Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	rome_n	time_n	year_n	4,543	4	4.9386	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57355	The arts of empire and mysteries of state discabineted in political and polemical aphorisms, grounded on authority and experience, and illustrated with the choicest examples and historical observations / by the ever-renowned knight, Sir Walter Raleigh ; published by John Milton, Esq.; Cabinet-council	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1692 (1692)	Wing R155; ESTC R20812	78,456	250

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the_o great_a execute_v he_o that_o slay_v darius_n as_o abhor_v that_o subject_a that_o will_v lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o his_o prince_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n likewise_o uitellius_n put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o murderer_n and_o conspirator_n against_o galba_n and_o domitian_n execute_v his_o secretary_n epaphroditus_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o nero_n although_o he_o instant_o desire_v his_o aid_n the_o virtuous_a and_o vicious_a example_n of_o prince_n incite_v subject_n to_o imitate_v the_o same_o quality_n which_o rule_n never_o or_o very_o rare_o fail_v example_n francis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n and_o other_o prince_n in_o divers_a age_n and_o place_n have_v great_a esteem_n of_o learned_a man_n and_o forth_o with_o all_o the_o prince_n noble_n nobility_n and_o clergy_n dispose_v themselves_o so_o earnest_o to_o study_v as_o before_o that_o time_n have_v not_o be_v see_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o learned_a man_n as_o well_o 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major_n finis_fw-la book_n print_v for_o and_o sell_v by_o joseph_n watts_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n viz._n the_o history_n of_o ireland_n from_o the_o conquest_n thereof_o by_o the_o english_a to_o this_o present_a time_n in_o two_o part_n by_o the_o honourable_a richard_n cox_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o present_a judge_n for_o that_o kingdom_n folio_n the_o right_a honourable_a the_o marquis_n of_o carmarthen_n state_n of_o his_o case_n folio_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o state_n of_o his_o case_n folio_n his_o answer_n to_o sir_n robert_n howard_n book_n folio_n his_o reply_n to_o some_o libel_n late_o print_v folio_n trial_n of_o the_o lord_n russel_n folio_n character_n of_o a_o popish_a successor_n folio_n the_o world_n mistake_n in_o oliver_n cromwell_n by_o sl._n bethel_n esq_n quarto_n satyr_n against_o hypocrite_n quarto_fw-la no_o protestant_a plot_n one_a 2d_o and_o 3d._a part_n quarto_fw-la diarry_o of_o his_o majesty_n expedition_n into_o england_n quarto_fw-la hunton_n treatise_n of_o monarchy_n in_o two_o part_n quarto_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o rochester_n funeral_n sermon_n quarto_fw-la the_o present_a settlement_n vindicated_n and_o the_o late_a misgovernment_n prove_v quarto_fw-la rushworth_n historical_a collection_n from_o 1618._o to_o 1629._o james_n corruption_n of_o popish_a father_n counsel_n etc._n etc._n octavo_fw-la the_o true_a nature_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n etc._n etc._n octavo_fw-la reform_a devotion_n in_o meditation_n hymn_n and_o petition_n for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n twelve_o the_o excellent_a woman_n describe_v by_o her_o true_a character_n and_o their_o opposite_n octavo_fw-la a_o earnest_a invitation_n to_o the_o sacrament_n by_o dr._n glanvill_n twelve_o at_o which_o place_n may_v be_v have_v act_n of_o parliament_n proclamation_n declaration_n order_n of_o king_n and_o council_n speech_n in_o parliament_n choice_a pamphlet_n both_o ancient_a and_o new_a trial_n narrative_n and_o gazzett_n gazzett_n commission_n determine_v in_o presence_n of_o he_o that_o grant_v they_o they_o so_o henry_n the_o four_o of_o france_n by_o put_v his_o courtier_n to_o board-wage_n be_v say_v to_o make_v money_n with_o his_o tooth_n tooth_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o duchess_n of_o suffolk_n prefix_v to_o mr._n latimer_n sermon_n say_v that_o lawyer_n covetousness_n have_v almost_o devour_v england_n discipline_n tam_fw-la bene_fw-la quam_fw-la male_a facta_fw-la praemunt_fw-la mart._n

ought_v so_o much_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o virtue_n for_o young_a man_n have_v make_v trial_n of_o their_o valour_n soon_o become_v age_v and_o thereby_o either_o unapt_a or_o unable_a to_o serve_v therefore_o well-governed_a commonwealth_n prefer_v military_a virtue_n before_o any_o other_o respect_n example_n valerius_n corvinus_n with_o other_o make_v consul_n the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o pompey_n triumph_v in_o his_o youth_n no_o wise_a or_o well-advised_a prince_n or_o other_o state_n will_v undertake_v without_o excessive_a force_n to_o invade_v the_o dominion_n of_o any_o other_o prince_n unless_o he_o assure_v himself_o of_o some_o friend_n there_o to_o be_v a_o mean_a and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o gate_n to_o prepare_v his_o passage_n example_n the_o roman_n by_o aid_n of_o the_o saguntines_n enter_v spain_n the_o aetoli_n call_v they_o into_o greece_n the_o hediai_n into_o france_n likewise_o the_o palaeologi_fw-la incite_v the_o turk_n to_o come_v into_o thrace_n and_o ludovicus_n sforza_n occasion_v charles_n the_o french_a king_n to_o come_v into_o italy_n a_o republic_n desirous_a to_o extend_v the_o bound_n thereof_o must_v endeavour_v to_o be_v full_o furnish_v with_o inhabitant_n which_o may_v be_v do_v both_o by_o love_n and_o force_n love_n be_v gain_v by_o suffer_a stranger_n to_o inhabit_v the_o city_n secure_o and_o force_n compel_v people_n to_o come_v thither_o when_o other_o city_n and_o town_n near_o at_o hand_n be_v demolish_v or_o deface_v and_o impossible_a it_o be_v without_o this_o order_n of_o proceed_v to_o enlarge_v any_o city_n or_o make_v the_o same_o of_o great_a power_n example_n the_o roman_n to_o enlarge_v their_o city_n demolish_v alba_n and_o many_o other_o town_n and_o therewith_o also_o entertain_v all_o stranger_n courteous_o so_o as_o rome_n grow_v to_o such_o greatness_n that_o the_o city_n only_o can_v arm_v six_o hundred_o and_o forty_o thousand_o man_n but_o sparta_n or_o athens_n can_v never_o exceed_v twenty_o thousand_o for_o that_o lycurgus_n have_v inhibit_v the_o access_n of_o stranger_n a_o commonwealth_n that_o consume_v more_o treasure_n in_o the_o war_n than_o it_o profit_v in_o victory_n seem_v to_o have_v rather_o hinder_v than_o honour_v or_o enrich_v the_o state_n a_o wise_a captain_n therefore_o in_o his_o action_n aught_o as_o well_o to_o profit_v the_o republic_n as_o to_o gain_v to_o himself_o glory_n example_n the_o consul_n of_o rome_n do_v seldom_o desire_v triumph_n unless_o they_o return_v from_o the_o war_n load_v with_o gold_n silver_n and_o other_o rich_a spoil_n fit_a to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o common_a treasury_n all_o foreign_a war_n with_o prince_n or_o other_o state_n take_v in_o hand_n be_v either_o for_o ambition_n or_o desire_n of_o glory_n or_o else_o for_o necessity_n example_n the_o roman_n for_o their_o ambition_n conquer_v many_o nation_n with_o intent_n only_o to_o have_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o do_v they_o suffer_v they_o to_o hold_v possession_n of_o their_o house_n and_o sometime_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v only_o with_o their_o old_a law_n likewise_o alexander_n the_o great_a endeavour_v to_o suppress_v many_o prince_n for_o his_o glory_n but_o do_v not_o dispossess_v the_o people_n nor_o kill_v they_o otherwise_o it_o be_v where_o a_o whole_a nation_n enforce_v by_o famine_n or_o fury_n of_o war_n abandon_v their_o own_o dwelling_n and_o be_v force_v to_o inhabit_v elsewhere_o example_n the_o goth_n and_o other_o people_n of_o the_o north_n invade_v the_o roman_a empire_n and_o many_o other_o province_n whereof_o their_o alteration_n of_o name_n do_v ensue_v as_o illyria_n now_o call_v slavonia_n england_n former_o name_v britain_n a_o common_a conceit_n and_o say_v it_o be_v that_o money_n make_v the_o war_n strong_a and_o be_v the_o force_n and_o sinew_n thereof_o as_o though_o he_o who_o have_v most_o treasure_n be_v also_o most_o mighty_a but_o experience_n have_v apparent_o show_v the_o contrary_n example_n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n king_n of_o macedon_n a_o multitude_n of_o gaul_n go_v into_o greece_n and_o be_v there_o arrive_v send_v certain_a ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n who_o suppose_v to_o make_v they_o afraid_a of_o his_o power_n show_v they_o his_o treasure_n which_o wrought_v a_o contrary_a effect_n for_o the_o gaul_n before_o desirous_a of_o peace_n resolve_v then_o to_o continue_v the_o war_n in_o hope_n to_o win_v that_o mighty_a mass_n of_o mony_n likewise_o darius_n shall_v have_v vanquish_v alexander_n and_o the_o greek_n may_v have_v conquer_v the_o roman_n if_o the_o rich_a prince_n may_v ever_o by_o his_o money_n have_v prevail_v every_o league_n make_v with_o a_o prince_n or_o republic_n remote_a be_v weak_a and_o rather_o aid_v we_o with_o fame_n than_o effect_v and_o consequent_o deceive_v all_o those_o that_o in_o such_o amity_n repose_v confidence_n example_n the_o florentine_n be_v assault_v by_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n and_o the_o pope_n pray_v aid_n of_o the_o french_a king_n who_o be_v far_o distant_a can_v not_o in_o time_n succour_v they_o and_o the_o cedicini_fw-la desire_v aid_n of_o the_o capuani_n against_o the_o samnite_n a_o people_n of_o no_o force_n be_v deceive_v a_o prince_n who_o people_n be_v well_o arm_v and_o train_v shall_v do_v better_a to_o attend_v his_o enemy_n at_o home_n than_o by_o invasion_n to_o assault_v his_o country_n but_o such_o prince_n who_o subject_n be_v disarm_v have_v need_n to_o hold_v the_o enemy_n aloof_o example_n the_o roman_n and_o in_o this_o age_n the_o swiss_n be_v well_o arm_v may_v attend_v the_o war_n at_o home_n but_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o italian_n be_v not_o so_o well_o furnish_v do_v ever_o use_v to_o seek_v the_o enemy_n the_o plurality_n of_o commander_n in_o equal_a authority_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n occasion_n of_o slow_a proceed_v in_o the_o war._n example_n there_o be_v at_o one_o time_n in_o rome_n create_v four_o tribuni_fw-la militares_fw-la with_o authority_n of_o consul_n viz._n t._n quintus_fw-la after_o his_o consulship_n cajus_n furius_n m._n posthumus_n and_o a._n cornelius_n cassius_n among_o who_o arise_v so_o much_o diversity_n and_o contrariety_n of_o opinion_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v till_o their_o authority_n cease_v and_o m._n aemylius_n make_v dictator_n a_o victory_n obtain_v by_o any_o great_a captain_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o prince_n commission_n counsel_n and_o direction_n ought_v ever_o to_o be_v impute_v rather_o to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o prince_n than_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o captain_n which_o make_v the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n to_o permit_v no_o captain_n how_o great_a soever_o his_o victory_n be_v to_o triumph_n as_o before_o that_o time_n the_o consul_n have_v do_v and_o even_o in_o those_o day_n a_o modest_a refusal_n of_o triumph_n be_v commend_v example_n m._n fulvius_n have_v gain_v a_o great_a victory_n against_o the_o tuscan_n be_v both_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n admit_v to_o triumph_n but_o the_o refusal_n of_o that_o honour_n prove_v his_o great_a glory_n all_o they_o that_o from_o private_a estate_n have_v aspire_v to_o principality_n either_o by_o force_n or_o fraud_n be_v come_v thereunto_o unless_o the_o same_o be_v give_v or_o by_o inheritance_n descend_v yet_o it_o be_v rare_o see_v that_o force_v alone_o prevail_v but_o fraud_n without_o force_n ofttimes_o suffice_v example_n agathocles_n by_o such_o mean_n become_v prince_n of_o syracuse_n john_n galeazzo_n by_o abuse_v his_o uncle_n barnabas_n gain_v the_o dominion_n of_o lombardy_n and_o cyrus_n circumvent_v cyaxares_n his_o mother_n brother_n and_o by_o that_o craft_n aspire_v to_o greatness_n sudden_a resolution_n be_v always_o dangerous_a and_o no_o less_o peril_n ensue_v of_o slow_a and_o doubtful_a delay_n example_n when_o hieron_n prince_n of_o syracuse_n die_v the_o war_n even_o then_o be_v in_o great_a heat_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n they_o of_o syracuse_n consult_v whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o follow_v the_o fortune_n of_o rome_n or_o carthage_n in_o which_o doubt_v they_o continue_v until_o apollondy_n a_o chief_a captain_n of_o syracuse_n lay_v before_o they_o that_o so_o long_a delay_n will_v make_v they_o hate_v both_o of_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n likewise_o the_o flcrentines_n be_v by_o lewis_n the_o twelve_o require_v to_o give_v his_o army_n passage_n towards_o naples_n muse_v so_o long_o upon_o a_o answer_n that_o he_o become_v their_o enemy_n and_o they_o force_v to_o recover_v his_o favour_n full_a dear_o to_o govern_v a_o state_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o take_v such_o order_n as_o the_o subject_n may_v not_o or_o ought_v not_o to_o offend_v which_o may_v be_v do_v either_o by_o remove_v from_o they_o all_o mean_n to_o disobey_v or_o by_o afford_v they_o so_o great_a favour_n as_o reasonable_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o