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sacrilege_n after_o that_o greedy_a desire_n unto_o wealth_n have_v possess_v a_o place_n in_o man_n heart_n and_o after_o that_o the_o world_n be_v alter_v from_o a_o wealth_n in_o common_a unto_o a_o private_a wealth_n every_o man_n go_v about_o with_o study_n and_o industry_n to_o augment_v his_o own_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o other_o for_o this_o cause_n prince_n begin_v one_o to_o suppress_v a_o other_o to_o spoil_v and_o destroy_v either_o other_o dominion_n move_v first_o noble_a man_n to_o imitate_v they_o in_o steal_v and_o take_v away_o perforce_o other_o wealth_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o apt_a epithet_n for_o prince_n to_o be_v call_v thief_n and_o spoiler_n yet_o true_o by_o prince_n it_o begin_v by_o noble_n imitate_v and_o by_o all_o the_o world_n at_o length_n practise_v that_o some_o become_v pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n some_o sacriledger_n of_o temple_n and_o some_o grand_a théeve_n of_o country_n and_o kingdom_n for_o after_o the_o deluge_n of_o noah_n 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take_v from_o rome_n more_o than_o ever_o they_o give_v to_o rome_n marcellinus_n write_v that_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o king_n of_o the_o parthian_n name_v arsaces_n which_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v then_o name_v the_o master_n of_o thief_n a_o teacher_n and_o a_o schoolmaster_n unto_o all_o robber_n and_o spoiler_n but_o after_o that_o he_o have_v subdue_v seleucus_n alexander_n successor_n he_o become_v famous_a and_o renown_a in_o martial_a feat_n and_o civil_a policy_n herodotus_n likewise_o do_v report_n of_o one_o amazis_n a_o king_n of_o egypt_n when_o at_o any_o time_n money_n want_v he_o be_v wont_a to_o spoil_v waist_n and_o take_v away_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o may_v either_o by_o stealth_n or_o force_n thus_o the_o name_n of_o prince_n be_v first_o corrupt_v that_o the_o poet_n judge_v well_o and_o worthy_o mercury_n to_o be_v
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