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A67148 Monarchy asserted, or, The state of monarchicall & popular government in vindication of the consideration upon Mr. Harrington's Oceana / by M. Wren. Wren, M. (Matthew), 1629-1672. 1659 (1659) Wing W3677; ESTC R27081 99,610 206

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the_o reign_v of_o gelon_n and_o the_o first_o hiero_n do_v furnish_v and_o fix_v only_o upon_o those_o of_o dionysius_n the_o elder_a this_o prince_n it_o be_v true_a do_v from_o mean_a beginning_n climb_v up_o to_o a_o great_a fortune_n and_o at_o length_n juggle_v himself_o into_o the_o throne_n but_o yet_o his_o government_n be_v signalise_v by_o many_o great_a action_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n especial_o who_o have_v new_o begin_v to_o settle_v in_o sicily_n but_o that_o in_o which_o we_o be_v concern_v be_v the_o advantage_n he_o obtain_v over_o some_o 14._o diod._n sic._n lib._n 14._o of_o the_o sicilian_a commonwealth_n three_o of_o which_o naxus_n catana_n and_o the_o leontines_n he_o reduce_v in_o one_o expedition_n destroy_v their_o city_n and_o transplant_v the_o people_n into_o other_o place_n a_o while_n after_o the_o tauromenians_n abandon_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n do_v not_o run_v a_o much_o gentle_a fortune_n from_o thence_o let_v we_o follow_v he_o into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o italy_n which_o though_o in_o the_o stile_n of_o a_o late_a age_n be_v sicily_n too_o and_o there_o we_o may_v observe_v he_o defeat_v in_o a_o very_a great_a battle_n the_o crotoniates_n with_o the_o confoederate_a force_n of_o all_o the_o grecian_a republic_n in_o italy_n the_o ruin_n of_o one_o of_o which_o call_v caulonia_n be_v the_o first_o consequence_n of_o his_o victory_n the_o year_n after_o rhegium_n a_o commonwealth_n so_o powerful_a as_o to_o have_v a_o fleet_n of_o threescore_o and_o ten_o galley_n at_o sea_n be_v after_o a_o obstinate_a siege_n of_o eleven_o month_n force_v to_o surrender_v to_o he_o and_o those_o inhabitant_n which_o survive_v the_o war_n and_o famine_n be_v put_v to_o their_o ransom_n or_o sell_v for_o slave_n these_o be_v the_o instance_n by_o which_o the_o sicilian_a commonwealth_n be_v true_o assert_v to_o have_v be_v conquer_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o a_o monarch_n to_o these_o many_o other_o example_n out_o of_o ancient_a history_n may_v easy_o be_v add_v but_o that_o mr_n harrington_n be_v not_o in_o a_o disposition_n to_o profit_v by_o they_o the_o several_a republic_n conquer_v by_o darius_n may_v be_v enumerate_v the_o city_n of_o cyprus_n and_o phoenicia_n that_o be_v subdue_v by_o euagoras_n may_v be_v inquire_v into_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o asia_n one_o of_o which_o that_o of_o the_o sambestan_n bring_v a_o army_n of_o sixty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o six_o thousand_o horse_n into_o the_o field_n that_o stoop_v to_o alexander_n victorious_a sword_n may_v be_v insist_v on_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o let_v pass_v since_o it_o be_v not_o the_o number_n but_o evidence_n of_o argument_n by_o which_o truth_n be_v establish_v the_o two_o modern_a example_n of_o genova_n and_o florence_n remain_v concern_v the_o first_o of_o which_o mr_n harrington_n confession_n that_o she_o be_v subdue_v save_v i_o the_o pain_n of_o prove_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n what_o he_o have_v to_o object_n be_v but_o this_o 77._o h._n pag._n 76._o and_o 77._o first_o that_o though_o she_o have_v be_v under_o be_v yet_o stand_v she_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v conquer_v but_o remain_v as_o she_o be_v before_o doria_n be_v bear_v and_o then_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o plain_a than_o that_o this_o commonwealth_n be_v subdue_v by_o she_o own_o sedition_n but_o if_o a_o commonwealth_n have_v be_v subdue_v by_o a_o foreign_a prince_n have_v by_o her_o magistrate_n swear_v fealty_n to_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o governor_n and_o garrison_n and_o have_v live_v under_o this_o power_n many_o year_n all_o which_o thing_n concur_v in_o the_o case_n of_o genova_n shall_v she_o still_o be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v be_v conquer_v because_o by_o the_o assistance_n and_o protection_n of_o another_o foreign_a prince_n she_o afterward_o happen_v to_o recover_v her_o liberty_n we_o may_v as_o well_o maintain_v that_o because_o the_o israelite_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o country_n and_o law_n by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n they_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v conquer_v by_o the_o assyrian_n nor_o do_v genoa_n remain_v as_o she_o do_v before_o doria_n be_v bear_v as_o will_v be_v apparent_a to_o he_o that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o examine_v the_o history_n of_o those_o time_n and_o action_n of_o do_v which_o there_o be_v the_o more_o need_n because_o mr_n harrington_n i_o will_v not_o give_v he_o one_o of_o his_o own_o compliment_n 6._o h._n pag._n 6._o and_o say_v he_o do_v it_o as_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o false_o and_o fraudulent_o have_v confound_v the_o distinct_a and_o different_a condition_n of_o this_o republic_n before_o and_o after_o the_o restauration_n of_o it_o by_o doria_n to_o the_o next_o point_n that_o this_o commonwealth_n be_v subdue_v by_o she_o own_o sedition_n i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o that_o this_o reply_n be_v fit_v for_o all_o argument_n and_o will_v serve_v for_o a_o million_o of_o instance_n if_o so_o many_o can_v be_v 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