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pliny_n say_v of_o trajan_n that_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o his_o eye_n to_o forget_v the_o person_n of_o the_o absent_a than_o
reconcile_a enemy_n fit_a to_o be_v informer_n than_o mediator_n affair_n require_v person_n of_o very_a different_a quality_n to_o administer_v they_o that_o man_n be_v above_o all_o the_o most_o proper_a who_o in_o his_o air_n and_o word_n discover_v a_o soul_n of_o candour_n and_o veracity_n who_o private_a person_n procure_v he_o love_n and_o esteem_n in_o who_o jealousy_n and_o cunning_a be_v from_o art_n not_o nature_n who_o can_v keep_v they_o in_o the_o most_o secret_a place_n of_o his_o breast_n when_o they_o require_v concealment_n who_o propose_v with_o sweetness_n hear_v with_o patience_n reply_v with_o force_n dissemble_v with_o discretion_n urge_v with_o attention_n who_o oblige_v by_o liberality_n persuade_v by_o reason_n and_o convince_v by_o experience_n who_o in_o a_o word_n design_n prudent_o and_o execute_v effectual_o it_o be_v with_o these_o minister_n king_n ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n be_v able_a to_o succeed_v in_o all_o his_o erterprise_n the_o good_a 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minister_n so_o nice_a as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d â—eâ—sents_v in_o general_a it_o be_v incivility_n to_o receive_v none_o many_o sâ—â—â—dness_n all_o covetousness_n avarice_n in_o prince_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o state_n 4._o state_n prov._n 29._o 4._o for_o the_o people_n can_v bear_v to_o see_v their_o estate_n in_o danger_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o they_o choose_v to_o preserve_v they_o so_o that_o see_v this_o pretend_a defender_n of_o his_o country_n the_o first_o that_o arm_n himself_o against_o it_o they_o straight_o look_v out_o for_o another_o in_o short_a what_o can_v a_o subject_a hope_n for_o from_o a_o covetous_a prince_n for_o this_o vice_n even_o child_n hate_v their_o parent_n where_o there_o be_v no_o prospect_n of_o interest_n there_o be_v no_o love_n nor_o obedience_n that_o government_n be_v tyrannic_a which_o respect_v self-interest_n more_o than_o the_o public_a good_n king_n alphonso_n the_o wise_a for_o this_o reason_n say_v that_o a_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o covet_v abundance_n of_o riches_n only_o to_o fill_v his_o treasury_n and_o not_o do_v good_a with_o they_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o he_o who_o do_v so_o must_v