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do_v also_o love_v they_o and_o put_v their_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o they_o whereas_o of_o they_o that_o be_v not_o such_o they_o distrust_v the_o one_o sort_n and_o fear_v the_o other_o moreover_o they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o valeantnesse_n and_o wisdom_n come_v rather_o of_o nature_n than_o of_o good_a will_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o one_o be_v but_o a_o quickness_n and_o finesse_n of_o wit_n and_o the_o other_o but_o a_o certain_a stoutness_n of_o heart_n that_o come_v of_o nature_n whereas_o everyman_n may_v be_v just_a at_o leastwise_o if_o he_o will_n governor_n wherefore_o they_o that_o will_v govern_v well_o say_v cicero_z must_v observe_v two_o precept_n of_o plato_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v to_o have_v good_a regard_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o their_o subject_n employ_v all_o their_o devise_n and_o do_n to_o that_o end_n and_o leave_v their_o own_o peculiar_a profit_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o have_v such_o a_o care_n 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for_o the_o despise_n thereof_o import_v a_o kind_n of_o pride_n and_o disdain_n as_o who_o will_v say_v the_o prince_n make_v no_o reckon_n of_o he_o that_o offer_v it_o and_o therefore_o alexander_n do_v willing_o receive_v the_o burgesship_n which_o the_o corinthian_n offer_v unto_o he_o when_o he_o once_o know_v that_o they_o have_v never_o make_v the_o like_a offer_n to_o any_o stranger_n save_v only_o to_o he_o and_o hercules_n insomuch_o that_o ever_o after_o he_o esteem_v that_o gift_n more_o dear_o than_o all_o the_o present_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o caria_n magnificence_n we_o have_v one_o other_o kind_n of_o liberality_n belong_v to_o great_a lord_n call_v magnificence_n which_o respect_v the_o greatness_n of_o expense_n as_o the_o build_n of_o temple_n the_o make_n of_o stately_a dwelling-house_n of_o conduit_n of_o bridge_n of_o theatre_n and_o of_o other_o thing_n serve_v for_o common_a use_n and_o the_o bountiful_a entertain_v of_o such_o as_o come_v to_o visit_v they_o as_o do_v lucullus_n pompeius_n and_o cicero_n and_o also_o paulus_n aemilius_n who_o take_v great_a pain_n himself_o in_o furnish_v and_o marshal_v a_o feast_n and_o when_o he_o be_v ask_v why_o he_o be_v so_o curious_a in_o set_v forth_o a_o banquet_n he_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v as_o great_a discretion_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o order_n of_o a_o feast_n as_o in_o the_o order_n of_o a_o battle_n that_o the_o one_o may_v become_v terrible_a to_o the_o enemy_n and_o the_o other_o be_v acceptable_a to_o friend_n and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n upon_o riches_n after_o that_o he_o have_v subdue_v perseus_n he_o take_v not_o to_o himself_o one_o pin_n worth_a of_o his_o treasure_n neither_o will_v he_o so_o much_o as_o once_o see_v the_o money_n that_o be_v there_o but_o cause_v a_o inventory_n to_o be_v make_v thereof_o by_o commissioner_n appoint_v to_o that_o purpose_n and_o send_v it_o every_o whit_n to_o rome_n scipio_n be_v of_o the_o same_o humour_n 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