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the_o favourite_n can_v preserve_v their_o friendship_n without_o great_a detriment_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n and_o if_o in_o consideration_n of_o his_o duty_n he_o do_v not_o abundant_o satisfy_v they_o they_o be_v utter_a enemy_n and_o leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a to_o ruin_v he_o it_o be_v therefore_o safe_a not_o to_o be_v more_o engage_v to_o they_o than_o the_o prince_n service_n will_v permit_v endeavour_v only_o to_o gain_v the_o reputation_n abroad_o of_o a_o sincere_a and_o affable_a person_n and_o one_o who_o will_v rather_o preserve_v the_o good_a correspondence_n and_o alliance_n of_o his_o prince_n than_o break_v '_o they_o a_o timely_a application_n of_o these_o preservative_n may_v perhaps_o prevent_v a_o favourite_n fall_v but_o when_o he_o have_v once_o incur_v the_o odium_n and_o envy_n of_o the_o people_n these_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o trick_n and_o artifices_fw-la and_o more_o endanger_v he_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o seneca_n who_o take_v no_o method_n 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care_n and_o danger_n and_o he_o be_v happy_a who_o soon_o and_o with_o most_o reputation_n quit_v it_o i_o have_v describe_v royal_a sir_n the_o practice_n of_o favourite_n but_o not_o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o comport_v himself_o towards_o they_o not_o suppose_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v any_o for_o though_o he_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o have_v more_o inclination_n to_o one_o than_o another_o yet_o not_o so_o as_o to_o devolve_v all_o his_o authority_n upon_o one_o person_n from_o who_o the_o people_n must_v expect_v order_n reward_n and_o punishment_n for_o such_o favour_n be_v proper_o a_o alienation_n from_o the_o crown_n and_o dangerous_a to_o the_o government_n even_o when_o favour_n succeed_v in_o the_o election_n of_o the_o subject_a for_o neither_o will_v the_o people_n so_o ready_o obey_v nor_o so_o awful_o respect_v the_o favourite_n as_o the_o prince_n nor_o be_v he_o so_o much_o concern_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o state_n nor_o be_v he_o so_o immediate_o under_o the_o care_n of_o