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many_o day_n to_o divide_v the_o spoil_n and_o to_o feast_v for_o joy_n of_o the_o victory_n get_v cause_v money_n to_o be_v stamp_v in_o scorn_n of_o the_o florentine_n and_o raze_n to_o be_v run_v by_o horseman_n and_o quean_n neither_o fail_v he_o to_o endeavour_v to_o corrupt_v some_o noble_a citizen_n to_o open_v to_o he_o in_o the_o night_n the_o gate_n of_o florence_n but_o the_o conspiracy_n be_v discover_v they_o be_v take_v and_o behead_v among_o who_o be_v thomas_n lupacco_n and_o lambertuccio_n frescobaldi_n hereupon_o the_o florentine_n be_v affright_v upon_o his_o defeat_n hardly_o know_v any_o remedy_n to_o preserve_v their_o liberty_n and_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o aid_n send_v ambassador_n to_o robert_n king_n of_o naples_n to_o give_v he_o the_o city_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereof_o which_o that_o king_n accepy_v of_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o honour_n the_o florentine_n have_v do_v he_o as_o for_o that_o he_o know_v well_o how_o much_o it_o import_v his_o state_n that_o the_o guelph_n faction_n shall_v maintain_v the_o state_n of_o tuscany_n and_o have_v agree_v with_o the_o florentine_n to_o have_v of_o they_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o florentine_n by_o the_o year_n he_o send_v charles_n his_o son_n with_o four_o thousand_o horse_n to_o florence_n so_o that_o the_o florentine_n be_v somewhat_o ease_v of_o castruccio_n troop_n for_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v their_o territory_n and_o to_o go_v to_o pisa_n there_o to_o repress_v a_o conspiracy_n make_v against_o he_o by_o benedicto_n lanfranschi_n one_o of_o the_o chief_n of_o pisa_n who_o not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v that_o his_o native_a country_n shall_v be_v enthrall_v to_o a_o lucchese_n conspire_v against_o he_o plot_v to_o seize_v upon_o the_o citadel_n and_o to_o chase_v out_o the_o garrison_n and_o to_o
every_o thing_n chap._n 26._o it_o be_v very_o seldom_o that_o man_n know_v how_o to_o be_v altogether_o mischievous_a or_o altogether_o good_a chap._n 27._o for_o what_o reason_n the_o roman_n be_v less_o ungrateful_a to_o their_o citizen_n than_o the_o athenian_n chap._n 28._o whether_o of_o the_o two_o be_v more_o ungrateful_a people_n or_o a_o prince_n chap._n 29._o what_o mean_v a_o prince_n or_o republic_n shall_v use_v to_o avoid_v this_o vice_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o what_o a_o commander_n or_o citizen_n to_o be_v free_a from_o their_o danger_n chap._n 30._o that_o the_o roman_a commander_n be_v never_o extraordinary_o punish_v for_o any_o error_n commit_v nor_o at_o all_o punish_v when_o either_o by_o their_o ignorance_n or_o upon_o some_o unlucky_a resolution_n take_v by_o they_o the_o commonwealth_n suffer_v chap._n 31._o a_o prince_n or_o republ._n shall_v not_o defer_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o man_n until_o their_o necessity_n require_v it_o chap._n 32._o when_o a_o inconvenience_n be_v grow_v in_o a_o state_n or_o against_o a_o state_n it_o be_v better_a to_o bear_v with_o it_o for_o a_o while_n then_o present_o to_o struggle_v with_o it_o chap._n 33._o the_o dictator_n authority_n do_v good_a and_o not_o harm_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o authority_n which_o the_o citizen_n take_v upon_o they_o of_o themselves_o and_o not_o those_o that_o be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o people_n free_a voice_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o government_n chap._n 34._o the_o reason_n why_o in_o rome_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o republic_n notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o public_a and_o free_a voice_n chap._n 35._o the_o citizen_n who_o have_v possess_v the_o great_a charge_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n ought_v not_o disdain_v the_o less_o as_o unworthy_a of_o they_o chap._n 36._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 chap._n 37._o weak_a commonwealth_n be_v hardly_o draw_v to_o a_o certain_a resolution_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o determine_v and_o the_o course_n they_o ordinary_o take_v they_o be_v rather_o force_v too_o then_o choose_v of_o themselves_o chap._n 38._o the_o same_o accident_n be_v see_v to_o befall_v several_a people_n chap._n 39_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_n in_o rome_n and_o what_o therein_o be_v to_o be_v note_v where_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v consider_v how_o by_o the_o like_a accident_n a_o republic_n may_v be_v preserve_v or_o suppress_v chap._n 40._o of_o humble_a to_o become_v proud_a of_o merciful_a cruel_a without_o pass_v through_o the_o due_a mean_n between_o these_o extreme_n argue_v indiscretion_n and_o turn_v not_o to_o advantage_n chap._n 41._o how_o easy_o man_n may_v be_v corrupt_v chap._n 42._o they_o that_o fight_v for_o their_o own_o glory_n be_v the_o good_a and_o faithful_a soldier_n chap._n 43._o a_o multitude_n without_o a_o head_n be_v unprofitable_a and_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o first_o threaten_v and_o afterward_o demand_v the_o power_n chap._n 44._o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o very_o evil_a example_n when_o he_o that_o make_v a_o law_n neglect_v the_o observe_v of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a in_o a_o state_n to_o make_v a_o continual_a practice_n of_o cruel_a execution_n chap._n 45._o man_n arise_v by_o degree_n from_o one_o ambition_n to_o another_o and_o first_o they_o aim_v no_o further_o then_o that_o they_o themselves_o suffer_v no_o harm_n of_o other_o afterward_o they_o strive_v to_o be_v able_a to_o hurt_v other_o chap._n 46._o man_n though_o they_o be_v deceive_v in_o generality_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o easy_o beguile_v in_o particular_n chap._n 47._o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o magistracy_n give_v to_o one_o that_o be_v base_a and_o lewd_a let_v he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v demand_v either_o by_o one_o that_o be_v very_o base_a and_o very_a lewd_a or_o by_o one_o that_o be_v very_o noble_a and_o very_a good_a chap._n 48._o if_o those_o city_n that_o have_v have_v their_o beginning_n free_a as_o rome_n have_v find_v difficulty_n to_o make_v law_n that_o can_v maintain_v they_o so_o those_o that_o have_v have_v their_o beginning_n immediate_o servile_a find_v almost_o a_o impossibility_n chap._n 49._o the_o power_n of_o stop_v the_o public_a action_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o council_n or_o one_o magistracy_n chap._n 50._o a_o commonwealth_n or_o prince_n shall_v make_v a_o show_n to_o do_v that_o of_o a_o free_a mind_n which_o indeed_o mere_a necessity_n compel_v they_o to_o do_v chap._n 51._o to_o stay_v the_o insolence_n of_o one_o that_o grow_v powerful_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v no_o way_n more_o secure_a and_o less_o offensive_a then_o to_o seize_v beforehand_o and_o so_o prevent_v he_o of_o those_o way_n by_o which_o he_o attain_v to_o that_o power_n chap._n 52._o the_o people_n deceive_v by_o a_o false_a show_n of_o good_a oftentimes_o seek_v their_o own_o ruin_n and_o great_a hope_n and_o large_a promise_n do_v easy_o move_v they_o chap._n 53._o what_o authority_n the_o presence_n of_o a_o great_a and_o worthy_a personage_n have_v to_o appease_v and_o quiet_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o multitude_n chap._n 54._o how_o easy_o thing_n be_v order_v in_o a_o city_n where_o the_o people_n be_v not_o corrupt_v and_o that_o where_o a_o parity_n be_v there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o a_o principality_n and_o where_o that_o be_v not_o a_o republic_n can_v be_v chap._n 55._o before_o strange_a accident_n and_o change_n befall_v a_o city_n or_o country_n usual_o there_o be_v some_o prodigy_n that_o forerun_v they_o or_o man_n that_o foretell_v they_o chap._n 56._o a_o common_a people_n unite_v be_v strong_a and_o vigorous_a but_o take_v apart_o and_o separate_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a chap._n 57_o the_o multitude_n be_v more_o wise_a and_o constant_a than_o a_o prince_n chap._n 58._o what_o confederation_n or_o league_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v trust_v either_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o a_o republic_n or_o that_o be_v make_v with_o a_o prince_n chap._n 59_o 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 chap._n 60._o the_o table_n of_o the_o second_o book_n which_o contribute_v more_o to_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o their_o empire_n either_o their_o virtue_n or_o their_o fortune_n chap._n 1._o what_o people_n the_o roman_n have_v to_o make_v war_n withal_o and_o how_o obstinate_o they_o fight_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o liberty_n chap._n 2._o rome_n become_v a_o great_a city_n by_o ruine_v those_o that_o be_v near_a neighbour_n unto_o she_o and_o by_o admit_v stranger_n without_o difficulty_n to_o share_v in_o her_o dignity_n chap._n 3._o republic_n have_v take_v three_o particular_a course_n to_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_v their_o state_n chap._n 4._o that_o the_o change_n of_o religion_n and_o language_n together_o with_o the_o chance_n of_o flood_n and_o pestilence_n abolish_v the_o memory_n of_o thing_n chap._n 5._o how_o the_o roman_n proceed_v in_o make_v of_o war_n chap._n 6._o how_o much_o land_n the_o roman_n allow_v to_o each_o man_n they_o send_v out_o to_o inhabit_v their_o colony_n chap._n 7._o the_o occasion_n wherefore_o people_n leave_v their_o own_o native_a soil_n and_o invade_v other_o country_n chap._n 8._o upon_o what_o occasion_n war_n be_v begin_v among_o prince_n chap._n 9_o money_n be_v not_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n chap._n 10._o it_o be_v not_o a_o match_n wise_o make_v to_o join_v alliance_n with_o a_o prince_n who_o credit_n be_v great_a than_o his_o strength_n chap._n 11._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a for_o a_o prince_n fear_v to_o be_v assail_v by_o his_o enemy_n himself_n first_o to_o begin_v the_o war_n with_o he_o or_o to_o expect_v while_o it_o come_v home_o to_o he_o chap._n 12._o that_o man_n rise_v from_o poor_a and_o small_a beginning_n to_o great_a fortune_n rather_o by_o the_o help_n of_o guile_n then_o force_n chap._n 13._o they_o be_v often_o deceive_v who_o think_v with_o humility_n to_o overcome_v pride_n chap._n 14._o weak_a state_n be_v always_o irresolute_a in_o their_o determination_n and_o slow_a deliberation_n be_v always_o hurtful_a chap._n 15._o how_o much_o the_o order_n use_v by_o our_o soldier_n in_o these_o modern_a time_n differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o ancient_n chap._n 16._o what_o esteem_v our_o modern_a army_n ought_v to_o have_v of_o artillery_n and_o if_o the_o opinion_n which_o be_v general_o conceive_v of_o it_o be_v true_a chap._n 17._o how_o
by_o authority_n take_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ancient_a military_a discipline_n the_o foot_n be_v more_o to_o be_v esteem_v then_o the_o horse_n chap._n 18._o that_o conquest_n in_o republic_n not_o well_o govern_v and_o that_o proceed_v not_o according_a to_o the_o roman_a valour_n procure_v rather_o their_o ruin_n then_o advancement_n chap._n 19_o what_o hazard_v that_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n run_v which_o be_v serve_v by_o auxiliary_a and_o mercenary_a soldier_n chap._n 20._o the_o first_o rector_n that_o ever_o the_o roman_n send_v to_o any_o place_n be_v to_o capua_n four_o hundred_o year_n after_o they_o begin_v to_o make_v war_n chap._n 21._o how_o erroneus_fw-la many_o time_n the_o opinion_n of_o man_n be_v when_o they_o give_v their_o judgement_n touch_v great_a affair_n chap._n 22._o how_o much_o the_o roman_n in_o give_v judgement_n upon_o their_o subject_n whensoever_o occasion_n be_v offer_v that_o constrain_v they_o thereunto_o avoid_v the_o middle_a way_n and_o rather_o betake_v themselves_o to_o one_o of_o the_o extreme_n chap._n 23._o fortress_n in_o general_n do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a chap._n 24._o it_o be_v a_o wrong_a course_n to_o assail_v a_o city_n fall_v into_o discord_n think_v by_o mean_n thereof_o to_o become_v master_n of_o it_o chap._n 25._o contempt_n and_o contumely_n beget_v a_o hatred_n against_o they_o that_o use_v it_o without_o any_o return_n of_o advantage_n to_o they_o chap._n 26._o prudent_a prince_n and_o commonwealth_n ought_v to_o be_v content_a with_o the_o victory_n for_o oftentimes_o when_o that_o suffice_v not_o they_o lose_v it_o chap._n 27._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 do_v against_o the_o public_a state_n or_o against_o a_o private_a person_n chap._n 28._o fortune_n blind_v man_n eye_n when_o she_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o prevent_v her_o design_n ch._n 29._o republic_n and_o prince_n that_o real_o be_v mighty_a seek_v not_o by_o money_n to_o make_v alliance_n with_o other_o but_o with_o their_o valour_n and_o repute_n of_o their_o force_n chap._n 30._o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o man_n that_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o their_o country_n chap._n 31._o how_o may_v way_n the_o roman_n use_v to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o to_n chap._n 32._o that_o the_o roman_n give_v their_o commander_n of_o their_o army_n free_a and_o large_a commission_n chap._n 33._o the_o table_n of_o the_o three_o book_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o religion_n or_o commonwealth_n long_o in_o be_v it_o be_v necessary_a oftentimes_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o first_o ground_n chap._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o wisdom_n sometime_o to_o seem_v a_o fool_n chap._n 2._o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o preservation_n of_o the_o new_a get_v liberty_n to_o put_v brutus_n his_o son_n to_o death_n chap._n 3._o no_o prince_n live_v secure_a in_o his_o principality_n while_o those_o be_v live_v who_o be_v despoil_a of_o it_o chap._n 4._o what_o it_o be_v that_o make_v a_o prince_n lose_v his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o enjoy_v by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n chap._n 5._o of_o conspiracy_n chap._n 6._o from_o whence_o proceed_v it_o that_o of_o the_o change_n from_o liberty_n to_o slavery_n and_o from_o slavery_n to_o liberty_n some_o be_v without_o blood_n other_o exceed_v bloody_a chap._n 7._o he_o that_o will_v make_v alteration_n in_o a_o republic_n must_v consider_v the_o subject_n he_o be_v to_o work_v upon_o chap._n 8._o how_o a_o man_n must_v of_o necessity_n change_v with_o the_o time_n if_o he_o will_v always_o have_v good_a success_n in_o his_o undertake_n chap._n 9_o that_o a_o captain_n can_v avoid_v battle_n when_o his_o enemy_n will_v fight_v in_o any_o case_n ch._n 10._o he_o that_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o many_o however_o that_o he_o be_v the_o weak_a provide_v that_o he_o can_v but_o support_v their_o first_o violence_n overcome_v chap._n 11._o that_o a_o wise_a commander_n upon_o his_o own_o soldier_n shall_v lay_v all_o manner_n of_o necessity_n to_o fight_v and_o take_v it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v from_o his_o enemy_n chap._n 12._o whether_o more_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o a_o good_a commander_n have_v a_o weak_a army_n or_o in_o a_o good_a army_n have_v a_o weak_a commander_n chap._n 13._o new_a sleight_n and_o invention_n that_o be_v use_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o fight_n and_o new_a cry_n that_o be_v hear_v what_o effect_n they_o produce_v chap._n 14._o that_o the_o command_n of_o a_o army_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v in_o charge_n only_o to_o one_o and_o where_o there_o be_v more_o they_o always_o err_v chap._n 15._o in_o time_n of_o difficulty_n and_o peril_n true_a worth_n and_o virtue_n be_v seek_v after_o and_o in_o calm_a and_o quiet_a time_n not_o their_o virtue_n but_o their_o wealth_n friend_n and_o parentage_n prefer_v they_o chap._n 16._o that_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v any_o not_o able_a disgrace_n or_o injury_n do_v he_o from_o a_o prince_n or_o republic_n shall_v never_o be_v entrust_v by_o they_o in_o any_o employment_n or_o service_n of_o importance_n chap._n 17._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o worthy_a of_o a_o commander_n then_o to_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v beforehand_o and_o espy_v out_o the_o enemy_n practice_n chap._n 18_o whether_o in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o multitude_n mildness_n or_o severity_n be_v of_o great_a avail_n chap._n 19_o one_o example_n of_o humanity_n prevail_v with_o the_o falisci_n more_o than_o all_o the_o force_n of_o rome_n can_v chap._n 20._o from_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o hannibal_n by_o a_o manner_n of_o proceed_v different_a from_o that_o of_o scipio_n wrought_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o italy_n which_o the_o other_o do_v in_o spain_n chap._n 21._o how_o manlius_n torquatus_n his_o rigour_n and_o valerius_n corvinus_n his_o mildness_n gain_v each_o of_o they_o the_o same_o glory_n chap._n 22._o for_o what_o cause_n camillus_n be_v banish_v rome_n chap._n 23._o the_o continuation_n of_o government_n bring_v rome_n into_o thraldom_n chap._n 24._o of_o cincinnatus_n and_o many_o roman_n poverty_n '_o chap._n 25._o how_o that_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o woman_n state_n have_v be_v ruin_v chap._n 26._o how_o a_o city_n at_o discord_n in_o itself_o be_v to_o be_v unite_v and_o how_o that_o opinion_n be_v not_o true_a that_o to_o maintain_v city_n in_o obedience_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o keep_v they_o in_o discord_n and_o divide_v into_o faction_n chap._n 27._o that_o the_o citizen_n action_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o weigh_v for_o many_o time_n under_o virtuous_a and_o charitable_a deed_n be_v lay_v the_o fowdation_n of_o tyranny_n chap._n 28._o that_o the_o people_n fault_n grow_v from_o their_o prince_n chap._n 29._o a_o citizen_n that_o will_v of_o his_o own_o authority_n do_v any_o good_a in_o his_o own_o city_n of_o necessity_n must_v first_o extinguish_v all_o envy_n and_o what_o order_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o city_n upon_o the_o enemy_n approach_n chap._n 30._o powerful_a commonwealth_n and_o great_a and_o worthy_a personage_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o fortune_n retain_v the_o same_o courage_n and_o the_o same_o dignity_n chap._n 31._o what_o mean_v some_o have_v practise_v to_o disturb_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n chap._n 32._o it_o much_o further_v a_o army_n in_o the_o win_n of_o a_o battle_n to_o be_v confident_a of_o their_o own_o force_n and_o their_o general_n valour_n chap._n 33._o what_o fame_n report_n or_o opinion_n cause_v the_o people_n to_o begin_v to_o cast_v their_o favour_n upon_o a_o citizen_n and_o whether_o a_o prince_n or_o a_o people_n do_v bestow_v their_o magistracy_n with_o better_a judgement_n chap._n 34._o what_o danger_n they_o incur_v that_o put_v themselves_o forward_o as_o principal_n to_o advise_v any_o design_n which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o this_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o more_o difficulty_n and_o peril_n chap._n 35._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o french_a have_v be_v and_o be_v think_v in_o combat_n at_o the_o beginning_n more_o than_o man_n and_o afterward_o less_o than_o woman_n chap._n 36._o whether_o slight_a skirmish_n or_o battle_n be_v necessary_a before_o a_o great_a battle_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o know_v a_o new_a enemy_n when_o one_o will_v avoid_v those_o skirmish_n chap._n 37._o what_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o general_n ought_v to_o be_v on_o who_o ability_n a_o army_n may_v confident_o rely_v chap._n 38._o that_o a_o commander_n ought_v exact_o to_o know_v situation_n chap._n 39_o how_o deceit_n be_v commendable_a use_v against_o the_o enemy_n in_o time_n of_o war_n chap._n 40._o that_o the_o defence_n of_o one_o country_n
ought_v to_o be_v undertake_v either_o with_o ignominy_n or_o with_o glory_n or_o whatsoever_o way_n it_o be_v do_v it_o be_v well_o defend_v chap._n 41._o promise_v extort_a by_o force_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v chap._n 42._o those_o man_n that_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o same_o country_n do_v throughout_o all_o age_n keep_v very_o near_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o dispositim_fw-la chap._n 43._o by_o sudden_a supprisal_n and_o boldness_n many_o time_n more_o be_v obtain_v then_o by_o ordinary_a mean_n can_v be_v get_v chap._n 44._o which_o course_n be_v the_o better_a in_o a_o battle_n either_o at_o the_o first_o to_o sustain_v only_o the_o enemy_n shock_n and_o reserve_v some_o force_n till_o the_o latter_a end_n to_o give_v they_o a_o blow_n withal_o or_o else_o as_o upon_o themaine_v to_o venture_v all_o upon_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o first_o onset_n chap._n 45._o whence_o proceed_v it_o that_o one_o family_n in_o a_o city_n hold_v a_o long_a time_n the_o same_o manner_n and_o disposition_n chap._n 46._o that_o a_o good_a citizen_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o country_n ought_v to_o forget_v all_o private_a wrong_n chap._n 47._o when_o we_o see_v the_o enemy_n commit_v a_o great_a error_n we_o ought_v to_o believe_v there_o be_v some_o treachery_n in_o the_o business_n chap._n 48._o a_o republic_n if_o one_o will_v preserve_v it_o free_a have_v every_o day_n neeed_o of_o provision_n of_o new_a order_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o good_a desert_n that_o way_n fabius_n be_v term_v magnus_n chap._n 49._o finis_fw-la machiavel_n discourse_n upon_o the_o first_o decade_n of_o t._n livius_n translate_v out_o of_o italian_a the_o preface_n when_o i_o consider_v the_o esteem_n which_o be_v make_v of_o antiquity_n and_o that_o many_o time_n let_v pass_n further_a example_n a_o small_a piece_n of_o a_o ancient_a statute_n have_v be_v buy_v at_o a_o great_a rate_n only_o to_o have_v it_o at_o hand_n to_o adorn_v the_o house_n withal_o and_o that_o thereby_o they_o 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baccanall_n which_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o macedonian_a war_n wherein_o be_v entangle_v many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v reveal_v it_o will_v have_v prove_v very_o dangerous_a for_o that_o city_n or_o else_o if_o the_o roman_n have_v not_o be_v accustom_v to_o chastise_v a_o whole_a multitude_n of_o offender_n for_o be_v there_o not_o other_o exceed_v many_o evident_a token_n to_o show_v forth_o the_o greatness_n and_o magnificence_n of_o that_o republic_n and_o power_n of_o her_o execution_n yet_o will_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o punishment_n she_o impose_v on_o the_o offender_n she_o never_o stand_v upon_o it_o to_o put_v to_o death_n by_o way_n of_o justice_n a_o whole_a legion_n at_o once_o and_o a_o whole_a city_n and_o
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