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12._o iberia_n be_v modiâ—um_fw-la hyberiae_fw-la regnum_fw-la senecta_fw-la patris_fw-la detineri_fw-la ferocius_fw-la crebriusque_fw-la jactabat_fw-la tac._n annal._n l._n 12._o although_o too_o it_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 11._o spirit_n give_v he_o no_o liberty_n in_o his_o youth_n and_o wink_v not_o at_o his_o folly_n ecclus._n 30._o 11._o to_o father_n not_o to_o give_v their_o son_n liberty_n in_o their_o youth_n nor_o wink_v at_o their_o folly_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o i_o say_v a_o father_n ought_v to_o spare_v no_o pain_n that_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o good_a education_n of_o his_o son_n which_o be_v the_o second_o obligation_n of_o nature_n nor_o let_v fall_v his_o hope_n and_o confidence_n for_o a_o few_o particular_a case_n no_o prince_n be_v ever_o more_o jealous_a of_o his_o child_n than_o tiberius_n yet_o he_o absent_v himself_o from_o rome_n to_o leave_v drusus_n in_o his_o place_n 3._o place_n ut_fw-la amoto_fw-la pâ—tre_fw-la drusus_n munia_fw-la consulatuâ—_n solus_fw-la impleret_fw-la tac._n annal._n lib._n 3._o but_o if_o the_o prince_n will_v prevent_v these_o suspicion_n by_o politic_a method_n let_v he_o allow_v his_o son_n a_o part_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o affair_n both_o civil_a and_o military_a but_o never_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o favour_n for_o by_o the_o former_a the_o applause_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o so_o much_o get_v who_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v take_v with_o the_o liberal_a and_o oblige_a temper_n of_o the_o son_n a_o thing_n not_o very_a please_v to_o the_o father_n who_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n 2._o throne_n displicere_fw-la regnaâ—ntibus_fw-la civilia_fw-la filiorum_fw-la ingeniâ—_n tac._n annal._n l._n 2._o in_o a_o word_n he_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o state_n not_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o subject_n augustus_n who_o well_o understand_v this_o when_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v tiberius_n make_v tribune_n commend_v he_o with_o so_o much_o artifice_n that_o he_o discover_v his_o fault_n in_o excuse_v they_o 1._o they_o quâ—nquam_fw-la â—onorâ—â—â—atione_fw-la quâ—dam_fw-la de_fw-la habitu_fw-la â—â—ltuqâ—e_n &_o institutis_fw-la ejâ—s_fw-la jecerat_fw-la quâ—_n velâ—t_fw-la excuâ—ando_fw-la exprobraret_fw-la tac._n annal._n l._n 1._o and_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o tiberius_n to_o render_v drusus_n odious_a and_o make_v he_o pass_v for_o one_o of_o a_o cruel_a temper_n give_v he_o leave_v to_o frequent_v the_o sword-play_n 1._o sword-play_n ad_fw-la oâ—teâ—tandâ—â—_n saevitiam_fw-la inâ—vendâ—sque_fw-la pâ—pull_a offâ—nsioâ—â—â—_n concessâ—m_fw-la fâ—lio_fw-la materiam_fw-la tac._n annal._n l._n 1._o as_o he_o be_v glad_a when_o any_o contest_v arise_v between_o his_o son_n and_o the_o senate_n 2._o senate_n lâ—tabatur_fw-la tiberiâ—â—_n quum_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la &_o leges_fw-la senâ—tus_n disâ—eptâ—ret_fw-la tac._n annal._n l._n 2._o but_o these_o artifices_fw-la be_v more_o hurtful_a and_o treacherous_a than_o become_v the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o father_n it_o be_v more_o prudent_a to_o join_v with_o the_o young_a prince_n some_o confident_n in_o who_o power_n the_o direction_n and_o management_n of_o affair_n may_v be_v as_o vespasian_n do_v when_o her_o give_v the_o praetorship_n to_o his_o son_n domitian_n and_o assign_v mutian_a for_o his_o assistant_n 4._o assistant_n caesar_n dâ—mitianus_n prâ—â—turam_fw-la capit_fw-la ejus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d epistolic_n edictisque_fw-la proponebatur_fw-la vis_fw-la penes_fw-la mutianum_fw-la erat_fw-la tac._n hist._n l._n 4._o but_o if_o the_o son_n shall_v seem_v to_o harbour_v great_a and_o enterprise_v thought_n such_o as_o may_v give_v just_a apprehension_n of_o some_o ambitious_a design_n against_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o a_o father_n out_o of_o impatience_n of_o his_o long_a life_n the_o best_a way_n will_v be_v to_o employ_v he_o in_o some_o undertake_n that_o may_v whole_o engage_v those_o thought_n and_o cool_v the_o warmth_n and_o vigour_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v this_o make_v pharasman_fw-mi king_n of_o iberia_n put_v his_o son_n rhadamistus_n upon_o the_o conquest_n of_o armenia_n 12._o armenia_n â—gitur_fw-la pharasmanes_n juvenem_fw-la potentiae_fw-la promptae_fw-la &_o study_v popâ—darium_fw-la accinctum_fw-la vergentibus_fw-la jam_fw-la armis_fw-la suis_fw-la metuens_fw-la aliaâ—_fw-la ad_fw-la spem_fw-la traâ—ere_fw-la &_o armeniam_fw-la oftentare_fw-la tac._n annal._n 1._o 12._o but_o as_o this_o caution_n of_o honour_v the_o son_n and_o employ_v he_o in_o place_n of_o difficulty_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a so_o also_o must_v care_n be_v take_v to_o put_v the_o command_n of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o another_o for_o whoever_o be_v master_n of_o they_o rule_v the_o whole_a state_n to_o this_o end_n otho_n give_v his_o brother_n titianus_n the_o name_n and_o reputation_n of_o the_o supreme_a command_n yet_o leave_v all_o the_o authority_n and_o real_a power_n lodge_v in_o proculus_n 2._o proculus_n â—rofecto_fw-la brixellum_n othone_n honour_n imperii_fw-la penes_fw-la titianum_fw-la fratrem_fw-la â—is_fw-la ac_fw-la potestas_fw-la penes_fw-la proculum_fw-la praefectum_fw-la tac._n hist._n l._n 2._o and_o tiberius_n when_o the_o senate_n have_v decree_v germanicus_n all_o the_o province_n beyond_o the_o sea_n make_v piso_n lieutenant_n of_o