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sell_v by_o r._n tonson_n att_o gray_n inn_n gate_n the_o courtier_n be_v call_v show_v the_o way_n of_o make_v a_o fortune_n and_o the_o art_n of_o live_v at_o court_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o policy_n &_o morality_n in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o concern_v nobleman_n the_o second_o concern_v gentleman_n by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n london_n print_v by_o j._n c._n for_o richard_n tonson_n at_o grays-inne_n gate_n in_o grays-inne_n lane_n 1675._o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n page_n 1._o chap._n 2._o that_o person_n of_o quality_n ought_v to_o seek_v their_o fortune_n at_o court_n page_n 8._o chap._n 3._o two_o way_n of_o advance_v a_o man_n fortune_n page_n 18._o chap._n 4._o the_o speedy_a way_n be_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n page_n 23._o chap._n 5._o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o amour_n of_o his_o master_n page_n 31._o chap._n 6._o that_o great_a fortune_n oftentimes_o blind_v the_o favourite_n page_n 34._o chap._n 7._o a_o example_n of_o a_o wise_a favourite_n page_n 38._o chap._n 8._o the_o method_n of_o live_v with_o our_o friend_n at_o court_n page_n 41._o chap._n 9_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o our_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o envy_v we_o page_n 46._o chap._n 10._o how_o we_o shall_v supplant_v our_o hide_a enemy_n page_n 50._o chap._n 11._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v private_a friend_n and_o how_o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o man_n in_o holy_a order_n page_n 59_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o a_o young_a courtier_n page_n 69._o chap._n 13._o that_o fortune_n can_v advance_v a_o fool._n page_n 75._o chap._n 14._o that_o marriage_n contribute_v to_o our_o fortune_n and_o whether_o a_o nobleman_n ought_v to_o prefer_v a_o princess_n before_o a_o lady_n of_o his_o own_o quality_n page_n 79._o chap._n 15._o whether_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v in_o love_n for_o to_o be_v marry_v page_n 86._o chap._n 16._o whether_o money_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o birth_n page_n 89._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o a_o good_a estate_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v unhappy_a if_o the_o court_n do_v he_o injustice_n page_n 92_o chap._n 18._o that_o the_o cassock_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o raise_v a_o man_n fortune_n than_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o advantage_n which_o may_v accrue_v to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n from_o thence_o page_n 100_o the_o second_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o no_o man_n be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o fortune_n page_n 107._o chap._n 2._o that_o merit_n be_v proper_a to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o the_o nobility_n ought_v to_o desire_v only_o a_o monarchical_a state_n page_n 110._o chap._n 3._o that_o our_o neighbour_n attribute_v more_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o a_o person_n than_o to_o his_o birth_n and_o of_o the_o prositableness_n of_o commerce_n page_n 118._o chap._n 4._o what_o a_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o practice_n who_o seek_v his_o fortune_n in_o the_o war._n page_n 125._o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o fortune_n of_o a_o gentleman_n depend_v on_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a choice_n which_o he_o make_v of_o a_o master_n page_n 131._o chap._n 6._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o establish_v his_o esteem_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o master_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o service_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v bring_v that_o to_o pass_v page_n 135._o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o serve_v a_o very_a understanding_n master_n or_o one_o of_o no_o great_a wit_n page_n 140._o chap._n 8._o that_o the_o sublime_a science_n do_v rather_o prejudice_v than_o advantage_n a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o sword_n what_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v and_o that_o application_n be_v necessary_a to_o succeed_v well_o in_o all_o affair_n page_n 146._o chap._n 9_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v his_o master_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v demean_v himself_o towards_o he_o page_n 159._o chap._n 10._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o negotiation_n of_o his_o master_n affair_n at_o court_n and_o wherefore_o page_n 165._o chap._n 11._o that_o he_o may_v be_v advance_v from_o the_o service_n of_o a_o great_a lord_n to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d he_o king_n prince_n and_o that_o a_o master_n ought_v to_o treat_v a_o gentleman_n courteous_o page_n 174._o chap._n 12._o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v distaste_v at_o his_o master_n be_v cross_a humour_n and_o of_o the_o error_n of_o such_o as_o despise_v the_o charge_n of_o secretary_n page_n 181._o chap._n 13._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o be_v less_o know_v than_o the_o ancient_n page_n 190._o chap._n 14._o that_o a_o gentleman_n who_o perceive_v in_o himself_o a_o natural_a disposition_n to_o study_n aught_o to_o apply_v himself_o thereto_o and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v learn_v without_o his_o inclination_n page_n 1â—6_n chap._n 15._o that_o a_o learned_a gentleman_n â—as_v the_o choice_n of_o all_o profession_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_o requisite_a for_o he_o page_n 202._o chap._n 16._o that_o conference_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o read_n of_o book_n page_n 211._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o company_n of_o the_o debauch_a and_o ignorant_a page_n 217._o chap._n 18._o whether_o a_o private_a gentleman_n may_v play_v at_o game_n of_o hazard_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n page_n 222._o chap._n 19_o whether_o the_o knowledge_n and_o exercise_n of_o hunt_v contribute_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o fortune_n page_n 230._o chap._n 20._o that_o the_o treasurer_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a master_n page_n 233._o chap._n 21._o whether_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o render_v we_o happy_a page_n 236._o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o judicial_a astrology_n of_o the_o folly_n of_o man_n and_o that_o honesty_n real_o make_v our_o fortune_n page_n 242._o license_v december_n 30_o 1674._o roger_n l'estrange_n the_o fortune_n of_o nobleman_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n i._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n antiquity_n seem_v to_o i_o never_o to_o have_v be_v less_o reasonable_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o her_o god_n than_o when_o she_o erect_v altar_n to_o fortune_n for_o what_o can_v she_o hope_v from_o a_o deity_n which_o neither_o see_v her_o sacrifice_n nor_o hear_v her_o prayer_n but_o do_v every_o thing_n by_o chance_n the_o wise_a man_n have_v always_o term_v her_o unjust_a and_o inconstant_a and_o by_o deprive_v she_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o choose_v and_o discern_v confess_v that_o we_o have_v as_o little_a reason_n to_o complain_v of_o her_o frown_n as_o to_o rejoice_v at_o her_o favour_n juvenal_n sed_fw-la te_fw-la nos_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deam_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la juvenal_n nevertheless_o she_o have_v have_v more_o temple_n than_o the_o other_o god_n and_o see_v her_o empire_n be_v extend_v over_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n become_v her_o adorer_n it_o be_v true_a the_o small_a number_n of_o stoic_n never_o own_a she_o to_o be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o capricious_a goddess_n who_o rule_v among_o we_o only_o to_o prove_v the_o force_n of_o philosophy_n ruinae_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_n impavidum_fw-la feriant_fw-la ruinae_fw-la all_o the_o precept_n of_o morality_n be_v chief_o to_o defend_v we_o against_o she_o and_o to_o instruct_v we_o that_o she_o can_v easy_o subvert_v the_o most_o puissant_a state_n of_o the_o world_n but_o not_o discompose_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o philosopher_n flor._n â—fficacior_fw-la â—st_fw-la fortuna_fw-la juà m_fw-la virtus_fw-la quà m_fw-la verume_v illud_fw-la quod_fw-la novens_fw-la effiavit_fw-la non_fw-la in_o rese_v in_o verbo_fw-la tantùn_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la flor._n brutus_n who_o always_o follow_v this_o sect_n when_o he_o die_v acknowledge_v her_o power_n and_o declare_v that_o the_o virtue_n which_o he_o so_o much_o esteem_v be_v not_o able_a to_o encounter_v she_o that_o her_o injustice_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o unhappy_a success_n of_o his_o great_a design_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o impute_v any_o fault_n to_o his_o valour_n who_o have_v dare_v to_o deliver_v rome_n from_o its_o tyrant_n he_o accuse_v she_o alone_o for_o have_v establish_v another_o to_o succeed_v in_o the_o place_n these_o great_a example_n amaze_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o be_v therefore_o more_o worthy_a of_o the_o consideration_n of_o mighty_a monarch_n we_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o state_n wherein_o we_o live_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v account_v ridiculous_a to_o perplex_v our_o mind_n
as_o a_o sheep_n without_o seek_v my_o own_o defence_n shall_v i_o not_o be_v account_v a_o fool_n or_o a_o wretch_n the_o final_a cause_n of_o our_o action_n be_v that_o which_o determine_v they_o that_o be_v which_o render_v they_o good_a or_o evil_n and_o we_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o punishable_a as_o its_o effect_n be_v perilous_a for_o example_n if_o my_o enemy_n shall_v take_v my_o purse_n or_o drive_v i_o out_o of_o my_o house_n all_o the_o world_n will_v agree_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v chastise_v and_o give_v i_o satisfaction_n for_o my_o damage_n and_o if_o at_o court_n by_o his_o wile_n he_o steal_v from_o i_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o prince_n who_o i_o serve_v he_o deprive_v i_o of_o all_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o favour_n which_o be_v of_o great_a value_n to_o i_o than_o my_o purse_n or_o my_o house_n if_o he_o excite_v only_o by_o the_o capriciousness_n of_o his_o bad_a humour_n attack_n my_o repute_n will_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v myself_o that_o justice_n which_o i_o can_v demand_v of_o nobody_o else_o my_o religion_n prohibit_v i_o to_o hate_v my_o neighbour_n but_o it_o permit_v i_o to_o love_v my_o proper_a interest_n which_o i_o can_v maintain_v but_o by_o repulse_v such_o as_o oppose_v it_o i_o may_v therefore_o conclude_v that_o i_o ought_v to_o defend_v myself_o and_o may_v be_v judge_n in_o my_o own_o cause_n my_o duty_n as_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o to_o act_v out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o hatred_n and_o never_o to_o procure_v mischief_n to_o any_o person_n if_o there_o remain_v any_o other_o way_n of_o prevent_v that_o which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o i_o the_o holy_a scripture_n blame_v not_o mardochëus_n for_o have_v see_v haman_n hang_v on_o the_o same_o gibbet_n that_o haman_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v set_v up_o for_o he_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n but_o this_o love_n be_v not_o ordain_v for_o our_o destruction_n we_o be_v to_o ourselves_o our_o near_a 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be_v often_o meet_v withal_o among_o private_a person_n who_o have_v more_o wit_n than_o fortune_n and_o man_n must_v be_v bountiful_a and_o open_v their_o purse_n to_o this_o sort_n of_o people_n for_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o no_o money_n be_v so_o advantageous_o employ_v as_o when_o they_o choose_v discreet_o on_o who_o to_o bestow_v it_o this_o age_n have_v see_v a_o grand_a minister_n admire_v by_o all_o a_o most_o exact_a observer_n of_o this_o maxim_n which_o ever_o succeed_v well_o to_o he_o design_n of_o importance_n be_v like_a to_o mine_n which_o become_v ineffectual_a when_o once_o discover_v but_o if_o a_o courtier_n judge_n that_o the_o cabal_n and_o intrigue_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v too_o difficult_a to_o sustain_v and_o that_o he_o mistrust_v his_o own_o address_n of_o prevent_v they_o i_o do_v not_o disapprove_v his_o pull_n off_o the_o mask_n from_o their_o face_n and_o declare_v himself_o open_o their_o enemy_n by_o this_o mean_n he_o destroy_v or_o at_o least_o diminish_v the_o faith_n which_o the_o prince_n may_v otherwise_o give_v to_o their_o imposture_n and_o after_o this_o he_o hearken_v to_o they_o but_o as_o interest_v party_n who_o carry_v rather_o revenge_n in_o their_o heart_n than_o truth_n in_o their_o mouth_n moreover_o the_o courtier_n show_v that_o he_o do_v not_o fear_v they_o by_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o decry_v they_o at_o court_n and_o make_v their_o malice_n appear_v before_o the_o world_n by_o which_o he_o also_o justify_v and_o confirm_v his_o own_o innocence_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o master_n this_o proceed_n be_v always_o advantageous_a when_o manage_v with_o discretion_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v rather_o follow_v it_o and_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o what_o may_v happen_v than_o to_o perplex_v my_o mind_n with_o so_o many_o circumspection_n which_o can_v but_o be_v troublesome_a to_o a_o man_n of_o courage_n for_o i_o esteem_v it_o more_o glorious_a to_o wage_v war_n as_o a_o lion_n than_o 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