n and_o after_o
they_o easy_o comfort_v themselves_o for_o the_o shipwreck_n of_o the_o state_n so_o as_o there_o be_v but_o a_o skiff_n in_o which_o they_o may_v but_o gain_v the_o shore_n and_o secure_v their_o own_o family_n we_o shall_v very_o much_o deceive_v ourselves_o if_o we_o take_v they_o for_o those_o violent_a zealot_n who_o will_v be_v anathema_n for_o their_o brethren_n and_o who_o earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n so_o as_o those_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n be_v pardon_v yet_o a_o man_n can_v absolute_o say_v that_o they_o have_v ill_a design_n against_o the_o state_n and_o that_o they_o desire_v its_o ruin_n they_o reserve_v only_o to_o themselves_o their_o first_o and_o most_o tender_a affection_n except_v their_o own_o interest_n i_o believe_v their_o master_n will_v be_v very_o dear_a unto_o they_o but_o the_o mischief_n be_v that_o they_o be_v never_o without_o their_o interest_n no_o more_o than_o from_o themselves_o they_o find_v it_o wheresoever_o they_o cast_v their_o eye_n their_o particular_a profit_n present_v itself_o everywhere_o as_o his_o own_o shape_n do_v to_o that_o ancient_a sick_a person_n who_o perpetual_o have_v it_o before_o he_o they_o can_v divide_v themselves_o from_o business_n to_o look_v on_o it_o with_o the_o least_o freedom_n of_o judgement_n they_o can_v extract_v out_o of_o their_o soul_n their_o reason_n simple_a and_o pure_a without_o mix_v it_o with_o their_o passion_n so_o that_o although_o they_o discover_v a_o conspiracy_n which_o be_v hatch_v yet_o they_o oppose_v it_o not_o for_o seat_n of_o offend_v the_o conspirator_n and_o to_o leave_v their_o child_n such_o powerful_a enemy_n they_o have_v not_o courage_n enough_o to_o utter_v a_o bold_a truth_n if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o little_a dangerous_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o establishment_n of_o their_o fortune_n although_o most_o important_a to_o their_o master_n service_n a_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a prudence_n they_o consider_v not_o that_o a_o spy_n who_o give_v advice_n be_v not_o more_o mischievous_a than_o a_o sentinel_n who_o say_v nothing_o and_o that_o they_o be_v as_o well_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o prince_n loss_n by_o their_o silence_n as_o the_o other_o by_o their_o treachery_n they_o consider_v not_o that_o leave_v he_o to_o that_o danger_n whence_o they_o can_v withdraw_v he_o they_o do_v no_o less_o contribute_v to_o his_o ruin_n then_o those_o who_o drive_v and_o precipitate_v he_o into_o it_o they_o perceive_v not_o that_o infidelity_n doâ—â—_z no_o hurt_n which_o weakness_n be_v not_o as_o capable_a to_o perform_v this_o be_v so_o my_o lord_n be_v it_o not_o of_o they_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v speak_v in_o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o revelation_n when_o it_o place_v the_o timorous_a in_o the_o number_n of_o poisoner_n and_o assassinate_v and_o other_o execrable_a man_n when_o it_o condemn_v they_o all_o to_o the_o second_o death_n to_o that_o death_n which_o be_v so_o strange_a and_o terrible_a to_o that_o lake_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n i_o know_v not_o the_o true_a intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o will_v not_o assure_v you_o that_o they_o be_v comprise_v under_o that_o rigorous_a sentence_n but_o yet_o i_o very_o well_o perceive_v that_o they_o be_v the_o last_o and_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o coward_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o shameful_a to_o fly_v in_o a_o battle_n as_o to_o give_v a_o timorous_a counsel_n for_o at_o the_o least_o if_o we_o fall_v into_o misfortune_n in_o war_n a_o man_n may_v excuse_v himself_o either_o from_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o place_n or_o from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o enemy_n or_o lay_v the_o fault_n on_o his_o own_o man_n and_o as_o dust_n the_o wind_n and_o the_o sun_n merit_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o victorious_a so_o also_o be_v they_o guilty_a of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o vanquish_v at_o worst_a a_o man_n justify_v himself_o by_o accuse_v fortune_n which_o in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v esteem_v the_o mistress_n of_o event_n and_o the_o sovereign_a arbiter_n of_o battle_n it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o politic_a assembly_n whereinto_o this_o blind_a power_n be_v not_o admit_v where_o the_o mind_n act_v free_o and_o without_o constraint_n where_o prudence_n quiet_o exercise_v its_o operation_n and_o find_v none_o of_o those_o obstacle_n and_o impediment_n which_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o valour_n for_o which_o cause_n all_o the_o excuse_n of_o soldier_n and_o of_o captain_n have_v no_o place_n among_o counsellor_n and_o minister_n a_o wise_a man_n can_v warrant_v success_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o answer_v for_o his_o intention_n and_o for_o his_o advice_n there_o be_v therefore_o no_o baseness_n like_o to_o that_o which_o begin_v at_o our_o chamber_n and_o remove_v not_o simple_o by_o the_o approach_n and_o presence_n of_o danger_n but_o which_o can_v endure_v the_o only_a imagination_n of_o it_o but_o which_o shake_v at_o the_o least_o mention_n make_v of_o it_o and_o to_o speak_v truth_n it_o must_v needs_o proceed_v from_o the_o entire_a annihilation_n of_o that_o liberty_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o man_n and_o from_o the_o last_o corruption_n of_o that_o principle_n of_o generosity_n and_o of_o that_o sense_n of_o honour_n which_o we_o all_o have_v since_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n we_o even_o deny_v to_o own_o or_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o truth_n see_v in_o that_o condition_n a_o man_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o capable_a of_o the_o proposition_n of_o a_o difficult_a good_a there_o be_v no_o way_n leave_v to_o obtain_v so_o much_o from_o they_o as_o to_o set_v a_o good_a face_n on_o it_o even_o in_o a_o place_n of_o security_n to_o do_v so_o much_o as_o declare_v themselves_o without_o danger_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o country_n to_o dispute_v their_o right_n in_o a_o chair_n and_o serve_v but_o for_o its_o tongue_n a_o strange_a thing_n they_o will_v rather_o accept_v of_o servitude_n under_o the_o title_n of_o peace_n then_o to_o resolve_v on_o a_o defence_n which_o be_v to_o be_v effect_v with_o the_o arm_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o other_o man_n we_o may_v also_o observe_v some_o man_n who_o expect_v till_o ill_a fortune_n be_v arrive_v that_o they_o may_v be_v astonish_v at_o it_o they_o have_v a_o bold_a spirit_n although_o they_o have_v a_o timorous_a soul_n these_o man_n speak_v high_a when_o there_o be_v time_n and_o ground_n enough_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o danger_n cicero_n be_v after_o this_o manner_n courageous_a never_o do_v the_o least_o word_n escape_v he_o which_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o at_o least_o be_v valiant_a in_o the_o senate_n and_o he_o methinks_v protest_v in_o some_o of_o his_o letter_n that_o have_v he_o be_v invite_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n he_o shall_v have_v have_v nothing_o leave_v such_o a_o citizen_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o fight_v a_o duel_n he_o will_v not_o willing_o in_o his_o doublet_n engage_v himself_o among_o musket-shot_n he_o take_v more_o care_n than_o other_o man_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o life_n because_o he_o esteem_v it_o worth_n more_o than_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o unhandsome_a to_o fear_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o thing_n so_o precious_a he_o fear_v death_n or_o to_o speak_v more_o civil_o nature_n fear_v it_o in_o he_o but_o he_o fear_v neither_o envy_n nor_o hatred_n but_o he_o equal_o despise_v the_o threat_n of_o great_a man_n and_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o people_n if_o his_o force_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o throw_v down_o tyranny_n he_o make_v use_n of_o his_o voice_n and_o of_o his_o breath_n to_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o liberty_n he_o at_o least_o call_v man_n to_o arm_n as_o loud_o as_o he_o can_v and_o contradict_v ill_a if_o he_o can_v resist_v it_o all_o his_o opinion_n fly_v high_a for_o the_o greatness_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o master_n he_o profess_v enmity_n with_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o state_n disgrace_n and_o poverty_n be_v nothing_o grievous_a when_o he_o suffer_v they_o for_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o death_n itself_o if_o it_o surprise_v he_o not_o and_o give_v he_o but_o time_n to_o consider_v iâ—_z well_o he_o at_o last_o resolve_v to_o receive_v it_o like_o a_o honest_a man_n and_o put_v on_o valour_n out_o of_o necessity_n by_o a_o long_a and_o serious_a meditation_n he_o form_v to_o himself_o a_o acquire_a courage_n which_o be_v no_o less_o stay_v than_o the_o natural_a our_o prudent_a person_n arrive_v not_o at_o this_o height_n beside_o death_n they_o admit_v of_o so_o many_o other_o kind_n of_o extremity_n that_o they_o still_o meet_v with_o some_o one_o or_o other_o which_o stop_v they_o the_o very_o first_o step_n they_o make_v reward_n good_a they_o despair_v
before_o they_o ought_v so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v afraid_a they_o have_v always_o very_o great_a motive_n and_o very_a strong_a consideration_n very_o important_a cause_n these_o be_v the_o term_n which_o they_o use_v that_o thereby_o they_o may_v avoid_v the_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o because_o there_o be_v no_o maxim_n in_o policy_n which_o be_v not_o combat_v by_o another_o maxim_n as_o certain_a and_o as_o probable_a as_o that_o and_o that_o the_o future_a have_v as_o many_o shape_n and_o face_n as_o our_o imagination_n can_v fancy_v they_o turn_v it_o about_o to_o look_v upon_o iâ—_z only_o on_o that_o side_n which_o terrify_v they_o and_o so_o with_o reason_n defend_v themselves_o against_o reason_n they_o always_o consider_v that_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v expose_v to_o many_o inconvenience_n and_o never_o consider_v that_o all_o the_o ill_n which_o may_v happen_v happen_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o god_n by_o his_o grace_n divert_v it_o or_o that_o we_o by_o our_o address_n shun_v it_o or_o whether_o the_o imprudence_n of_o the_o contrary_a party_n break_v the_o blow_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o our_o fault_n often_o cast_v we_o into_o danger_n from_o whence_o those_o of_o our_o enemy_n withdraw_v we_o but_o they_o take_v thing_n at_o worst_a and_o presuppose_v as_o certain_a all_o doubtâ—ul_a accident_n they_o regulate_v their_o deliberation_n as_o if_o they_o necessary_o be_v all_o to_o happen_v and_o common_o act_n not_o at_o all_o because_o they_o â—ain_z will_v act_v but_o too_o secure_o or_o perhaps_o they_o do_v not_o dive_v so_o deep_a into_o business_n and_o very_o seldom_o it_o be_v they_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o last_o point_n they_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o light_a mediocrity_n of_o success_n and_o with_o the_o beginning_n of_o good_a hap_n they_o dare_v not_o promise_v themselves_o the_o continuation_n of_o they_o to_o the_o end_n in_o the_o least_o thing_n so_o that_o with_o this_o their_o cold_a and_o heavy_a wisdom_n they_o may_v defer_v the_o fall_n but_o they_o can_v escape_v it_o they_o shear_v up_o the_o ruin_n which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o relevate_v they_o at_o most_o gain_n but_o some_o day_n or_o week_n and_o keep_v their_o affair_n in_o hand_n till_o some_o who_o be_v more_o bold_a operate_v on_o they_o more_o efficacious_o it_o be_v a_o observation_n of_o aristotle_n that_o as_o the_o vivacity_n of_o alcibiades_n his_o mind_n become_v extravagant_a towards_o his_o child_n the_o solidity_n of_o photion_n change_v into_o matter_n of_o weight_n when_o it_o descend_v from_o he_o to_o his_o race_n but_o let_v we_o say_v more_o than_o aristotle_n that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o these_o minister_n be_v not_o so_o long_a a_o time_n in_o degenerate_v into_o weakness_n into_o languor_n and_o into_o cowardice_n before_o it_o pass_v thus_o corrupt_v to_o their_o child_n and_o to_o their_o posterity_n it_o spoil_v its_o self_n from_o its_o very_a issue_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o before_o ever_o it_o come_v to_o action_n it_o appear_v weak_a in_o their_o proposition_n and_o in_o their_o counsel_n which_o can_v be_v call_v neither_o prudent_a nor_o wise_a without_o speak_v improper_o without_o do_v a_o injury_n to_o such_o fair_a name_n without_o offence_n to_o true_a wisdom_n what_o a_o error_n it_o be_v as_o if_o wisdom_n can_v never_o be_v courageous_a that_o it_o must_v always_o fear_v and_o always_o tremble_v these_o new_a wise_a man_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o antiquity_n they_o have_v read_v aristotle_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o yet_o have_v not_o profit_v by_o that_o old_a oracle_n which_o aristotle_n report_v that_o a_o man_n must_v call_v danger_n to_o the_o relief_n of_o danger_n and_o save_o himself_o from_o one_o evil_a by_o another_o evil_n how_o deplorable_a soever_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o present_a be_v they_o can_v resolve_v themselves_o for_o novelty_n or_o change_n they_o will_v rather_o suffer_v change_n then_o make_v and_o expect_v it_o then_o prevent_v it_o in_o stead_n of_o obey_v the_o oracle_n and_o tempt_v a_o second_o danger_n they_o accustom_v and_o make_v themselves_o familiar_a with_o the_o first_o in_o stead_n of_o do_v a_o endeavour_v to_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o a_o evil_a course_n which_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o they_o seek_v a_o supportable_a posture_n to_o abide_v in_o they_o be_v engage_v in_o evil_a so_o as_o the_o evil_n press_v they_o not_o and_o so_o as_o they_o recoil_v to_o the_o last_o extremity_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o so_o as_o death_n be_v remit_v to_o another_o time_n and_o that_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n may_v enjoy_v only_o the_o interval_n of_o a_o ill_a life_n doubtless_o they_o will_v be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o spanish_a poet_n who_o say_v that_o a_o quartan_n ague_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n because_o a_o man_n be_v secure_a to_o live_v a_o year_n with_o it_o at_o least_o to_o live_v six_o month_n at_o least_o from_o a_o sudden_a death_n what_o they_o do_v therefore_o be_v not_o to_o reign_v be_v not_o to_o conquer_v be_v not_o to_o triumph_v it_o be_v only_a to_o live_v and_o that_o also_o after_o a_o strange_a manner_n it_o be_v to_o spend_v the_o time_n from_o morning_n till_o afternoon_n and_o so_o to_o draw_v on_o till_o the_o next_o day_n their_o government_n be_v neither_o peace_n nor_o war_n nor_o a_o truce_n it_o be_v a_o rest_n of_o idleness_n it_o be_v a_o dead_a sleep_n which_o by_o artifice_n they_o procure_v the_o people_n which_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o natural_a they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o cure_v but_o only_o how_o to_o paint_v the_o sick_a and_o make_v they_o look_v well_o they_o will_v reclaim_v rebellion_n by_o caress_n they_o glut_v it_o with_o benefit_n and_o with_o gratification_n but_o they_o thereby_o render_v it_o more_o powerful_a and_o nothing_o the_o better_a they_o increase_v its_o force_n nor_o do_v they_o diminish_v its_o malice_n they_o sometime_o take_v from_o it_o some_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v and_o such_o advantage_n as_o serve_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o they_o perceive_v not_o that_o it_o be_v to_o cultivate_v disorder_n thus_o light_o to_o touch_v its_o branch_n and_o its_o bud_n and_o not_o to_o put_v the_o iron_n to_o the_o body_n and_o to_o the_o root_n all_o their_o experience_n be_v but_o the_o history_n of_o misfortune_n which_o happen_v to_o those_o who_o dare_v and_o do_v undertake_v all_o what_o be_v not_o easy_a they_o call_v impossible_a and_o fear_v magnify_v object_n and_o almost_o infinite_o multiply_v every_o individual_a when_o three_o malcontent_n retire_v themselves_o from_o court_n with_o their_o train_n they_o fancy_v a_o army_n of_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n which_o draw_v along_o with_o it_o town_n and_o commonalty_n without_o resistance_n and_o afterwards_o they_o do_v not_o put_v themselves_o in_o posture_n to_o chastise_v they_o but_o they_o seek_v to_o sweeten_v they_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o visit_v they_o with_o canon_n and_o soldier_n they_o send_v they_o gownsman_n employ_v with_o offer_n and_o commission_n and_o promise_v they_o far_o more_o than_o they_o can_v hope_v for_o by_o the_o victory_n thus_o they_o oblige_v a_o prince_n to_o descend_v from_o his_o throne_n to_o treat_v with_o his_o subject_n they_o make_v a_o sovereign_a a_o private_a person_n and_o a_o legislator_n a_o advocate_n by_o this_o breach_n they_o break_v that_o distance_n which_o separate_v he_o from_o the_o people_n and_o change_v power_n into_o equality_n the_o guilty_a ascend_v the_o tribunal_n and_o deliberate_v concerning_o their_o own_o fact_n with_o the_o judge_n they_o name_v the_o place_n of_o the_o conference_n and_o it_o be_v accept_v they_o choose_v for_o this_o parley_n such_o person_n as_o they_o most_o confide_v in_o and_o they_o be_v grant_v they_o and_o they_o there_o speak_v neither_o of_o grace_n nor_o of_o pardon_n these_o term_n will_v be_v of_o too_o harsh_a sound_n and_o will_v offend_v their_o ear_n but_o the_o offend_a master_n solemn_o declare_v that_o all_o be_v do_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o service_n and_o think_v himself_o behold_v to_o those_o unfaithful_a servant_n for_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v do_v he_o to_o conclude_v the_o design_n of_o these_o man_n be_v only_o to_o license_v the_o company_n and_o to_o divide_v the_o ally_n they_o grant_v they_o more_o than_o they_o demand_v they_o be_v prodigal_a of_o the_o public_a faith_n they_o husband_v not_o the_o king_n name_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o brink_n of_o two_o extremity_n equal_o dangerous_a for_o whether_o it_o be_v that_o he_o will_v keep_v his_o word_n by_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o affair_n or_o whether_o he_o will_v establish_v he_o affair_n by_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o word_n he_o be_v still_o
milan_n to_o our_o last_o king_n and_o have_v demosthenes_n be_v of_o their_o council_n he_o will_v have_v counsel_v they_o to_o have_v refuse_v the_o present_a for_o fear_v of_o do_v wrong_a to_o the_o right_n they_o have_v to_o the_o duchy_n he_o will_v rather_o have_v keep_v his_o just_a pretension_n and_o have_v consolate_v himself_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o future_a then_o to_o have_v enjoy_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o present_a and_o to_o have_v accept_v the_o possession_n of_o a_o second_o crown_n upon_o such_o term_n as_o he_o do_v believe_v be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o first_o in_o the_o wicked_a world_n wherein_o we_o live_v when_o they_o execute_v justice_n on_o we_o do_v we_o fancy_v it_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n let_v we_o not_o be_v avaricious_a of_o term_n and_o of_o appearance_n so_o as_o the_o essential_a part_n remain_v let_v they_o carry_v away_o some_o picture_n and_o weathercock_n so_o as_o they_o leave_v we_o the_o wall_n and_o the_o roof_n let_v they_o call_v it_o a_o present_a a_o favour_n a_o alm_n if_o they_o please_v when_o the_o piece_n be_v we_o we_o may_v easy_o give_v it_o a_o fair_a name_n and_o that_o which_o may_v please_v we_o better_o let_v we_o with_o honour_n have_v those_o island_n which_o belong_v to_o we_o but_o let_v we_o have_v they_o at_o any_o rate_n let_v we_o rather_o applaud_v ourselves_o for_o a_o little_a wrong_n we_o have_v suffer_v then_o complain_v to_o posterity_n of_o a_o great_a injustice_n inflict_v on_o we_o it_o be_v better_a not_o have_v a_o good_a and_o pierce_a sight_n in_o the_o discussion_n of_o one_o right_n lest_o we_o shall_v therein_o discover_v but_o too_o much_o justice_n it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v so_o able_a in_o a_o man_n own_o business_n lest_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v thereby_o over-persuaded_a this_o so_o subtle_a and_o delicate_a a_o sense_n of_o the_o injury_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v be_v no_o very_a convenient_a thing_n when_o the_o reparation_n we_o require_v be_v concern_v so_o high_a a_o opinion_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n with_o difficulty_n submit_v itself_o to_o the_o judgement_n and_o decision_n of_o another_o all_o this_o serve_v only_o to_o render_v that_o impossible_a which_o we_o have_v a_o design_n to_o do_v to_o amuse_v a_o man_n in_o a_o place_n out_o of_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o go_v as_o soon_o as_o possible_a these_o be_v not_o mean_n to_o act_v these_o be_v hindrance_n of_o action_n these_o be_v not_o mean_n to_o level_v the_o difficulty_n of_o a_o course_n they_o be_v stone_n which_o lie_v before_o the_o end_n of_o it_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n elevate_a quality_n which_o common_o accompany_v nobleness_n of_o heart_n and_o generosity_n but_o they_o common_o do_v more_o hurt_v then_o good_a at_o least_o they_o be_v not_o for_o every_o day_n use_v and_o those_o who_o be_v weak_a can_v use_v they_o profitable_o against_o those_o who_o be_v more_o strong_a i_o know_v not_o how_o they_o understand_v it_o but_o methinks_v a_o treaty_n can_v be_v more_o unhappy_o conclude_v or_o have_v a_o more_o sad_a success_n for_o the_o one_o of_o the_o party_n than_o when_o after_o along_o negotiation_n after_o a_o infinite_a many_o word_n throw_v in_o the_o wind_n and_o writing_n which_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v oblige_v to_o appeal_v to_o another_o age_n and_o must_v bring_v home_o again_o all_o its_o reason_n and_o all_o its_o honour_n it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o quit_v some_o of_o this_o reason_n and_o of_o this_o honour_n why_o not_o consent_n to_o a_o accommodation_n which_o be_v reasonable_a in_o consideration_n of_o what_o be_v profitable_a and_o which_o will_v be_v no_o way_n dishonest_a in_o the_o necessity_n of_o time_n whereto_o generosity_n itself_o and_o nobleness_n of_o heart_n ought_v to_o accommodate_v themselves_o let_v we_o not_o be_v blind_v therefore_o with_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o grecian_n let_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o of_o the_o orator_n of_o athens_n persuade_v we_o the_o country_n the_o antiquity_n the_o merit_n of_o those_o which_o have_v fail_v instead_o to_o justify_v their_o fault_n render_v they_o only_o the_o more_o visible_a and_o the_o more_o remarkable_a let_v we_o once_o in_o our_o life_n make_v use_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o judgement_n which_o ought_v not_o always_o to_o be_v subalternate_a to_o that_o of_o the_o grecian_n and_o roman_n it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o consolation_n for_o our_o poor_a humanity_n to_o seeâ—_n that_o even_o in_o hero_n there_o have_v be_v somewhat_o of_o the_o man_n how_o much_o good_a it_o do_v i_o a_o excellent_a man_n former_o tell_v i_o to_o see_v that_o hero_n have_v flee_v that_o wise_a man_n have_v commit_v folly_n that_o that_o great_a orator_n make_v use_v of_o a_o ill_a term_n that_o so_o great_a a_o politician_n have_v deliver_v a_o ill_a opinion_n these_o example_n of_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n be_v the_o spectacle_n and_o pass-time_n which_o sometime_o be_v the_o divertisement_n of_o this_o excellent_a man_n who_o deride_v demosthenes_n and_o his_o ridiculous_a point_n of_o honour_n but_o he_o mock_v cleon_n far_o more_o with_o his_o extravagant_a probity_n this_o man_n have_v be_v call_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o republic_n will_v signalise_v his_o come_n to_o his_o place_n by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o kind_n of_o good_a which_o be_v new_a and_o strange_a the_o next_o day_n after_o his_o promotion_n he_o send_v to_o desire_v his_o friend_n to_o come_v to_o he_o where_o be_v come_v and_o every_o one_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o share_v with_o he_o in_o his_o good_a fortune_n he_o entertain_v they_o with_o a_o discourse_n which_o be_v unexpected_a to_o they_o all_o and_o have_v almost_o make_v they_o all_o fall_n to_o the_o ground_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v assemble_v they_o in_o his_o house_n to_o drive_v they_o thence_o and_o to_o declare_v unto_o they_o that_o true_o as_o a_o private_a man_n he_o have_v be_v their_o friend_n but_o be_v become_v magistrate_n he_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o renounce_v their_o friendship_n he_o think_v this_o declaration_n be_v a_o original_n of_o virtue_n a_o act_n of_o heroic_a probity_n the_o fair_a thing_n which_o can_v have_v be_v do_v at_o athens_n since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o town_n since_o theseus_n his_o time_n to_o that_o of_o cleon_n he_o do_v believe_v that_o a_o statesman_n be_v a_o public_a enemy_n and_o that_o for_o the_o first_o essay_n of_o his_o â—igor_n he_o be_v to_o dispatch_v himself_o of_o all_o his_o inclination_n and_o of_o all_o his_o friendship_n that_o he_o be_v to_o break_v all_o the_o bond_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o society_n i_o have_v see_v some_o of_o these_o counterfeit_n just_a man_n on_o this_o side_n and_o beyond_o the_o mountain_n i_o have_v see_v some_o who_o to_o make_v their_o integrity_n admire_v and_o to_o oblige_v the_o world_n to_o say_v that_o favour_n can_v work_v nothing_o on_o they_o take_v up_o a_o stranger_n interest_n against_o one_o of_o his_o kindred_n or_o against_o a_o friend_n although_o the_o reason_n be_v on_o his_o friend_n or_o kinsman_n side_n they_o have_v be_v ravish_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o cause_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o their_o nephew_n or_o cousin_n german_n and_o the_o worst_a office_n which_o can_v be_v do_v a_o good_a business_n be_v such_o a_o recommendation_n when_o divers_a competitor_n pretend_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n they_o demand_v it_o for_o one_o they_o know_v not_o and_o not_o for_o he_o who_o they_o judge_v worthy_a of_o it_o i_o protest_v again_o that_o i_o do_v not_o enlarge_v the_o business_n i_o be_o not_o a_o exaggerator_n like_o he_o who_o relate_v nothing_o but_o prodigy_n to_o your_o highness_n and_o have_v see_v nothing_o of_o what_o he_o speak_v i_o give_v you_o a_o account_n my_o lord_n from_o my_o own_o experience_n and_o i_o can_v name_v those_o i_o speak_v of_o i_o have_v see_v some_o who_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o favour_v anybody_o that_o they_o disapprove_v that_o they_o blame_v that_o they_o condemn_v all_o the_o world_n and_o most_o common_o without_o know_v wherefore_o in_o they_o it_o be_v rather_o extravagancy_n than_o cruelty_n rather_o intemperance_n of_o tongue_n and_o choler_n which_o exhale_v itself_o than_o premeditate_a malice_n or_o a_o design_n of_o harm_v any_o man_n conceive_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o digest_v by_o time_n and_o by_o discourse_n they_o will_v have_v call_v julius_n caesar_n a_o drunkard_n although_o a_o hour_n before_o they_o have_v say_v of_o he_o that_o a_o sober_a mam_n have_v new_o ruin_v the_o republic_n your_o highness_n have_v hear_v of_o that_o counsellor_n who_o common_o give_v his_o opinion_n to_o the_o death_n
it_o shall_v never_o be_v where_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v sovereign_n power_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o much_o we_o that_o we_o can_v give_v they_o to_o another_o nor_o separate_v they_o from_o ourselves_o it_o be_v legitimate_a so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o state_n but_o the_o same_o law_n will_v have_v it_o so_o that_o it_o can_v pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o birth_n or_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n here_o end_v that_o answer_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o louvain_n our_o wise_a predecessor_n be_v herein_o wise_a as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n as_o they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o crown_n elective_a in_o favour_n of_o themselves_o they_o will_v not_o make_v it_o a_o propriety_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n nor_o so_o absolute_o intrust_v it_o to_o he_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o institute_v a_o heir_n example_n whereof_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o history_n of_o other_o country_n they_o will_v not_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o power_n to_o resign_v the_o kingdom_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o to_o who_o he_o please_v that_o he_o can_v deligate_v the_o whole_a or_o any_o part_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o a_o law_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o age_n and_o of_o the_o same_o force_n as_o the_o salic_a they_o ordain_v it_o shall_v be_v unalienable_a and_o indivisible_a and_o those_o politician_n who_o have_v take_v most_o liberty_n those_o insolent_a and_o temerous_a doctor_n which_o have_v enter_v a_o process_n against_o their_o judge_n have_v have_v the_o boldness_n in_o their_o writing_n to_o touch_v the_o lord_n anoint_n and_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o depose_n of_o king_n express_o intimate_v this_o case_n wherein_o subject_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o acknowledge_v their_o prince_n when_o himself_o say_v they_o acknowledge_v a_o foreign_a authority_n and_o make_v himself_o tributary_n to_o another_o so_o incompatible_a with_o royalty_n have_v they_o esteem_v all_o manner_n of_o subjection_n and_o dependence_n and_o what_o be_v royalty_n say_v they_o but_o the_o vain_a magnificence_n of_o a_o feast_n but_o a_o monster_n of_o ceremony_n if_o he_o who_o exercise_v it_o have_v a_o superior_a or_o a_o companion_n for_o my_o part_n i_o wade_v not_o so_o far_o i_o be_o satisfy_v to_o say_v that_o in_o presumption_n there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o noble_a than_o in_o weakness_n and_o that_o such_o like_a excess_n be_v less_o to_o blame_v then_o such_o like_a default_n those_o who_o march_v at_o a_o venture_n in_o a_o unknown_a country_n and_o who_o bind_v themselves_o too_o much_o to_o their_o opinion_n be_v of_o far_o more_o value_n than_o those_o who_o follow_v blind_a guide_n and_o who_o out_o of_o too_o much_o docility_n fail_v in_o fable_n there_o be_v hero_n which_o have_v be_v mad_a but_o there_o be_v none_o which_o have_v be_v weak_a sometime_o there_o appear_v the_o overflow_n of_o their_o passion_n but_o the_o stupidity_n of_o their_o mind_n be_v never_o mention_v in_o effect_n what_o will_v it_o be_v my_o lord_n to_o be_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n at_o the_o high_a rise_n of_o human_a thing_n and_o at_o the_o low_a stage_n among_o menâ—_n to_o be_v call_v his_o majesty_n and_o his_o highness_n and_o to_o be_v possess_v of_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v little_a and_o low_o to_o need_v a_o curator_n on_o the_o throne_n and_o a_o pedagogue_n in_o council_n o_o god_n send_v this_o evil_n to_o those_o of_o asia_n but_o we_o must_v speak_v more_o like_o christian_n and_o more_o charitable_o let_v we_o conclude_v with_o a_o prayer_n which_o shall_v comprehend_v asial_a with_o europe_n and_o which_o embrace_v the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o world_n lord_n turn_v away_o from_o all_o state_n a_o evil_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o other_o evil_n deny_v not_o sovereign_n the_o spirit_n of_o command_n and_o conduct_n which_o be_v fit_a for_o they_o to_o govern_v give_v they_o umderstanding_n enough_o to_o counsel_n themselves_o well_o and_o to_o choose_v their_o counselor_n as_o they_o ought_v a_o advice_n pronounce_v and_o since_o write_v wherein_o be_v the_o extract_n of_o a_o entertainment_n in_o which_o be_v discourse_v of_o minister_n and_o of_o the_o ministry_n of_o state_n to_o monsieur_fw-fr girard_n official_a and_o archdeacon_n of_o angoulesm_n you_o shall_v have_v your_o desire_n for_o who_o can_v refuse_v a_o man_n who_o demand_v with_o so_o good_a a_o grace_n be_v not_o even_o this_o man_n my_o perfect_a friend_n be_v he_o not_o my_o reverend_a father_n â—_z god_n be_v he_o not_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o â—rchbishop_n and_o more_o than_o one_o half_a of_o a_o â—onsignor_n shall_v not_o this_o man_n patience_n little_a for_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o â—eriod_n shall_v not_o this_o man_n i_o say_v so_o consiâ—erable_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o character_n and_o deâ—rts_n have_v the_o power_n over_o i_o and_o my_o wriâ—ings_n which_o a_o perfect_a friendship_n and_o fidelity_n of_o forty_o year_n require_v i_o therefore_o now_o send_v you_o sir_n my_o advice_n of_o the_o other_o day_n augustus_n his_o favourite_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n review_v and_o the_o letter_n to_o the_o qu._n of_o sweden_n you_o will_v please_v to_o communicate_v they_o to_o monsieur_fw-fr the_o governor_n since_o he_o seek_v divertisement_n and_o believe_v he_o may_v find_v it_o in_o my_o writing_n but_o i_o shall_v entreat_v you_o to_o advertise_v he_o that_o in_o the_o advice_n nothing_o be_v add_v to_o what_o be_v speak_v shall_v i_o reduce_v it_o into_o order_n i_o shall_v falsâ—â—e_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o treat_v with_o method_n nor_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n here_o it_o be_v as_o it_o pass_v in_o the_o liberty_n of_o conversation_n which_o follow_v the_o read_n of_o the_o first_o and_o five_o discourse_n of_o aristippus_n the_o prince_n ought_v not_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o inclination_n when_o he_o be_v to_o choose_v his_o minister_n herein_o he_o must_v away_o with_o capricioâ—s_n and_o fantasy_n let_v he_o in_o other_o thing_n sport_n and_o divert_v himself_o as_o he_o please_v in_o a_o choice_n of_o so_o high_a a_o concern_n he_o must_v use_v the_o severity_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o with_o the_o first_o bring_v with_o he_o the_o indifferency_n of_o his_o will_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o pure_a operation_n of_o reason_n free_a and_o despoil_v of_o love_n or_o hate_v after_o a_o exact_a search_n and_o serious_a deliberation_n after_o have_v be_v plenaâ—ily_o satisâ—â—ed_v on_o all_o those_o difficulty_n which_o he_o make_v 〈◊〉_d himself_o and_o which_o be_v make_v by_o other_o he_o may_v conclude_v that_o this_o particular_a person_n leisure_n waâ—_z the_o republic_n loss_n and_o that_o that_o lose_v as_o much_o time_n as_o he_o spend_v in_o his_o repose_n but_o in_o pursuit_n have_v try_v the_o person_n he_o choose_v and_o have_v receive_v those_o service_n he_o hope_v for_o if_o he_o will_v do_v what_o be_v just_a he_o will_v make_v his_o minister_n his_o favourite_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o desire_v any_o thing_n beyond_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o oblige_a prince_n it_o be_v just_a he_o shall_v not_o impart_v common_a honour_n to_o a_o extraordinary_a virtue_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o avaricious_o dispense_v his_o favour_n on_o a_o place_n whereon_o heaven_n have_v pour_v forth_o all_o she_o but_o do_v you_o remember_v sir_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o agrippa_n and_o of_o moecenae_n who_o be_v long_o since_o dead_a and_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o none_o of_o their_o race_n although_o the_o earth_n be_v large_a and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n which_o inhabit_v it_o not_o small_a augustus_n can_v never_o have_v find_v through_o all_o its_o extent_n two_o better_a or_o more_o efficacious_a instrument_n for_o those_o glorious_a enterprise_n he_o design_v he_o have_v need_n of_o those_o two_o man_n to_o establish_v that_o eternal_a peace_n he_o intend_v the_o universe_n these_o man_n be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o persuade_v obedience_n to_o people_n that_o be_v free_a to_o make_v his_o arm_n revere_v by_o the_o vanquish_a to_o render_v that_o power_n which_o be_v terrible_a to_o all_o the_o world_n grateful_a to_o every_o particular_a person_n beside_o which_o they_o be_v friend_n worthy_a of_o augustus_n enlighten_v with_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o wisdom_n when_o they_o be_v to_o deliberate_v they_o burn_v with_o zeal_n and_o affection_n when_o they_o be_v to_o execute_v thing_n deliberate_v sometime_o they_o follow_v the_o intention_n of_o augustus_n otherwhile_o they_o prevent_v they_o they_o do_v not_o only_o obey_v his_o word_n and_o his_o command_n but_o even_o the_o