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i_o commend_v this_o course_n because_o it_o have_v be_v use_v of_o old_a notwithstanding_o nicolas_n vitelli_n in_o our_o day_n have_v be_v know_v to_o demolish_v two_o citadel_n in_o the_o town_n of_o castello_n the_o better_a to_o keep_v the_o state_n guidubaldo_n duke_n of_o urbin_n be_v to_o return_v into_o his_o state_n out_o of_o which_o he_o be_v drive_v by_o caesar_n borgia_n raze_v all_o the_o fortress_n of_o that_o country_n and_o think_v he_o shall_v hardly_o lose_v that_o state_n again_o without_o they_o the_o bentivolii_n return_v into_o bolonia_n use_v the_o like_a course_n citadel_n than_o be_v profitable_a or_o not_o according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o if_o they_o advantage_v thou_o in_o one_o part_n they_o do_v thou_o harm_n in_o another_o and_o this_o part_n may_v be_v argue_v thus_o that_o prince_n who_o stand_v more_o in_o fear_n of_o his_o own_o people_n than_o of_o stranger_n aught_o to_o build_v fortress_n but_o he_o that_o be_v more_o afraid_a of_o stranger_n than_o of_o his_o people_n shall_v let_v they_o alone_o against_o the_o house_n of_o sforza_n the_o castle_n of_o milan_n which_o francis_n sforza_n build_v have_v and_o will_v make_v more_o war_n than_o any_o other_o disorder_n in_o that_o state_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a citadel_n that_o may_v be_v be_v not_o to_o incur_v the_o people_n hatred_n for_o however_o thou_o hold_v a_o fortress_n and_o the_o people_n hate_v thou_o thou_o can_v hardly_o escape_v they_o for_o people_n when_o once_o they_o have_v take_v arm_n never_o want_v the_o help_n of_o stranger_n at_o their_o need_n to_o take_v their_o part_n in_o our_o day_n we_o never_o see_v that_o they_o ever_o profit_v any_o prince_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o countess_n of_o furli_fw-la when_o count_n hieronimo_n of_o furli_fw-la her_o husband_n be_v slay_v for_o by_o mean_n thereof_o she_o escape_v the_o people_n rage_n and_o attend_v aid_n from_o milan_n and_o so_o recover_v her_o state_n and_o then_o such_o be_v the_o time_n that_o the_o stranger_n can_v not_o assist_v the_o people_n but_o afterward_o they_o serve_v she_o to_o little_a purpose_n when_o caesar_n borgia_n assail_v she_o and_o that_o the_o people_n which_o be_v her_o enemy_n side_v with_o the_o stranger_n therefore_o both_o then_o and_o at_o first_o it_o will_v have_v be_v more_o for_o her_o safety_n not_o to_o have_v be_v odious_a to_o the_o people_n than_o to_o have_v hold_v the_o fortress_n these_o thing_n be_v well_o weigh_v then_o i_o will_v commend_v those_o that_o shall_v build_v up_o fortress_n and_o he_o also_o that_o shall_v not_o and_o i_o will_v blame_v he_o howsoever_o he_o be_v that_o rely_v upon_o those_o shall_v make_v small_a account_n of_o be_v hate_v by_o his_o people_n chap._n xxi_o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o gain_v reputation_n there_o be_v nothing_o gain_v a_o prince_n such_o repute_n as_o great_a exploit_n and_o rare_a trial_n of_o himself_o in_o heroic_a action_n we_o have_v now_o in_o our_o day_n ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n the_o present_a king_n of_o spain_n he_o in_o a_o manner_n may_v be_v term_v a_o new_a prince_n for_o from_o a_o very_a weak_a king_n he_o be_v now_o become_v for_o fame_n and_o glory_n the_o first_o king_n of_o christendom_n and_o if_o you_o shall_v well_o consider_v his_o action_n you_o shall_v find_v they_o all_o illustrious_a and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o extraordinary_a he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n assail_v granada_n and_o that_o exploit_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o state_n at_o first_o he_o make_v that_o war_n in_o security_n and_o without_o suspicion_n he_o shall_v be_v any_o way_n hinder_v and_o therein_o hold_v the_o baron_n of_o castiglias_n mind_v busy_v who_o think_v upon_o that_o war_n never_o mind_v any_o innovation_n and_o in_o this_o while_n he_o gain_v credit_n and_o authority_n with_o they_o they_o not_o be_v aware_a of_o it_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v with_o the_o church_n and_o the_o people_n money_n all_o his_o soldier_n aâ—d_v to_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o his_o military_a ordinance_n with_o that_o long_a war_n which_o afterward_o gain_v he_o exceed_v much_o honour_n beside_o this_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v able_a here_o among_o to_o undertake_v great_a matter_n serve_v himself_o always_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o religion_n he_o give_v himself_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o religious_a cruelty_n chase_v and_o dispoyl_v those_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n nor_o can_v this_o example_n be_v more_o admirable_a and_o rare_a under_o the_o same_o cloak_n he_o invade_v africa_n and_o go_v through_o with_o his_o exploit_n in_o italy_n and_o last_o of_o all_o have_v he_o assail_v france_n and_o so_o always_o proceed_v on_o forward_o contrive_v of_o great_a matter_n which_o always_o have_v hold_v his_o subject_n mind_n in_o peace_n and_o admiration_n and_o busy_v in_o attend_v the_o event_n what_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o these_o his_o action_n have_v thus_o grow_v one_o upon_o another_o that_o they_o have_v neuâ—r_o give_v leisure_n to_o man_n so_o to_o rest_n as_o that_o they_o may_v ever_o plot_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o moreover_o it_o much_o avail_v a_o prince_n to_o give_v extraordinary_a proof_n of_o himself_o touch_v the_o government_n within_o such_o as_o those_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o bernard_n of_o milan_n whensoever_o occasion_n be_v give_v by_o any_o one_o that_o may_v effectuate_v some_o great_a thing_n either_o of_o good_a or_o evil_n in_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o to_o find_v out_o some_o way_n either_o to_o reward_v or_o punish_v it_o whereof_o in_o the_o world_n much_o notice_n may_v be_v take_v and_o above_o all_o thing_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o endeavour_v in_o all_o his_o action_n to_o spread_v abroad_o â—_o fame_n of_o his_o magnificence_n and_o worthiness_n
way_n that_o never_o fail_v when_o thou_o see_v the_o servant_n study_v more_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n than_o thou_o and_o that_o in_o all_o his_o action_n he_o search_v most_o after_o his_o own_o profit_n this_o man_n thus_o qualify_v shall_v never_o prove_v good_a servant_n nor_o can_v thou_o ever_o rely_v upon_o he_o for_o he_o that_o hold_v the_o stern_a of_o the_o state_n in_o hand_n ought_v never_o call_v home_o his_o care_n to_o his_o own_o particular_a but_o give_v himself_o whole_o over_o to_o his_o prince_n service_n nor_o ever_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o any_o thing_n not_o appertain_v to_o he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o prince_n to_o keep_v he_o good_a to_o he_o aught_o to_o take_v a_o care_n for_o his_o servant_n honour_v he_o enrich_v and_o oblige_v he_o to_o he_o give_v he_o part_n both_o of_o dignity_n and_o office_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o many_o honour_n and_o much_o wealth_n bestow_v on_o he_o may_v restrain_v his_o desire_n from_o other_o honour_n and_o other_o wealth_n and_o that_o those_o many_o charge_n cause_v he_o to_o fear_v change_n that_o may_v fall_v know_v he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v without_o his_o master_n and_o when_o both_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o servant_n be_v thus_o dispose_v they_o may_v rely_v the_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o when_o otherwise_o the_o end_n will_v ever_o prove_v hurtful_a for_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o other_o chap._n xxiii_o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v i_o will_v not_o omit_v one_o principle_n of_o great_a importance_n be_v a_o error_n from_o which_o prince_n with_o much_o difficulty_n defend_v themselves_o unless_o they_o be_v very_o discreet_a and_o make_v a_o very_a good_a choice_n and_o this_o be_v concern_v flatterer_n whereof_o all_o writing_n be_v full_a and_o that_o because_o man_n please_v themselves_o so_o much_o in_o their_o own_o thing_n and_o therein_o cozen_v themselves_o that_o very_o hardly_o can_v they_o escape_v this_o pestilence_n and_o desire_v to_o escape_v it_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o fall_v into_o contempt_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o be_v secure_a from_o flattery_n but_o to_o let_v man_n know_v that_o they_o displease_v thou_o not_o in_o tell_v thou_o truth_n but_o when_o every_o one_o have_v this_o leave_n thou_o lose_v thy_o reverence_n therefore_o ought_v a_o wise_a prince_n take_v a_o three_o course_n make_v choice_n of_o some_o understand_a man_n in_o his_o state_n and_o give_v only_o to_o they_o a_o free_a liberty_n of_o speak_v to_o he_o the_o truth_n and_o touch_v those_o thing_n only_o which_o he_o inquire_v of_o and_o nothing_o else_o but_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v inquisitive_a of_o every_o thing_n and_o hear_v their_o opinion_n and_o then_o afterward_o advise_v himself_o after_o his_o own_o manner_n and_o in_o these_o deliberation_n and_o with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o so_o carry_v himself_o that_o they_o all_o know_v that_o the_o more_o free_o they_o shall_v speak_v the_o better_a they_o shall_v be_v like_v of_o and_o beside_o those_o not_o give_v ear_n to_o any_o one_o and_o thus_o pursue_v the_o thing_n resolve_v on_o and_o thence_o continue_v obstinate_a in_o the_o resolution_n take_v he_o who_o do_v otherwise_o either_o fall_v upon_o flatterer_n or_o often_o change_v upon_o the_o vary_a of_o opinion_n from_o whencâ—_n proceed_v it_o that_o man_n conceive_v but_o slight_o of_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v allege_v you_o a_o modern_a example_n peter_n lucas_n a_o servant_n of_o maximilian_n the_o present_a emperor_n speak_v of_o his_o majesty_n say_v that_o he_o never_o advisd_v with_o any_o body_n nor_o never_o do_v any_o thing_n after_o his_o own_o way_n which_o be_v because_o he_o take_v a_o contrary_a course_n to_o what_o we_o have_v now_o say_v for_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o close_a man_n who_o communicate_v his_o secret_n to_o none_o nor_o take_v counsel_n of_o any_o one_o but_o as_o they_o come_v to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v discover_v and_o know_v and_o so_o contradict_v by_o those_o that_o be_v near_o about_o he_o and_o he_o as_o be_v a_o easy_a man_n be_v quick_o wrought_v from_o they_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o what_o he_o do_v today_o he_o undo_v on_o the_o morrow_n and_o that_o he_o never_o understand_v himself_o what_o he_o will_v nor_o what_o he_o purpose_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_v upon_o any_o of_o his_o resolution_n a_o prince_n therefore_o ought_v always_o to_o take_v counsel_n but_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o not_o at_o other_o man_n or_o rather_o shall_v take_v away_o any_o man_n courage_n to_o advise_v he_o of_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o ask_v but_o he_o ought_v well_o to_o ask_v at_o large_a and_o then_o touch_v the_o thing_n inquire_v of_o be_v a_o patient_a hearer_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o perceive_v that_o for_o some_o respect_n the_o truth_n be_v conceal_v from_o he_o be_v displease_v thereat_o and_o because_o some_o man_n have_v think_v that_o a_o prince_n that_o gain_v the_o opinion_n to_o be_v wise_a may_v be_v hold_v so_o not_o by_o his_o own_o natural_a endowment_n but_o by_o the_o good_a counsel_n he_o have_v about_o he_o without_o question_n they_o be_v deceive_v for_o this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n and_o never_o fail_v that_o a_o prince_n who_o of_o himself_o be_v not_o wise_a can_v never_o be_v well_o advisd_v unless_o he_o shall_v light_v upon_o one_o alone_a whole_o to_o direct_v and_o govern_v he_o who_o himself_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a man_n in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v be_v well_o govern_v but_o this_o will_v last_v but_o little_a for_o that_o governor_n in_o a_o short_a time_n will_v deprive_v he_o of_o his_o state_n but_o a_o pr._n nce_v not_o have_v any_o part_n of_o nature_n be_v advisd_v of_o more_o than_o one_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o unite_v these_o counsel_n of_o himself_o shall_v he_o never_o know_v how_o to_o unite_v they_o and_o each_o one_o of_o the_o counsellor_n probable_o will_v follow_v that_o which_o be_v most_o proper_o his_o own_o and_o he_o shall_v never_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o amend_v or_o discern_v these_o thing_n nor_o can_v they_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o because_o man_n always_o prove_v mischievous_a unless_o upâ—n_o some_o necessity_n they_o be_v force_v to_o become_v good_a we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o counsel_n from_o whencesoever_o they_o proceed_v must_v needs_o take_v their_o beginning_n from_o the_o prince_n wisdom_n and_o not_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o prince_n from_o good_a counsel_n in_o this_o chapter_n our_o author_n prescribe_v some_o rule_n how_o to_o avoid_v flattery_n and_o not_o to_o fall_v into_o contempt_n the_o extent_n of_o these_o two_o extreme_n be_v so_o large_a on_o both_o side_n that_o there_o be_v leave_v but_o a_o very_a narrow_a path_n for_o the_o right_a temper_n to_o walk_v between_o they_o both_o and_o happy_a be_v that_o prince_n who_o can_v light_v on_o so_o good_a a_o pilot_n as_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o port_n between_o those_o rock_n and_o these_o quicksand_n where_o majesty_n become_v familiar_a unless_o endue_v with_o a_o supereminent_a virtue_n it_o lose_v all_o awful_a regard_n as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n because_o so_o ordinary_a because_o so_o common_a we_o shall_v little_o value_v be_v it_o not_o that_o all_o creature_n feel_v themselves_o quicken_v by_o the_o ray_n thereof_o on_o the_o other_o side_n omnis_fw-la insipiens_fw-la arrogantiâ_fw-la &_o plausibus_fw-la capitur_fw-la every_o fool_n be_v take_v with_o his_o own_o pride_n and_o other_o flatterye_n and_o this_o fool_n keep_v company_n so_o much_o with_o all_o great_a wise_a man_n that_o hardly_o with_o a_o candle_n and_o lantern_n can_v they_o be_v discern_v betwixt_o the_o great_a man_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o gross_a arâ—_n palpable_a flattery_n and_o especial_o the_o great_a of_o man_n who_o be_v king_n and_o prince_n for_o many_o seek_v thâ—_n ruler_n favour_n prov._n 28.26_o for_o there_o be_v divers_a mean_n where_o by_o private_a man_n be_v instruct_v prince_n have_v not_o that_o good_a hap_n but_o they_o who_o instruction_n be_v 〈◊〉_d most_o importante_fw-la so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v take_v the_o government_n upon_o they_o no_o long_o suffer_v any_o reproover_n for_o but_o few_o have_v access_n unto_o they_o and_o they_o who_o familiar_o converse_v with_o they_o do_v and_o say_v all_o for_o favour_n isocrat_n to_o nicocles_n all_o be_v afraid_a to_o give_v he_o occasion_n of_o displeasure_n though_o by_o tell_v he_o truth_n discernendo_fw-la plutarch_n dâ—_n adulatore_fw-la &_o amico_fw-la discernendo_fw-la to_o this_o purpose_n therefore_o say_v one_o a_o prince_n excel_v in_o learning_n to_o ride_v the_o great_a horse_n rather_o than_o in_o any_o other_o excercise_n because_o
prince_n ruâ—â—â—g_v over_o they_o with_o more_o authoâ—â—â—â—_n for_o in_o all_o his_o country_n there_o â—one_n acknowledge_v for_o superiâ—â—_n but_o himself_o and_o if_o they_o â—d_a obedience_n to_o any_o one_o else_o 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o to_o his_o minister_n and_o ofâ—er_n nor_o bear_v they_o he_o any_o particular_a good_a will_n the_o example_n â—hese_n two_o different_a goverment_n â—w_v in_o our_o day_n be_v the_o turk_n 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o turksâ—ole_a â—ole_z monarchy_n be_v govern_v by_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v all_o his_o vassal_n and_o devide_v his_o whole_a kingdom_n into_o divers_a sangiacques_n 〈◊〉_d government_n he_o send_v several_a â—ther_n and_o those_o he_o chap_n and_o â—nges_n as_o he_o please_v but_o the_o â—ng_v of_o france_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o â—â—dst_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o lord_n â—o_z of_o old_z have_v be_v acknowledge_v for_o such_o by_o their_o subject_n â—d_a be_v belove_v by_o they_o enjoy_v â—â—eir_n preeminency_n nor_o can_v the_o â—â—ng_n take_v their_o state_n from_o they_o without_o danger_n he_o then_o that_o consider_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o state_n shall_v find_v difficulty_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o turk_n state_n but_o when_o once_o it_o be_v subdue_v great_a facility_n to_o hold_v it_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o difficulty_n in_o take_v of_o the_o turk_n kingdom_n from_o he_o be_v because_o the_o invader_n can_v be_v call_v in_o by_o the_o prince_n of_o that_o kingdom_n nor_o hope_v by_o the_o rebellion_n of_o those_o which_o he_o have_v about_o he_o to_o be_v able_a to_o facilitate_v his_o enterprise_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a for_o they_o be_v all_o his_o slave_n and_o oblige_v to_o he_o can_v more_o hardly_o be_v corrupt_v and_o put_v case_n they_o be_v corrupt_v little_a profit_n can_v he_o get_v by_o it_o they_o not_o be_v able_a to_o draw_v after_o they_o any_o people_n for_o the_o reason_n we_o have_v show_v 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a_o oligarchy_n yet_o they_o lose_v it_o the_o roman_n to_o be_v sure_a of_o capua_n carthage_n and_o numantia_n dismantel_v they_o quite_o and_o so_o lose_v they_o not_o they_o will_v have_v keep_v greece_n as_o the_o spartan_n have_v hold_v they_o leave_v they_o free_a &_o let_v they_o enjoy_v their_o own_o law_n and_o it_o prosper_v not_o with_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o deface_v many_o city_n of_o that_o province_n to_o hold_v it_o for_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v not_o a_o sure_a way_n to_o keep_v they_o under_o than_o by_o demolishment_n and_o whoever_o become_v master_n of_o a_o city_n use_v to_o live_v free_a and_o dismantell_v it_o not_o let_v he_o look_v himself_o to_o be_v ruin_v by_o it_o for_o it_o always_o in_o time_n of_o rebellion_n take_v the_o name_n of_o liberty_n for_o refuge_n and_o the_o ancient_a order_n it_o have_v which_o neither_o by_o length_n of_o time_n nor_o for_o any_o favour_n afford_v they_o be_v ever_o forget_v and_o for_o any_o 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do_v not_o believe_v that_o division_n make_v can_v do_v any_o good_a rather_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o when_o the_o enemy_n approach_v they_o city_n divide_v be_v present_o lose_v for_o always_o the_o weak_a part_n will_v cleave_v to_o the_o foreign_a power_n and_o the_o other_o not_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v the_o venetian_n as_o i_o think_v move_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a reason_n maintain_v the_o faction_n of_o the_o guelph_n and_o gibellius_fw-la in_o their_o town_n and_o however_o they_o never_o suffer_v they_o to_o spill_v one_o another_o blood_n yet_o they_o nourish_v these_o difference_n among_o they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o citizen_n employ_v in_o these_o quarrel_n shall_v not_o plot_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o which_o as_o it_o prove_v never_o serve_v they_o to_o any_o great_a purpose_n for_o be_v defeat_v at_o vayla_n present_o one_o of_o those_o two_o faction_n take_v courage_n and_o seize_v upon_o their_o whole_a state_n therefore_o such_o like_a way_n 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his_o horse_n be_v no_o flatterer_n will_v show_v he_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o another_o man_n and_o unless_o he_o keep_v his_o seate-well_a will_v lay_v he_o on_o the_o ground_n this_o be_v plain_a deal_n man_n be_v more_o subtle_a more_o double_a heatred_n they_o have_v a_o heart_n &_o a_o heart_n neither_o be_v their_o tongue_n their_o heart_n true_a interpreter_n counsel_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v like_o deep_a water_n but_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n will_v draw_v it_o out_o prov._n 20.5_o this_o understanding_n be_v most_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o whole_a globe_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o inferior_a orb_n be_v sway_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o high_a and_o therefore_o sure_o it_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n to_o search_v out_o such_o a_o secret_a prov._n 25.2_o his_o counselor_n be_v his_o eye_n and_o ear_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o so_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v true_a to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o true_a report_n of_o thing_n without_o disguise_n if_o they_o prove_v false_a eye_n let_v he_o pluck_v they_o out_o he_o may_v as_o they_o use_v glass_n eye_n take_v they_o forth_o without_o pain_n and_o see_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o worse_a for_o it_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o prince_n counselor_n be_v a_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o prince_n wisdom_n and_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o they_o import_v the_o prince_n credit_n and_o safety_n our_o author_n will_v make_v he_o amends_o for_o his_o other_o error_n by_o his_o good_a advice_n in_o his_o 22._o chap._n whether_o i_o refer_v he_o chap._n xxiv_o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n when_o these_o thing_n above_o say_v be_v well_o observe_v they_o make_v a_o new_a prince_n seem_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v of_o old_a and_o present_o render_v he_o more_o secure_a and_o firm_a in_o the_o state_n than_o if_o he_o have_v already_o grow_v ancient_a therein_o for_o a_o 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lose_v it_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v consider_v those_o lord_n that_o in_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n in_o our_o day_n as_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n the_o duke_n of_o milan_n and_o other_o first_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o a_o common_a defect_n touch_v their_o arm_n for_o the_o reason_n which_o have_v be_v above_o discourse_v at_o length_n afterward_o we_o shall_v see_v some_o of_o they_o that_o either_o shall_v have_v have_v the_o people_n for_o their_o enemy_n or_o be_v it_o they_o have_v the_o people_n to_o friend_n can_v never_o know_v how_o to_o assure_v themselves_o of_o the_o great_a one_o for_o without_o such_o defect_n as_o these_o state_n be_v not_o lose_v which_o have_v so_o many_o nerve_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v a_o army_n in_o the_o field_n philip_n of_o macedon_n not_o the_o father_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a but_o he_o that_o be_v vanquish_v by_o titus_n quintius_n have_v not_o much_o state_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o of_o greece_n that_o assail_v he_o nevertheless_o in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o warlike_a man_n and_o know_v how_o to_o entertain_v the_o people_n and_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o noble_n for_o many_o year_n he_o make_v the_o war_n good_a against_o they_o and_o though_o at_o last_o some_o town_n perhaps_o be_v take_v from_o he_o yet_o the_o kingdom_n remain_v in_o his_o hand_n still_o wherefore_o these_o our_o prince_n who_o for_o many_o year_n have_v continue_v in_o their_o principality_n for_o have_v afterward_o lose_v they_o let_v they_o not_o blame_v fortune_n but_o their_o own_o sloth_n because_o they_o never_o have_v think_v during_o the_o time_n of_o quiet_a that_o they_o can_v suffer_v a_o change_n which_o be_v the_o common_a fault_n of_o man_n while_o fair_a weather_n last_v not_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o tempest_n when_o afterward_o mischief_n come_v upon_o they_o think_v rather_o upon_o fly_v from_o they_o than_o upon_o their_o defence_n and_o hope_v that_o the_o people_n weary_a of_o the_o vanquisher_n insolence_n will_v recall_v they_o which_o course_n when_o the_o other_o fail_v be_v good_a but_o very_o ill_o be_v it_o to_o leave_v the_o other_o remedy_n for_o that_o for_o a_o man_n wouâ—d_v never_o go_v to_o shall_fw-mi believe_v another_o will_v come_v to_o take_v he_o up_o which_o may_v either_o not_o come_v to_o pass_v or_o if_o it_o do_v it_o be_v not_o for_o thy_o security_n because_o that_o defence_n of_o he_o be_v vile_a and_o depend_v not_o upon_o thou_o but_o those_o defence_n only_o be_v good_a certain_a and_o durable_a which_o depend_v upon_o thy_o own_o self_n and_o thy_o own_o virtue_n chap._n xxv_o how_o great_a power_n fortune_n have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o resist_v it_o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a unto_o i_o how_o that_o many_o have_v hold_v opinion_n and_o still_o hold_v it_o that_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n be_v so_o govern_v by_o fortune_n and_o by_o god_n that_o man_n by_o their_o wisdom_n can_v a_o mend_v or_o alter_v they_o or_o rather_o that_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n for_o they_o and_o hereupon_o they_o will_v think_v that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o avail_n to_o take_v much_o pain_n in_o any_o thing_n but_o leave_v all_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o chance_n this_o opinion_n have_v gain_v the_o more_o credit_n in_o our_o day_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a alteration_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v of_o late_o see_v and_o do_v every_o day_n see_v beyond_o all_o humane_a conjecture_n upon_o which_o i_o sometime_o think_v be_o in_o some_o part_n incline_v to_o their_o opinion_n nevertheless_o not_o to_o extinguish_v quite_o our_o own_o free_a will_n i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v true_a that_o fortune_n be_v the_o mistress_n of_o one_o half_a of_o our_o action_n but_o yet_o that_o she_o let_v we_o have_v rule_n of_o the_o other_o half_a or_o little_o less_o and_o i_o liken_v she_o to_o a_o precipitous_a torrent_n which_o when_o it_o rage_v 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