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be_v to_o render_v himself_o profitable_a to_o stranger_n as_o well_o as_o to_o his_o subject_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v fame_v after_o his_o death_n it_o be_v to_o this_o end_n that_o after_o have_v serve_v his_o own_o generation_n he_o will_v be_v yet_o far_a serviceable_a to_o posterity_n chap._n xiii_o valour_n ought_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o generosity_n when_o one_o be_v animate_v from_o so_o noble_a a_o principle_n and_o have_v propound_v to_o himself_o so_o excellent_a a_o end_n he_o sometime_o prohibit_v himself_o the_o use_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v allowable_a it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v far_o from_o be_v guide_v by_o unjust_a maxim_n but_o we_o
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glory_n set_v up_o within_o the_o precinct_n of_o that_o city_n wherein_o he_o have_v brandish_v his_o terror_n and_o the_o ruin_n whereof_o he_o have_v solemn_o swear_v to_o this_o remark_n of_o pliny_n let_v we_o add_v another_o of_o cicero_n who_o observe_v that_o all_o the_o roman_a statue_n be_v make_v in_o a_o military_a habit._n this_o custom_n speak_v much_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o valour_n for_o that_o they_o take_v it_o up_o out_o of_o choice_n and_o not_o out_o of_o necessity_n and_o although_o among_o the_o roman_n the_o same_o person_n be_v magistrate_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o captain_n in_o time_n of_o war_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o think_v it_o proper_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o any_o other_o habit_n for_o their_o statue_n or_o to_o represent_v they_o with_o the_o ensign_n of_o magistracy_n in_o truth_n we_o can_v say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o grecian_a statue_n we_o can_v observe_v any_o preference_n on_o the_o account_n of_o arm_n in_o that_o point_n 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critic_n may_v desire_v nothing_o more_o and_o we_o may_v with_o truth_n affirm_v that_o the_o progress_n you_o have_v make_v in_o learning_n be_v far_o above_o your_o year_n chap._n v._n the_o esteem_v man_n have_v have_v for_o valour_n appear_v by_o the_o name_n which_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n have_v give_v to_o it_o and_o also_o by_o that_o we_o have_v give_v it_o in_o our_o own_o language_n you_o have_v then_o observe_v sir_n that_o the_o latin_n by_o the_o word_n virtue_n particular_o understand_v valour_n as_o if_o they_o conceive_v valour_n be_v the_o only_a virtue_n or_o at_o least_o the_o virtue_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n beside_o some_o have_v think_v probable_o enough_o that_o this_o word_n be_v derive_v from_o a_o name_n which_o signify_v man_n virtus_fw-la à _fw-la viro._n the_o like_a etymology_n be_v plain_o evident_a in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n which_o not_o only_o give_v the_o general_a name_n of_o virtue_n to_o valour_n in_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o also_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o in_o this_o a_o man_n may_v behold_v his_o true_a character_n and_o that_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v defective_a in_o courage_n but_o neither_o the_o greek_n nor_o latin_n have_v dignify_v this_o virtue_n with_o so_o honourable_a a_o name_n as_o that_o by_o which_o we_o render_v it_o in_o our_o language_n be_v it_o not_o a_o remarkable_a thing_n that_o we_o have_v appropriate_v to_o it_o the_o very_a name_n by_o which_o we_o use_v to_o express_v the_o price_n or_o worth_n of_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o man_n be_v valuable_a more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o courage_n and_o that_o valour_n be_v the_o only_a fountain_n of_o merit_n chap._n vi_o
of_o the_o most_o sage_a philosopher_n in_o his_o ethic_n that_o there_o be_v more_o praise_n attribute_v to_o just_a and_o valiant_a man_n than_o to_o person_n eminent_a for_o other_o virtue_n he_o may_v have_v add_v as_o in_o effect_n he_o have_v observe_v in_o his_o problem_n that_o the_o valiant_a be_v more_o high_o applaud_v than_o the_o just_a in_o pursue_v this_o i_o shall_v not_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o those_o orator_n who_o in_o their_o declamation_n usual_o amplify_v the_o theme_n they_o have_v espouse_v and_o never_o fail_v to_o extol_v their_o present_a subject_n above_o all_o other_o we_o must_v not_o be_v partial_a as_o not_o for_o the_o man_n so_o neither_o for_o the_o virtue_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v justice_n be_v the_o principal_a of_o all_o and_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o certain_a prince_n both_o valiant_a and_o just_a be_v solid_a and_o fine_a when_o one_o demand_v of_o he_o whether_o valour_n or_o justice_n be_v the_o more_o reputable_a he_o make_v this_o reply_n if_o all_o the_o world_n will_v follow_v justice_n valour_n will_v be_v useless_a yet_o nevertheless_o we_o do_v here_o in_o the_o bestow_n our_o acclamation_n as_o prince_n sometime_o do_v in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o their_o kindness_n the_o measure_n of_o their_o favour_n be_v not_o regulate_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o person_n only_o they_o have_v other_o regard_v as_o service_n render_v or_o to_o be_v render_v the_o recommendation_n of_o great_a and_o necessary_a minister_n of_o state_n the_o effect_n that_o their_o largess_n may_v have_v as_o to_o the_o public_a and_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a consideration_n farther_n although_o man_n general_o esteem_v justice_n more_o than_o valour_n yet_o they_o honour_v valour_n more_o than_o justice_n they_o have_v always_o add_v a_o great_a splendour_n to_o the_o reputation_n of_o this_o virtue_n than_o to_o that_o of_o other_o and_o they_o have_v take_v a_o extreme_a care_n in_o all_o age_n as_o to_o man_n that_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o war_n to_o render_v their_o life_n illustrious_a and_o their_o death_n honourable_a and_o it_o be_v not_o without_o good_a reason_n that_o they_o do_v so_o for_o the_o profession_n of_o war_n be_v the_o most_o penible_a in_o its_o performance_n and_o the_o most_o hazardous_a in_o its_o design_n peril_n be_v not_o amiable_a and_o lovely_a in_o themselves_o they_o must_v be_v recommend_v and_o embellish_v with_o glory_n and_o we_o may_v well_o say_v justice_n itself_o have_v advise_v man_n to_o maintain_v this_o conduct_n since_o it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o if_o valour_n hazard_v all_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o people_n that_o the_o people_n on_o their_o side_n shall_v refuse_v nothing_o that_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o renown_n of_o valour_n now_o all_o these_o reason_n be_v more_o eminent_o apparent_a in_o reference_n to_o prince_n we_o ordain_v triumph_n for_o they_o not_o only_o for_o have_v establish_v good_a law_n but_o for_o have_v make_v great_a conquest_n and_o not_o only_o the_o esteem_n but_o the_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n that_o people_n conceive_v for_o they_o be_v great_a when_o they_o return_v from_o a_o campaign_n full_a of_o fatigue_n and_o danger_n than_o when_o they_o see_v they_o mount_v the_o throne_n of_o justice_n because_o war_n be_v no_o less_o hazardous_a than_o it_o be_v painful_a and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o valour_n the_o king_n expose_v his_o own_o life_n whereas_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n he_o bestow_v nothing_o but_o his_o time_n and_o labour_n chap._n xv._n valour_n be_v necessary_a to_o a_o prince_n for_o his_o own_o conservation_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o consideration_n of_o honour_n to_o incite_v prince_n to_o valour_n one_o will_v think_v this_o be_v a_o effectual_a motive_n to_o royal_a soul_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o only_a thing_n interest_n and_o self-preservation_n oblige_v they_o to_o be_v valiant_a though_o policy_n and_o morality_n be_v near_o found_v upon_o the_o same_o principle_n and_o be_v guide_v almost_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n yet_o it_o be_v less_o rare_a to_o find_v a_o just_a and_o generous_a morality_n among_o private_a person_n than_o a_o just_a and_o generous_a policy_n among_o state_n those_o who_o be_v manage_v by_o just_a and_o generous_a politic_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o commendable_a but_o yet_o the_o maxim_n i_o have_v propound_v do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v true_a for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o world_n now_o as_o it_o be_v and_o as_o it_o always_o have_v be_v we_o shall_v find_v that_o monarchy_n and_o republic_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a defiance_n they_o be_v always_o in_o a_o state_n of_o war._n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o great_a river_n or_o a_o vast_a range_v of_o mountain_n that_o bound_v their_o dominion_n as_o a_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a fear_n they_o have_v one_o of_o another_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v precautioned_n to_o fortify_v themselves_o to_o have_v garrison_n man_v and_o army_n in_o pay_n and_o to_o retain_v the_o idea_n of_o war_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o profound_a peace_n valour_n be_v necessary_a where_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a suspicion_n of_o injustice_n and_o jealousy_n of_o injury_n to_o put_v one_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o repress_v violence_n and_o to_o oppose_v force_n with_o force_n when_o a_o valiant_a prince_n be_v set_v upon_o he_o often_o defend_v himself_o with_o success_n always_o with_o honour_n beside_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o think_v more_o than_o once_o before_o they_o undertake_v any_o thing_n against_o he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v seldom_o reduce_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o defend_v himself_o and_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v more_o of_o those_o that_o be_v secret_o jealous_a of_o he_o than_o of_o declare_a enemy_n it_o frequent_o happen_v that_o a_o single_a man_n have_v bring_v safety_n to_o a_o nation_n and_o victory_n to_o a_o army_n this_o great_a confidence_n proceed_v from_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o general_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o politic_a government_n or_o military_a discipline_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a say_v which_o be_v very_o common_a that_o a_o army_n of_o heart_n conduct_v by_o a_o lion_n shall_v be_v more_o formidable_a than_o a_o army_n of_o lion_n lead_v on_o by_o a_o hart._n after_o pyrrhus_n come_v into_o italy_n and_o have_v beat_v the_o roman_n command_v by_o the_o consul_n albinus_n it_o be_v ordain_v at_o rome_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o the_o roman_n have_v be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o epirote_n but_o that_o albinus_n have_v be_v worsted_n by_o pyrrhus_n we_o must_v needs_o high_o praise_v the_o conduct_n of_o eumenes_n who_o be_v to_o fight_v a_o battle_n against_o craterus_n and_o neoptolemus_n the_o former_a whereof_o have_v a_o great_a reputation_n and_o the_o other_o none_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o craterus_n be_v ready_a to_o fall_v on_o he_o he_o make_v his_o troop_n believe_v that_o it_o be_v neoptolemus_n so_o that_o they_o engage_v brisk_o in_o the_o battle_n and_o never_o know_v they_o have_v to_o do_v with_o craterus_n till_o they_o have_v rout_v his_o army_n and_o slay_v their_o general_n when_o alexander_n be_v go_v over_o into_o asia_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n of_o fear_n for_o macedonia_n almost_o all_o their_o force_n have_v follow_v the_o fortune_n of_o that_o prince_n yet_o neither_o the_o thracian_n illyrian_n nor_o grecian_n dare_v attack_v they_o or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o be_v with_o vain_a attempt_n as_o the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v with_o their_o king_n agis_n and_o it_o be_v often_o say_v that_o the_o advantage_n which_o the_o macedonian_n gain_v over_o they_o be_v rather_o the_o effect_n of_o alexander_n renown_n than_o antipater_n conduct_n and_o valour_n when_o henry_n the_o four_o have_v conquer_v his_o own_o kingdom_n spain_n think_v herself_o happy_a to_o make_v a_o peace_n with_o he_o he_o enjoy_v his_o own_o repose_n and_o cause_v france_n to_o enjoy_v she_o he_o establish_v himself_o without_o trouble_n in_o that_o kingdom_n which_o in_o the_o precede_a age_n have_v be_v the_o scene_n of_o so_o many_o outrageous_a broil_n and_o rebellion_n no_o person_n be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o set_v upon_o he_o but_o rather_o seek_v his_o alliance_n and_o we_o know_v that_o at_o the_o fatal_a time_n of_o his_o death_n when_o he_o have_v make_v vast_a preparation_n for_o war_n how_o he_o alarm_v all_o other_o state_n and_o put_v europe_n to_o a_o stand._n on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o a_o prince_n be_v defective_a in_o courage_n he_o be_v despise_v by_o all_o the_o world_n and_o sometime_o he_o be_v even_o abandon_v by_o his_o own_o subject_n the_o strange_a misfortune_n which_o happen_v to_o severus_n the_o emperor_n proceed_v from_o the_o mean_a opinion_n the_o soldier_n have_v of_o his_o valour_n