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nor_o yet_o of_o faithful_a become_v disloyal_a for_o such_o imagination_n be_v vain_a for_o the_o prince_n that_o in_o his_o do_n be_v unthankful_a can_v keep_v nor_o retain_v any_o honest_a man_n long_o in_o his_o service_n one_o thing_n the_o noble_a justintan_n do_v with_o narsetes_n whereof_o all_o noble_a and_o sage_a prince_n ought_v to_o beware_v that_o be_v to_o know_v he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v ear_n unto_o his_o enemy_n and_o believe_v they_o but_o also_o before_o they_o he_o do_v dishonour_v he_o and_o shame_v he_o to_o his_o power_n which_o thing_n make_v he_o utter_o to_o despair_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o spite_v a_o man_n more_o then_o to_o have_v before_o his_o enemy_n any_o injury_n or_o dishonour_n do_v unto_o he_o of_o his_o superior_a the_o empress_n sophia_n therefore_o deserve_v great_a reproach_n for_o speak_v such_o dishonest_a word_n to_o narsetes_n to_o send_v he_o to_o thread_v the_o needle_n in_o that_o occupation_n where_o the_o damsel_n wrought_v for_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o noble_a princess_n to_o mitigate_v the_o ire_n of_o prince_n when_o they_o be_v angry_a and_o not_o to_o provoke_v they_o further_o to_o anger_n narsete_v then_o always_o doubt_v the_o empress_n sophia_n never_o after_o return_v into_o naples_n where_o she_o be_v but_o rather_o come_v from_o naples_n to_o rome_n a_o year_n before_o the_o lambards_n come_v into_o italy_n where_o he_o receive_v all_o the_o sacrament_n and_o like_o a_o devout_a christian_a he_o die_v his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o alexandria_n 〈…〉_z in_o a_o cousin_n of_o silver_n all_o set_v with_o precious_a stone_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v and_o a_o man_n can_v tell_v whether_o the_o displeasure_n be_v great_a that_o all_o asia_n have_v not_o to_o see_v narsete_n alive_a or_o the_o pleasure_n that_o sophia_n have_v to_o see_v he_o dead_a for_o the_o unpatient_a heart_n especial_o of_o a_o woman_n have_v no_o rest_n until_o she_o see_v her_o enemy_n dead_a chap._n xvii_o of_o a_o letter_n the_o emperor_n marcus_n aurelius_n send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sicily_n in_o which_o he_o record_v the_o travel_n they_o endure_v together_o in_o their_o youth_n and_o reprove_v he_o of_o his_o small_a reverence_n towards_o the_o temple_n marcus_n aurelius_n sole_a emperor_n of_o rome_n gorbon_n bear_v in_o mount_n celio_n call_v the_o old_a tribune_n wish_v health_n and_o long_a life_n to_o thou_o gorbin_n lord_n and_o king_n of_o sicily_n as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n the_o first_o year_n of_o my_o reign_n i_o write_v general_o to_o all_o the_o isle_n the_o second_o year_n i_o write_v general_o unto_o thy_o court_n and_o palace_n and_o at_o this_o present_a i_o write_v more_o particular_o to_o thy_o person_n and_o although_o that_o prince_n have_v great_a realm_n yet_o they_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o cease_v to_o communicate_v with_o their_o old_a friend_n since_o i_o take_v my_o pen_n to_o write_v unto_o thou_o i_o stay_v my_o hand_n a_o great_a while_n from_o writing_n and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o that_o i_o be_v slothful_a but_o because_o i_o be_v ashamed_a to_o see_v all_o rome_n offend_v with_o thou_o i_o let_v thou_o to_o know_v most_o excellent_a prince_n that_o in_o this_o i_o say_v i_o be_o thy_o true_a friend_n for_o in_o my_o hart_n i_o feel_v thy_o trouble_n and_o so_o say_v euripides_n that_o which_o with_o the_o heart_n be_v love_v with_o the_o heart_n be_v lament_v but_o before_o i_o show_v thou_o the_o cause_n of_o my_o writing_n i_o will_v reduce_v into_o thy_o memory_n some_o thing_n pass_v of_o our_o youth_n and_o thereby_o we_o shall_v see_v what_o we_o be_v then_o and_o what_o we_o be_v now_o for_o no_o man_n do_v so_o much_o rejoice_v of_o his_o prosperity_n present_a as_o he_o which_o call_v to_o mind_v his_o misery_n past_a thou_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_n most_o excellent_a prince_n that_o we_o two_o together_o do_v learn_v to_o read_v in_o capua_n and_o after_o we_o study_v a_o little_a in_o tarentum_n and_o from_o thence_o we_o go_v to_o rhodes_n where_o i_o read_v rhethorike_n and_o thou_o hear_v philosophy_n and_o afterwards_o in_o the_o end_n of_o ten_o year_n we_o go_v to_o the_o war_n of_o pannonia_n where_o i_o give_v myself_o to_o music_n for_o the_o affection_n of_o young_a man_n be_v so_o variable_a that_o daily_o they_o will_v know_v strange_a realm_n and_o change_v office_n and_o in_o all_o those_o journey_n with_o the_o force_n of_o youth_n the_o sweet_a company_n with_o the_o pleasant_a communication_n of_o science_n and_o with_o a_o vain_a hope_n we_o do_v dissemble_v our_o extreme_a poverty_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o many_o time_n and_o often_o we_o desire_v not_o that_o which_o many_o have_v but_o that_o little_a which_o to_o few_o abound_v do_v thou_o remember_v that_o when_o man_n we_o sail_v by_o the_o gulf_n arpin_n to_o go_v into_o hellespont_n a_o long_a and_o tempestuous_a torment_n come_v upon_o we_o wherein_o we_o be_v take_v 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the_o good_a fall_n we_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o if_o all_o fall_n be_v alike_o all_o will_v be_v heal_v and_o cure_v he_o one_o salve_n but_o some_o fall_n on_o then_o foot_n some_o on_o their_o side_n other_o stumble_v and_o fall_v not_o and_o other_o fall_v down_o right_a but_o some_o do_v give_v they_o a_o hand_n i_o mean_v some_o there_o be_v which_o fall_n from_o their_o estate_n and_o lose_v no_o more_o but_o their_o substance_n other_o fall_v and_o for_o very_a sorrow_n lose_v not_o only_o their_o good_n but_o their_o life_n withal_o other_o there_o be_v who_o fall_n who_o neither_o lose_v their_o life_n nor_o good_n but_o their_o honour_n only_o so_o according_a to_o the_o discretion_n of_o fortune_n the_o more_o they_o have_v the_o more_o still_o he_o take_v from_o thou_o &_o i_o great_o muse_v why_o the_o god_n do_v never_o remedy_v it_o for_o when_o fortune_n once_o begin_v to_o overthrow_v a_o poor_a man_n she_o do_v not_o only_o take_v all_o that_o he_o have_v from_o he_o but_o all_o those_o which_o may_n and_o will_v succour_v he_o so_o that_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v bind_v more_o to_o lament_v for_o another_o man_n evil_a then_o for_o his_o own_o proper_a there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o mishap_n of_o the_o good_a and_o adventure_n of_o the_o evil_n evil_n for_o of_o the_o ill_a we_o can_v say_v that_o he_o descend_v but_o that_o he_o fall_v and_o of_o the_o good_a we_o may_v only_o say_v that_o he_o descend_v and_o fall_v not_o for_o in_o the_o end_n true_a honour_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o perfection_n and_o dignity_n that_o a_o man_n have_v but_o in_o the_o good_a life_n that_o he_o lead_v it_o be_v a_o misery_n for_o to_o see_v the_o vain_a man_n of_o this_o world_n when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o get_v any_o thing_n and_o to_o compass_v any_o great_a matter_n of_o importance_n to_o mark_v their_o early_o rise_v in_o a_o morning_n their_o late_a go_v to_o bed_n at_o night_n and_o the_o look_n which_o they_o cast_v upon_o other_o man_n to_o note_v how_o importunate_a they_o be_v to_o some_o and_o how_o troublesome_a they_o be_v to_o other_o and_o afterward_o notwithstanding_o their_o long_a sure_a and_o great_a pain_n a_o other_o man_n which_o â—ittle_o think_v thereof_o come_v to_o that_o honour_n rejoice_v and_o without_o travel_n which_o he_o before_o by_o so_o great_a pair_n and_o with_o so_o great_a expense_n of_o money_n have_v seek_v so_o that_o in_o seek_v honour_n by_o travel_n he_o come_v to_o infamy_n with_o shame_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v sundry_a thing_n lose_v by_o negligence_n and_o many_o more_o by_o too_o much_o diligence_n chap._n xviii_o the_o emperor_n proceed_v in_o his_o letter_n to_o admonish_v prince_n to_o be_v fearful_a of_o their_o god_n and_o of_o the_o sentence_n which_o the_o senate_n give_v upon_o this_o king_n for_o pull_v down_o the_o church_n all_o these_o thing_n most_o excellent_a prince_n i_o have_v tell_v thou_o and_o 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