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his_o predecessor_n and_o wink_v at_o the_o theft_n of_o his_o companion_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o present_o reobtain_v the_o name_n of_o a_o good_a man_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n often_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n either_o through_o the_o malice_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o most_o authority_n who_o can_v endure_v no_o man_n more_o virtuous_a than_o themselves_o or_o else_o through_o the_o folly_n and_o imprudenee_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o preservation_n of_o our_o integrity_n in_o court_n i_o confess_v be_v therefore_o very_o difficult_a yet_o if_o any_o either_o through_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o fortune_n the_o eminence_n of_o his_o birth_n the_o dignity_n of_o his_o office_n or_o the_o desire_n of_o serve_v either_o his_o friend_n or_o country_n be_v lead_v unto_o it_o or_o call_v thereunto_o by_o the_o prince_n shall_v undergo_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n and_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v seek_v to_o do_v thereby_o good_a 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