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and_o how_o much_o those_o other_o republic_n that_o trace_v not_o herfoote_o step_v decevie_v themselves_o for_o though_o the_o roman_n be_v zealous_a lover_n of_o glory_n yet_o never_o do_v they_o esteem_v it_o dishonourable_a at_o one_o time_n to_o obey_v where_o other_o while_o they_o have_v command_v and_o to_o serve_v in_o that_o army_n whereof_o they_o have_v be_v commander_n which_o custom_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n law_n and_o course_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o our_o time_n and_o in_o venice_n yet_o be_v this_o error_n that_o a_o citizen_n have_v bear_v a_o great_a office_n esteem_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o accept_v of_o a_o less_o and_o the_o city_n allow_v he_o to_o refuse_v it_o which_o thing_n though_o it_o be_v honourable_a for_o the_o private_a yet_o be_v it_o whole_o unprofitable_a for_o the_o public_a for_o a_o commonwealth_n may_v expect_v better_a performance_n from_o and_o repose_v more_o trust_n in_o that_o citizen_n who_o descend_v from_o a_o great_a 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may_v be_v so_o keep_v in_o awe_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o step_v aside_o and_o so_o they_o will_v have_v become_v dissolute_a which_o will_v all_o have_v turn_v to_o the_o public_a loss_n chap._n xxxvii_o what_o distaste_v the_o agrarian_a law_n give_v in_o rome_n and_o that_o it_o be_v very_o offensive_a to_o make_v a_o law_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o look_v far_o backward_o and_o yet_o go_v direct_o against_o a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v a_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n that_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o vex_v themselves_o in_o their_o cross_n and_o glut_v and_o cloy_v themselves_o in_o their_o prosperity_n and_o that_o from_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o passion_n proceed_v the_o same_o affect_n for_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o man_n be_v free_v from_o fight_v for_o necessity_n they_o be_v present_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n through_o ambition_n which_o be_v so_o powerful_a in_o man_n heart_n that_o to_o 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whereupon_o aristides_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o themistocles_n advice_n be_v exceed_v profitable_a but_o very_o dishonest_a for_o which_o cause_n the_o people_n whole_o refuse_v it_o which_o philip_n of_o macedon_n will_v not_o have_v do_v nor_o those_o other_o prince_n who_o seek_v their_o own_o gain_n rather_o and_o have_v make_v more_o advantage_n by_o break_v their_o faith_n than_o by_o any_o way_n else_o touch_v the_o break_n of_o agreement_n upon_o the_o not_o observance_n of_o some_o particular_n therein_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o be_v ordinary_a matter_n but_o i_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o break_v upon_o extraordinary_a and_o main_a point_n wherein_o by_o what_o we_o have_v say_v i_o believe_v the_o people_n be_v less_o faulty_a than_o the_o prince_n and_o therefore_o may_v better_o be_v trust_v than_o they_o chap._n lx._n how_o the_o consulship_n and_o every_o other_o magistracy_n in_o rome_n be_v give_v without_o respect_n of_o age_n it_o appear_v 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to_o fight_v think_v that_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o so_o that_o possible_a it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o overcome_v and_o if_o lose_v it_o he_o must_v lose_v it_o glorious_o and_o if_o hannibal_n who_o be_v so_o valorous_a a_o captain_n and_o have_v his_o army_n entire_a do_v require_v peace_n before_o he_o will_v hazard_v the_o battle_n when_o he_o perceive_v that_o in_o lose_v it_o his_o country_n will_v be_v subdue_v what_o shall_v another_o of_o less_o valour_n and_o experience_n than_o he_o do_v but_o man_n run_v into_o this_o error_n by_o not_o know_v how_o to_o limit_v their_o hope_n so_o that_o ground_v on_o their_o own_o vast_a conceit_n without_o weigh_v their_o strength_n they_o be_v utter_o ruin_v chap._n xxviii_o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o republic_n or_o prince_n not_o to_o revenge_v a_o injury_n
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