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be_v to_o give_v they_o a_o good_a education_n in_o who_o presence_n it_o be_v not_o allowable_a to_o speak_v a_o foul_a word_n or_o admit_v a_o indecent_a action_n oraâ—_n action_n coram_fw-la quâ_fw-la neque_fw-la dicere_fw-la fas_fw-la e_fw-la at_o quod_fw-la turpe_fw-la dictu_fw-la neque_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la inhonestâ—â—_n factâ—_n viâ—eretur_fw-la quint._n dial_n de_fw-fr oraâ—_n the_o design_n of_o this_o severe_a discipline_n be_v that_o their_o nature_n be_v prâ—â—_n serve_v pure_a and_o untainted_a they_o may_v ready_o embrace_v honest_a profession_n ibid._n profession_n quo_fw-la disciplina_fw-la ac_fw-la severitas_fw-la â—o_o pertimebat_fw-la ut_fw-la sincera_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la &_o nullis_fw-la pravitatibus_fw-la detorta_fw-la uniâ—scujusque_fw-la natura_fw-la toto_fw-la statim_fw-la pectore_fw-la arriâ—ereâ—_n art_n honestas_fw-la quinâ—il_n ibid._n quintilian_n lament_v thâ—â—_n neglect_v of_o this_o manner_n of_o education_n in_o his_o time_n child_n be_v usual_o bring_v up_o among_o servanâ—â—_n and_o so_o learn_v to_o imitate_v their_o vice_n nor_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d any_o one_o of_o the_o family_n concern_v what_o he_o say_v or_o doâ—â—_n before_o his_o young_a master_n since_o even_o their_o parent_n donâ—â—_n so_o much_o inure_v they_o to_o virtue_n and_o modesty_n as_o laâ—_n sciviousness_n and_o libertinism_n ibid._n libertinism_n nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la domo_fw-la pensi_fw-la habet_fw-la quiâ—â—_n coram_fw-la infante_fw-la domino_fw-la aut_fw-la dicat_fw-la aut_fw-la faciat_fw-la quando_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la parent_v nec_fw-la probitâ—i_fw-la neque_fw-la modestiae_fw-la â—arvulos_fw-la assueâ—acâ—unt_fw-la sed_fw-la lasciviae_fw-la &_o libertaâ—i_fw-la quint._n ibid._n which_o to_o this_o day_n be_v usual_a in_o most_o prince_n court_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o remedy_n for_o it_o but_o displace_v those_o vicious_a courtieâ—â—_n and_o substitute_v other_o of_o approve_a virtue_n who_o may_v excite_v the_o 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such_o which_o he_o shall_v confer_v on_o other_o will_v no_o more_o shine_v in_o he_o so_o that_o majesty_n will_v be_v obscure_v nor_o will_v any_o make_v their_o application_n to_o he_o but_o to_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v grant_v such_o honour_n tiberius_n will_v not_o permit_v even_o his_o mother_n livia_n to_o receive_v those_o particular_a honour_n which_o the_o senate_n design_v because_o he_o think_v it_o will_v diminish_v his_o authority_n ann_n authority_n caeterum_fw-la anxius_fw-la inuidia_fw-la &_o muliebâ—e_fw-la fastigium_fw-la in_o diminutionem_fw-la svi_fw-la â—ccipiens_fw-la ne_fw-la lictorem_fw-la quiâ—â—em_fw-la ei_fw-la decern_v 〈◊〉_d tac._n 1._o ann_n even_o ceremony_n which_o be_v introduce_v either_o by_o chance_n or_o flattery_n and_o be_v now_o peculiar_a to_o the_o prince_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v common_a to_o other_o for_o though_o they_o be_v vain_a and_o empty_a they_o mark_v out_o the_o border_n of_o majesty_n to_o respect_n and_o veneration_n tiberius_n be_v disgu_v that_o the_o same_o public_a prayer_n be_v make_v for_o nero_n and_o drusus_n which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o though_o they_o be_v his_o son_n and_o successor_n in_o the_o empire_n ann_n empire_n tum_o verò_fw-la aequari_fw-la adolescentes_fw-la senectae_fw-la suae_fw-la vis_fw-la hoentèr_fw-la indoluit_fw-la tac._n 4._o ann_n the_o honour_n of_o prince_n vanish_v when_o make_v common_a by_o promiscuous_a flattery_n ann_n flattery_n vanescit_fw-la augusti_fw-la honour_n si_fw-mi promisâ—_n noribus_fw-la vulgâ—tur_fw-la tac._n 4._o ann_n sometime_o though_o as_o when_o minister_n do_v personate_v the_o prince_n in_o his_o absence_n the_o same_o honour_n and_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v they_o as_o be_v due_a to_o the_o prince_n if_o present_a as_o we_o fee_v in_o vice-roys_n and_o court_n of_o supreme_a authority_n which_o like_a star_n shine_v in_o the_o sun_n absence_n but_o not_o in_o his_o presence_n for_o then_o those_o mark_n of_o honour_n be_v pay_v to_o the_o royal_a dignity_n represent_v in_o the_o minister_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o picture_n of_o majesty_n and_o the_o reflection_n of_o supreme_a authority_n emblem_n lix_n nature_n the_o provident_a disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n have_v divide_v country_n from_o one_o another_o and_o hedge_v they_o in_o sometime_o with_o mountain_n like_o â—ast_a wall_n sometime_o entrench_v they_o about_o with_o deep_a river_n and_o sometime_o with_o the_o ocean_n itself_o that_o she_o â—ight_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o design_n of_o humane_a ambition_n for_o â—he_n same_o reason_n she_o have_v constitute_v different_a climate_n nature_n language_n and_o custom_n that_o in_o this_o great_a diversity_n of_o nation_n each_o may_v live_v amicable_o and_o in_o unity_n among_o themselves_o not_o easy_o give_v way_n to_o the_o power_n and_o tyranny_n of_o invader_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o these_o bar_n and_o fence_n of_o nature_n able_a to_o check_v this_o insatiable_a desire_n 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muscovy_n who_o in_o invade_v his_o kingdom_n lose_v his_o own_o witâ—_n his_o life_n about_o the_o edge_n of_o which_o be_v this_o inscription_n this_o prince_n by_o covet_v i_o lose_v his_o own_o almost_o the_o same_o thing_n befall_v king_n sancho_n who_o woulâ—_n have_v robe_v his_o brother_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o their_o father_n king_n ferdinand_n have_v divide_v between_o '_o they_o ambition_n be_v in_o danger_n when_o it_o but_o put_v its_o arm_n out_o of_o its_o territory_n like_o the_o snail_n which_o run_v a_o risque_n whenever_o it_o peep_v out_o oâ—_n its_o shell_n cic_fw-la shell_n testâ—dinem_fw-la ubi_fw-la collecta_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la tegmen_fw-la est_fw-la tutam_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la ubi_fw-la exerit_fw-la part_n aliquas_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la nudavit_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la at_o que_fw-fr iâ—_n mum_o habere_fw-la cic_fw-la and_o though_o tyridates_n say_v that_o it_o be_v for_o private_a man_n to_o maintain_v their_o own_o but_o for_o king_n to_o invade_v other_o ann_n other_o et_fw-la sva_fw-la retinere_fw-la privatae_fw-la domus_fw-la alienis_fw-la ceâ—â—â—_n regiam_fw-la laudem_fw-la esse_fw-la tac._n 15._o ann_n yet_o this_o be_v only_o then_o when_o reason_n and_o prudenâ—â—_n advise_v it_o and_o when_o power_n have_v no_o other_o tribunal_n than_o that_o oâ—_n arm_n for_o whoever_o unjust_o rob_v another_o of_o his_o kingdom_n give_v other_o opportunity_n and_o right_a to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o he_o first_o let_v a_o prince_n consider_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o own_o before_o 〈◊〉_d think_v of_o invade_v another_o kingdom_n curtius_n kingdom_n svam_fw-la cuique_fw-la fortunam_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—lio_fw-la habeat_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la â—lieno_fw-la deliberate_a curtius_n for_o which_o reâ—son_n the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n i._o use_v to_o say_v it_o be_v bettâ—â—_n to_o govern_v well_o than_o to_o enlarge_v a_o kingdom_n if_o king_n alphonso_v the_o wise_a have_v take_v this_o advice_n he_o have_v never_o 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they_o but_o succession_n make_v these_o negligent_a and_o careless_a whence_o it_o be_v a_o observation_n that_o those_o who_o acquire_v kingdom_n usual_o keep_v they_o and_o those_o who_o receive_v they_o lose_v they_o 9_o they_o qui_fw-la occuparunt_fw-la imperia_fw-la eoâ—um_fw-la plerique_fw-la eadem_fw-la retinuâ—runt_fw-la qui_fw-la vero_fw-la tradita_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la accepere_fw-la hi_o statim_fw-la ferâ—_n omnes_fw-la amiserunt_fw-la arist._n 5._o pol._n 9_o the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v that_o kingdom_n pass_v from_o one_o nation_n to_o another_o because_o of_o injustice_n injury_n and_o deceit_n 8._o deceit_n eccles._n 1._o 8._o i_o conclude_v the_o present_a discourse_n with_o two_o caution_n first_o that_o the_o preservation_n of_o state_n do_v not_o always_o depend_v on_o their_o be_v far_o from_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n but_o sometime_o on_o their_o be_v near_o they_o 8._o they_o conservantur_fw-la etiam_fw-la respub_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la quiâ—_n 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those_o employment_n which_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o their_o affect_a grandeur_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o the_o bound_n between_o the_o nobility_n and_o the_o commonalty_n be_v not_o so_o well_o distinguish_v with_o we_o as_o in_o germany_n but_o as_o noble_a and_o well-employed_a labour_n be_v advantageous_a that_o which_o be_v nice_a and_o superfluous_a be_v prejudicial_a for_o man_n mind_n be_v not_o less_o effeminate_a by_o soft_a and_o easy_a employment_n than_o by_o idleness_n wherefore_o the_o prince_n ought_v to_o take_v particular_a care_n to_o employ_v his_o subject_n in_o such_o art_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o state_n not_o to_o luxury_n and_o debauchery_n how_o many_o hand_n be_v vain_o weary_v in_o adorn_v one_o finger_n and_o how_o few_o in_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o body_n how_o many_o be_v employ_v in_o make_v conveniency_n for_o pleasure_n and_o recreation_n and_o how_o few_o in_o make_v necessary_a work_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o city_n how_o many_o in_o garden_v and_o form_v curious_a figure_n in_o box_n or_o myrtle_n and_o how_o few_o in_o agriculture_n whence_o we_o see_v kingdom_n abound_v so_o much_o in_o superfluous_a trifle_n and_o want_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o necessary_a since_o therefore_o labour_n be_v so_o conducive_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o state_n the_o prince_n ought_v to_o take_v care_n that_o it_o be_v continual_a and_o not_o be_v hinder_v by_o too_o great_a a_o number_n of_o holiday_n such_o as_o the_o people_n through_o a_o kind_n of_o pious_a levity_n dedicate_v to_o divine_a worship_n for_o experience_n show_v we_o that_o such_o be_v more_o employ_v in_o profane_a game_n and_o sport_n than_o religious_a exercise_n but_o if_o labourer_n will_v spend_v those_o day_n as_o we_o read_v st._n isidore_n of_o madrid_n do_v it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v that_o the_o time_n will_v not_o be_v lose_v and_o that_o angel_n will_v descend_v and_o hold_v the_o plough_n but_o experience_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a one_o holiday_n in_o which_o all_o art_n and_o trade_n cease_v be_v more_o considerable_a than_o any_o tax_n and_o as_o st._n chrysostom_n say_v saint_n take_v no_o delight_n in_o be_v worship_v at_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o poor_a matth._n poor_a non_fw-la gaudent_fw-la martyr_n quando_fw-la exillis_fw-la pecuniis_fw-la honorantur_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la pauperes_fw-la plorant_fw-la st._n chrysoft_a sup_n matth._n so_o that_o holiday_n and_o working-day_n shall_v be_v so_o divide_v as_o that_o those_o may_v not_o hinder_v the_o other_o annal._n other_o oportere_fw-la dividi_fw-la sacros_fw-la &_o negotiosos_fw-la dies_fw-la quibus_fw-la diviâ—a_fw-la colerentur_fw-la &_o humana_fw-la non_fw-la impedirent_fw-la tac._n 13._o annal._n and_o it_o be_v argue_v in_o the_o council_n of_o mentz_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n leo_n iii_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o better_a either_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o less_o number_n or_o else_o to_o transferr_v some_o of_o they_o to_o the_o next_o sundays_n though_o general_o the_o end_n of_o all_o action_n be_v rest_n yet_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o government_n for_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o prince_n and_o state_n to_o labour_n but_o their_o labour_n must_v also_o be_v continual_a one_o hour_n negligence_n in_o a_o garrison_n frustrate_v the_o care_n and_o vigilance_n of_o many_o month_n the_o roman_a empire_n which_o have_v be_v support_v by_o the_o labour_n and_o valour_n of_o six_o age_n be_v ruin_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o a_o few_o month_n spain_n will_v scarce_o repair_v the_o loss_n in_o eight_o year_n which_o it_o sustain_v in_o eight_o month_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o interposition_n of_o idleness_n between_o the_o acquisition_n and_o preservation_n of_o empire_n the_o husbandman_n have_v no_o soon_o get_v his_o harvest_n into_o the_o barn_n but_o he_o immediate_o go_v to_o plough_n again_o his_o labour_n never_o end_v but_o continual_o renew_v if_o he_o shall_v rely_v upon_o his_o grainery_n and_o leave_v his_o land_n untilled_a he_o will_v soon_o find_v one_o empty_a and_o the_o other_o overrun_v with_o weed_n and_o brier_n but_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o husbandman_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o he_o have_v his_o set-time_n of_o sow_v and_o reap_v but_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o for_o in_o government_n all_o month_n be_v september_n to_o sow_n and_o august_n to_o reap_v in_o let_v not_o a_o prince_n believe_v that_o the_o pain_n and_o labour_n of_o his_o ancestor_n excuse_v he_o for_o this_o motion_n must_v be_v continual_a and_o as_o decline_a thing_n sure_o fall_v unless_o support_v by_o some_o new_a force_n so_o do_v empire_n unless_o sustain_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o successor_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o we_o have_v observe_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o kingdom_n when_o any_o monarchy_n shall_v be_v once_o institute_v and_o found_v it_o shall_v never_o be_v idle_a but_o shall_v imitate_v heaven_n who_o orb_n continue_v their_o motion_n from_o their_o first_o creation_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v once_o stop_v the_o generation_n and_o production_n of_o all_o thing_n will_v cease_v the_o exercise_n of_o state_n shall_v be_v always_o continual_a and_o vigorous_a and_o not_o be_v corrupt_v by_o idleness_n or_o intermission_n as_o we_o see_v the_o sea_n if_o not_o agitate_a by_o the_o wind_n be_v keep_v in_o motion_n by_o its_o tide_n citizens_z who_o careless_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o pleasure_n and_o luxury_n without_o ever_o move_v their_o hand_n to_o work_n or_o labour_n be_v their_o own_o great_a enemy_n such_o idleness_n plot_n against_o the_o law_n and_o government_n and_o be_v nourish_v by_o vice_n from_o whence_o proceed_v all_o the_o internal_a and_o external_n misfortune_n of_o state_n that_o repose_v only_o be_v commendable_a and_o beneficial_a which_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o peace_n and_o which_o be_v employ_v in_o trade_n and_o employment_n and_o exercise_n military_a and_o civil_a by_o which_o all_o enjoy_v a_o serene_a peaceable_a and_o secure_a tranquillity_n emblem_n lxxii_o the_o steel_n will_v lose_v its_o spring_n and_o the_o string_n its_o force_n if_o a_o bow_n be_v always_o bend_v labour_n be_v necessary_a and_o beneficial_a but_o can_v continue_v without_o some_o intermission_n the_o yoke_n do_v not_o always_o hang_v upon_o the_o ox_n neck_n the_o force_n and_o vigour_n of_o thing_n consist_v in_o vicissitude_n from_o motion_n come_v rest_n and_o from_o thence_o motion_n again_o educat_fw-la again_o nostram_fw-la omnem_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_fw-la remissionem_fw-la atque_fw-la studium_fw-la esse_fw-la divisâ—â—_n plat._n de_fw-la lib._n educat_fw-la nothing_o say_v the_o wise_a alphonso_n can_v continue_v long_o which_o take_v no_o respite_n even_o land_n must_v be_v fallowed_a that_o it_o may_v afterward_o bring_v better_a crop_n virtue_n be_v refresh_v and_o strengthen_v by_o rest_n 9_o
for_o god_n before_o their_o prince_n as_o also_o when_o the_o prince_n command_n be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o patrimony_n or_o reputation_n or_o inconsistent_a with_o good_a government_n and_o depend_v upon_o the_o knowledge_n of_o some_o particular_a matter_n of_o fact_n or_o last_o when_o distance_n or_o other_o accident_n shall_v seem_v to_o have_v make_v such_o a_o alteration_n in_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n that_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o gather_v that_o have_v the_o prince_n know_v these_o before_o he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v those_o order_n in_o this_o case_n provide_v however_o there_o be_v no_o other_o considerable_a danger_n in_o delay_v they_o may_v be_v defer_v and_o except_v against_o modest_o however_o and_o with_o all_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o authority_n and_o judgement_n with_o this_o hope_n at_o least_o that_o upon_o better_a information_n he_o may_v command_v what_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o be_v do_v thus_o the_o great_a captain_n do_v when_o contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n he_o stay_v at_o naples_n with_o his_o army_n consider_v with_o what_o impatience_n the_o italian_a prince_n expect_v the_o result_n of_o the_o interview_n between_o the_o two_o king_n ferdinand_n and_o his_o son-in-law_n philip_n i._o and_o what_o a_o desperate_a condition_n the_o affair_n of_o naples_n will_v be_v in_o if_o he_o abandon_v they_o at_o that_o juncture_n for_o all_o this_o if_o the_o minister_n know_v his_o prince_n to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o his_o own_o counsel_n as_o rather_o to_o do_v amiss_o than_o admit_v of_o instruction_n he_o may_v hold_v his_o tongue_n and_o dissemble_v for_o it_o be_v downright_a folly_n for_o he_o to_o expose_v himself_o to_o danger_n without_o hope_n of_o a_o remedy_n corbulo_n be_v already_o engage_v in_o some_o considerable_a enterprise_n but_o the_o emperor_n have_v command_v he_o to_o desist_v he_o retire_v for_o though_o he_o know_v those_o order_n be_v unadvised_o give_v yet_o he_o will_v not_o ruin_v himself_o by_o disobey_v they_o annal._n they_o jam_fw-la castra_fw-la in_o hostili_fw-la loco_fw-la moliebatur_fw-la corbulo_n acceptis_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la 〈◊〉_d imperatore_n literis_fw-la quibus_fw-la se_fw-la recipere_fw-la jubebatur_fw-la re_fw-la subita_fw-la quanquam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d simul_fw-la offenderentur_fw-la metus_fw-la ex_fw-la imperatore_n contemptus_fw-la ex_fw-la barbaris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d brium_fw-la apud_fw-la socios_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la prolocutus_fw-la quam_fw-la â—eatos_fw-la quosâ—am_fw-la deuce_n 〈◊〉_d fignum_fw-la recepâ—ui_fw-la dedit_fw-la tac._n l._n 11._o annal._n no_o order_n require_v so_o punctual_a observance_n in_o the_o minister_n as_o those_o which_o relate_v to_o matter_n of_o state_n in_o this_o case_n unless_o the_o abovementioned_a circumstance_n occur_v or_o there_o be_v otherwise_o any_o considerable_a evident_a danger_n in_o the_o execution_n he_o be_v implicit_o to_o obey_v without_o give_v any_o heed_n to_o his_o private_a opinion_n and_o argument_n for_o the_o design_n of_o prince_n be_v often_o too_o deep_o root_v to_o be_v penetrate_v by_o the_o minister_n or_o rather_o they_o will_v not_o have_v he_o dive_v into_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v side_n with_o the_o prince_n command_n and_o presume_v upon_o his_o prudence_n that_o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v hence_o dolabella_n when_o command_v by_o tiberius_n to_o bring_v the_o nine_o legion_n out_o of_o germany_n ready_o obey_v although_o he_o want_v not_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n annal._n contrary_n jussa_fw-la principis_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la incerta_fw-la belli_fw-la metuens_fw-la tac._n l._n 4._o annal._n if_o every_o one_o have_v liberty_n to_o canvas_v and_o examine_v what_o be_v enjoin_v all_o thing_n will_v be_v confound_v and_o infinite_a opportunity_n lose_v a_o kingdom_n as_o have_v be_v say_v elsewhere_o be_v like_o a_o musical_a instrument_n who_o string_n the_o prince_n tune_n 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to_o be_v always_o allow_v to_o question_n whether_o what_o be_v command_v be_v the_o prince_n will_n or_o not_o a_o abuse_n which_o usual_o have_v its_o first_o rise_n from_o their_o know_v it_o not_o to_o be_v his_o own_o hand_n that_o proportion_n and_o polish_v the_o stone_n design_v for_o the_o edifice_n of_o government_n but_o suppose_v it_o be_v another_o yet_o due_a honour_n and_o submission_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o command_n no_o less_o than_o if_o they_o come_v from_o his_o own_o will_n and_o judgement_n or_o else_o there_o will_v be_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n zealous_a and_o prudent_a obedience_n reverence_v the_o bare_a hand_n and_o seal_n of_o its_o sovereign_n but_o if_o prince_n be_v too_o remote_a and_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o their_o order_n come_v too_o late_o even_o after_o the_o event_n or_o that_o variety_n of_o accident_n particular_o in_o affair_n of_o war_n may_v not_o allow_v time_n for_o deliberation_n and_o there_o be_v certain_a intelligence_n that_o the_o opportunity_n will_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n lose_v it_o will_v be_v prudence_n to_o give_v full_a power_n of_o act_v as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v lest_o that_o happen_v which_o befall_v vespasian_n in_o the_o civil_a war_n with_o vitellius_n when_o distance_n of_o place_n make_v the_o counsel_n come_v after_o the_o event_n to_o avoid_v which_o inconveniency_n tiberius_n upon_o send_v drusus_n to_o command_v the_o german_a legion_n join_v with_o he_o some_o prudent_a and_o experience_a counsellor_n who_o he_o may_v consult_v as_o occasion_n require_v but_o a_o full_a power_n to_o act_n as_o he_o see_v opportunity_n when_o helvidius_n priscus_n be_v send_v into_o armenia_n he_o have_v a_o commission_n to_o act_n as_o he_o see_v occasion_n inâ—fine_v this_o be_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o roman_a senate_n to_o leave_v all_o to_o the_o discretion_n and_o conduct_n of_o their_o commander_n and_o to_o recommend_v nothing_o in_o 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destroy_v under_o those_o of_o the_o oppression_n of_o tax_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n and_o now_o the_o tyranny_n be_v grow_v powerful_a can_v neither_o recover_v themselves_o again_o nor_o re-establish_a their_o force_n and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o venom_n may_v turn_v into_o nature_n the_o roman_n invent_v colony_n and_o introduce_v the_o latin_a tongue_n thus_o to_o efface_v the_o distinction_n of_o nation_n and_o leave_v the_o roman_n alone_o to_o enjoy_v the_o empire_n of_o all_o this_o be_v that_o eagle_n in_o ezekiel_n vision_n with_o great_a wing_n and_o many_o feather_n 7._o feather_n and_o there_o be_v also_o another_o eagle_n with_o great_a wing_n and_o many_o feather_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 17._o 7._o or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o many_o talon_n because_o such_o be_v its_o feather_n how_o often_o do_v man_n think_v they_o stand_v under_o the_o one_o when_o they_o be_v real_o under_o the_o other_o how_o often_o do_v they_o 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admit_v foreign_a army_n into_o their_o state_n for_o their_o defence_n and_o protection_n let_v germany_n tell_v we_o how_o it_o find_v itself_o under_o the_o patronage_n of_o sweden_n now_o the_o noble_a circle_n of_o its_o province_n heretofore_o the_o splendour_n and_o support_v of_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n be_v divide_v and_o break_v now_o those_o sparkle_a diamond_n the_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n its_o ancient_a ornament_n be_v sully_v and_o unset_a the_o order_n of_o its_o state_n overthrow_v and_o confound_v the_o harmony_n of_o its_o politic_a government_n destroy_v its_o ancient_a nobility_n strip_v and_o impoverish_v that_o of_o all_o its_o province_n which_o know_v best_o how_o to_o assert_v its_o liberty_n now_o without_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o it_o be_v trample_v under_o foot_n and_o lay_v waste_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o sword_n of_o foreign_a nation_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o will_n of_o a_o thousand_o
to_o impose_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o arm_n when_o success_n be_v yet_o dubious_a to_o show_v a_o desire_n of_o peace_n betray_v weakness_n and_o give_v heart_n to_o the_o enemy_n he_o that_o be_v too_o passionate_a for_o it_o at_o such_o a_o time_n never_o obtain_v it_o valour_n and_o resolution_n be_v much_o better_a persuasive_n to_o it_o let_v the_o prince_n then_o love_v peace_n yet_o not_o to_o that_o degree_n as_o to_o commit_v injustice_n or_o suffer_v indignity_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o let_v â—im_v not_o look_v on_o that_o he_o have_v make_v with_o a_o neighbour_n superior_a in_o strength_n to_o be_v safe_a for_o it_o can_v never_o be_v where_o the_o one_o be_v powerful_a the_o other_o weak_a â—â—rm_n weak_a quia_fw-la inter_fw-la innocent_n &_o validos_fw-la â—also_fw-la quâ—escunt_fw-la tac._n de_fw-fr mor._n â—â—rm_n ambition_n know_v not_o how_o to_o contain_v itself_o where_o â—here_o be_v a_o prospect_n of_o usurp_a any_o thing_n and_o specious_a name_n and_o pretext_n of_o moderation_n and_o justice_n be_v never_o want_v to_o he_o that_o seek_v to_o enlarge_v his_o doâ—inions_n and_o aspire_v to_o be_v a_o monarch_n for_o one_o who_o be_v so_o already_o aim_v at_o nothing_o more_o than_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o own_o grandeur_n without_o go_v to_o entrench_v â—pon_n that_o of_o another_o or_o design_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o ibid._n it_o vbi_fw-la manu_fw-la agitur_fw-la modestia_fw-la ac_fw-la probitas_fw-la nomina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la tac._n ibid._n emblem_n xcix_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o value_v the_o quietness_n of_o the_o harbour_n who_o have_v not_o feel_v the_o storm_n nor_o be_v he_o sensible_a of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o peace_n that_o have_v never_o taste_v the_o bitterness_n of_o war_n then_o first_o this_o wild_a beast_n the_o swear_a enemy_n of_o life_n appear_v in_o its_o true_a colour_n when_o it_o be_v tame_v to_o that_o agree_v samson_n be_v riddle_n of_o the_o dead_a lion_n in_o who_o mouth_n bee_n swarm_v and_o wrought_v their_o honey-comb_n 8._o honey-comb_n and_o behold_v there_o be_v a_o swarm_n of_o bee_n and_o honey_n in_o the_o carcase_n of_o the_o lion_n judg._n 14._o 8._o for_o when_o war_n be_v end_v peace_n open_v the_o door_n of_o commerce_n bring_v the_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n re-establishes_a the_o exercise_n of_o art_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v plenty_n as_o of_o that_o riches_n which_o free_v from_o the_o fear_n that_o drive_v they_o away_o then_o begin_v to_o circulate_v peace_n then_o as_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n speak_v 12._o speak_v lord_n thou_o wilâ—_n ordain_v peace_n â—or_a we_o for_o thou_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o isai._n 26._o 12._o be_v the_o great_a good_a that_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o mankind_n as_o war_n the_o great_a evil._n hence_o the_o egyptian_n to_o describe_v peace_n represent_v pluto_n the_o god_n of_o riches_n as_o a_o boy_n crown_v with_o ear_n of_o corn_n laurel_n and_o rose_n to_o signify_v all_o the_o happiness_n it_o bring_v along_o with_o it_o god_n have_v give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o beauty_n in_o isaiah_n say_v his_o people_n shall_v take_v their_o rest_n in_o it_o as_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o flower_n vulg._n flower_n and_o my_o people_n shall_v dwell_v in_o a_o peaceable_a habitation_n and_o in_o sure_a dwelling_n and_o in_o quiet_a rest_a place_n isai._n 32._o 18._o et_fw-la sedebit_fw-la popâ—lâ—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o pulcâ—ritudine_fw-la pacis_fw-la vulg._n even_o the_o most_o insensible_a being_n rejoice_v at_o peace_n how_o cheerful_a how_o fertile_a do_v the_o field_n look_v which_o that_o cultivate_v how_o beautiful_a the_o city_n adorn_v and_o enrich_v by_o its_o calmness_n on_o the_o other_o side_n what_o desert_n what_o ruinous_a country_n be_v not_o those_o where_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n have_v range_v scarce_o can_v one_o know_v now_o the_o fair_a city_n and_o castle_n of_o germany_n by_o those_o disfigure_a carcase_n burgundy_n see_v its_o verdant_a periwig_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o die_v in_o blood_n and_o its_o clothes_n once_o so_o gay_a and_o fine_a now_o ragged_a and_o scorch_a up_o with_o amazement_n at_o so_o wonderful_a a_o change_n nature_n have_v no_o great_a enemy_n than_o war._n he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n author_n of_o peace_n justice_n give_v itself_o up_o to_o its_o embrace_n 10._o embrace_n righteousness_n and_o peace_n have_v kiss_v each_o other_o psal._n 85._o 10._o law_n tremble_v hide_v themselves_o and_o be_v dumb_a at_o the_o frightful_a sight_n of_o weapon_n hence_o marius_n excuse_v himself_o for_o have_v do_v something_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n by_o say_v he_o can_v not_o hear_v they_o for_o the_o noise_n of_o arms._n in_o war_n it_o be_v equal_o unfortunate_a to_o good_a man_n to_o kill_v and_o to_o be_v kill_v 1._o kill_v aequè_fw-la apud_fw-la bonos_fw-es miserum_fw-la est_fw-la occidere_fw-la quam_fw-la perire_fw-la tac._n 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