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young_a person_n admit_v of_o nothing_o severe_a receive_v complaisance_n into_o the_o number_n of_o virtue_n and_o reject_v neither_o decency_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o contribute_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o good_a mien_n comeliness_n have_v great_a charm_n to_o bewitch_v heart_n we_o can_v hardly_o forbear_v have_v a_o inclination_n for_o one_o that_o enter_v into_o a_o company_n with_o a_o good_a grace_n his_o carriage_n and_o his_o countenance_n convince_v we_o of_o his_o merit_n and_o the_o freedom_n which_o appear_v in_o his_o action_n that_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o quality_n to_o know_v how_o to_o dress_v himself_o advantageous_o be_v not_o a_o unprofitable_a science_n a_o courtier_n of_o our_o time_n say_v that_o a_o gentleman_n be_v fine_a enough_o when_o he_o be_v black_a new_a and_o neat_a and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o always_o the_o great_a expense_n which_o denote_v a_o gentleman_n undoubted_o it_o have_v a_o great_a lustre_n but_o it_o be_v uneasiâ—_n to_o make_v it_o continue_v excess_n be_v always_o follow_v with_o inconvenience_n it_o be_v better_a that_o one_o shall_v make_v himself_o ordinary_a clothes_n often_o than_o rich_a and_o wear_v they_o a_o long_a time_n moreover_o his_o chief_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v not_o to_o affect_v strange_a fashion_n or_o any_o out_o of_o the_o mode_n the_o fantastickness_n of_o his_o habit_n give_v man_n cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o of_o his_o manner_n if_o he_o be_v proper_a in_o his_o own_o person_n he_o will_v be_v so_o in_o his_o equipage_n and_o retinue_n it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o consult_v his_o purse_n for_o to_o increase_v or_o diminish_v it_o and_o i_o will_v advise_v he_o rather_o to_o get_v many_o merit_n than_o a_o quantity_n of_o servant_n the_o great_a train_n of_o page_n and_o footman_n which_o pass_v not_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lovure_n make_v no_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o presence-chamber_n it_o become_v only_o the_o lord_n of_o low_a britain_n who_o come_v once_o or_o twice_o in_o their_o life_n to_o show_v their_o nose_n at_o court_n to_o be_v accompany_v like_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o great_a mogul_n these_o be_v but_o wile_n to_o amuse_v citizen_n and_o countryman_n he_o ought_v to_o wear_v such_o a_o garb_n as_o he_o can_v maintain_v a_o long_a time_n and_o which_o may_v secure_v he_o from_o the_o disgrace_n of_o fall_v into_o bailiff_n clutch_n profuseness_n go_v never_o without_o injustice_n and_o folly_n it_o be_v not_o the_o property_n of_o a_o discreet_a man_n to_o contract_v debt_n and_o not_o to_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o pay_v they_o if_o he_o be_v of_o this_o humour_n he_o will_v find_v much_o to_o do_v to_o save_v his_o repute_n and_o not_o pass_v for_o a_o cheat._n what_o i_o speak_v concern_v the_o equipage_n be_v also_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o table_n if_o he_o concern_v himself_o therewith_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v a_o good_a one_o this_o be_v a_o way_n to_o extend_v his_o acquaintance_n but_o no_o sure_a one_o to_o procure_v friend_n the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o who_o dine_v with_o we_o come_v not_o to_o oblige_v we_o it_o be_v very_o much_o if_o they_o forbear_v control_a the_o sauce_n and_o the_o drink_n when_o one_o keep_v open_a house_n the_o whole_a court_n think_v they_o have_v right_a to_o sit_v down_o at_o his_o table_n this_o galimaufry_n of_o man_n will_v make_v i_o abhor_v this_o kind_n of_o expense_n which_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o liberty_n that_o make_v it_o there_o be_v three_o rich_a martyn_n at_o paris_n who_o think_v to_o gain_v great_a credit_n by_o this_o mean_n but_o they_o reap_v no_o other_o benefit_n by_o their_o expense_n than_o to_o be_v call_v martin_n the_o eater_n martin_n that_o be_v eat_v and_o martin_n who_o man_n eat_v for_o my_o part_n i_o look_v upon_o the_o first_o as_o the_o most_o prudent_a the_o pleasure_n of_o good_a cheer_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o pleasure_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v constrain_v i_o will_v very_o much_o approve_v of_o make_v good_a meal_n provide_v they_o be_v not_o ordinary_n free_a to_o all_o comer_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o a_o courtier_n resign_v to_o his_o master_n all_o his_o liberty_n it_o be_v too_o precious_a a_o jewel_n to_o be_v prostrate_v before_o the_o multitude_n he_o ought_v to_o husband_n it_o as_o well_o as_o his_o purse_n the_o farmer_n of_o the_o crown_n revenue_n may_v treat_v at_o their_o table_n private_a person_n out_o of_o that_o which_o they_o extort_v from_o the_o public_a and_o it_o be_v wisdom_n to_o make_v themselves_o consider_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o possess_v of_o great_a value_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o that_o man_n admire_v their_o cook_n and_o their_o plate_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o oblige_v they_o by_o endeavour_v to_o inform_v ourselves_o of_o their_o qualification_n and_o shall_v be_v hardly_o put_v to_o it_o to_o praise_v their_o worth_n this_o counsel_n which_o i_o give_v to_o a_o young_a courtier_n will_v not_o be_v proper_a for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n or_o a_o great_a lord_n who_o fortune_n be_v already_o well_o advance_v to_o these_o a_o table_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o grandeur_n which_o be_v not_o unprofitable_a for_o it_o facilitate_v the_o access_n to_o their_o person_n and_o give_v their_o friend_n who_o court_v they_o a_o opportunity_n of_o receive_v their_o caress_n and_o see_v they_o be_v superior_a to_o their_o guest_n they_o can_v be_v much_o importune_v by_o they_o it_o behoove_v a_o courtier_n to_o know_v and_o to_o consider_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o he_o that_o seek_v his_o fortune_n and_o he_o that_o have_v make_v it_o so_o their_o manner_n of_o live_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v alike_o what_o we_o do_v without_o discretion_n can_v be_v well_o do_v deprive_v a_o man_n of_o this_o guide_n and_o you_o take_v away_o the_o rudder_n from_o the_o vessel_n chap._n xiii_o that_o fortune_n can_v advance_v a_o fool._n although_o i_o shall_v acknowledge_v that_o power_n of_o fortune_n which_o i_o will_v abolish_v stob._n stultitia_fw-la est_fw-la proficiendi_fw-la impedimentum_fw-la stob._n yet_o i_o can_v maintain_v with_o reason_n that_o she_o can_v advance_v a_o fool_n she_o may_v give_v the_o prince_n a_o great_a inclination_n for_o he_o this_o be_v a_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v comprehend_v and_o may_v puzzle_v the_o most_o ingenious_a to_o resolve_v it_o but_o this_o inclination_n will_v proceed_v no_o further_o when_o the_o prince_n shall_v perceive_v what_o a_o bad_a choice_n he_o have_v make_v friendship_n resemble_v fire_n it_o must_v be_v supply_v with_o fuel_n to_o subsist_v prince_n understand_v they_o be_v our_o master_n when_o they_o set_v one_o step_v to_o descend_v to_o we_o they_o believe_v we_o ought_v to_o make_v all_o the_o rest_n to_o ascend_v to_o they_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o we_o shall_v do_v our_o utmost_a to_o please_v they_o who_o owe_v we_o nothing_o do_v out_o of_o their_o own_o goodness_n oblige_v we_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o divert_v they_o and_o conform_v ourselves_o to_o their_o humour_n for_o see_v they_o honour_v we_o with_o their_o favour_n it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o deserve_v they_o there_o be_v always_o find_v at_o court_n many_o fair_a counterfeit_n these_o be_v false_a diamond_n which_o have_v the_o resemblance_n of_o true_a their_o mien_n and_o their_o birth_n make_v we_o conceive_v they_o be_v of_o some_o value_n and_o we_o can_v disabuse_v ourselves_o before_o we_o hear_v they_o discourse_n â—ognoscam_fw-la loquere_fw-la pver_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la â—ognoscam_fw-la by_o this_o socrates_n will_v know_v the_o young_a athenian_a who_o be_v present_v to_o he_o to_o be_v instruct_v there_o be_v but_o little_a difference_n between_o a_o fair_a statue_n and_o a_o man_n of_o a_o good_a countenance_n without_o wit._n i_o will_v advise_v the_o parent_n of_o such_o as_o these_o to_o bring_v they_o seldom_o to_o court_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o countryman_n know_v that_o they_o have_v once_o be_v there_o the_o stay_n which_o they_o make_v there_o serve_v only_o to_o discover_v their_o weakness_n and_o make_v they_o the_o cully_n of_o a_o company_n of_o wit_n who_o lose_v no_o occasion_n of_o divert_v themselves_o at_o their_o clownishness_n a_o little_a rudeness_n be_v pardonable_a in_o those_o poor_a unhappy_a creature_n and_o when_o it_o be_v know_v that_o their_o hand_n be_v nimble_a man_n tongue_n do_v not_o run_v so_o fast_o but_o these_o be_v not_o subject_n fit_a to_o make_v a_o fortune_n they_o want_v counsel_n only_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o commit_v gross_a absurdity_n in_o their_o country_n civility_n generosity_n and_o liberality_n be_v to_o be_v inculcate_v into_o they_o if_o they_o be_v
sell_v by_o r._n tonson_n att_o gray_n inn_n gate_n the_o courtier_n be_v call_v show_v the_o way_n of_o make_v a_o fortune_n and_o the_o art_n of_o live_v at_o court_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o policy_n &_o morality_n in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o concern_v nobleman_n the_o second_o concern_v gentleman_n by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n london_n print_v by_o j._n c._n for_o richard_n tonson_n at_o grays-inne_n gate_n in_o grays-inne_n lane_n 1675._o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n page_n 1._o chap._n 2._o that_o person_n of_o quality_n ought_v to_o seek_v their_o fortune_n at_o court_n page_n 8._o chap._n 3._o two_o way_n of_o advance_v a_o man_n fortune_n page_n 18._o chap._n 4._o the_o speedy_a way_n be_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n page_n 23._o chap._n 5._o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o amour_n of_o his_o master_n page_n 31._o chap._n 6._o that_o great_a fortune_n oftentimes_o blind_v the_o favourite_n page_n 34._o chap._n 7._o a_o example_n of_o a_o wise_a favourite_n page_n 38._o chap._n 8._o the_o method_n of_o live_v with_o our_o friend_n at_o court_n page_n 41._o chap._n 9_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o our_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o envy_v we_o page_n 46._o chap._n 10._o how_o we_o shall_v supplant_v our_o hide_a enemy_n page_n 50._o chap._n 11._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v private_a friend_n and_o how_o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o man_n in_o holy_a order_n page_n 59_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o a_o young_a courtier_n page_n 69._o chap._n 13._o that_o fortune_n can_v advance_v a_o fool._n page_n 75._o chap._n 14._o that_o marriage_n contribute_v to_o our_o fortune_n and_o whether_o a_o nobleman_n ought_v to_o prefer_v a_o princess_n before_o a_o lady_n of_o his_o own_o quality_n page_n 79._o chap._n 15._o whether_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v in_o love_n for_o to_o be_v marry_v page_n 86._o chap._n 16._o whether_o money_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o birth_n page_n 89._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o a_o good_a estate_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v unhappy_a if_o the_o court_n do_v he_o injustice_n page_n 92_o chap._n 18._o that_o the_o cassock_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o raise_v a_o man_n fortune_n than_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o advantage_n which_o may_v accrue_v to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n from_o thence_o page_n 100_o the_o second_o part_n chap._n 1._o that_o no_o man_n be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o fortune_n page_n 107._o chap._n 2._o that_o merit_n be_v proper_a to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o the_o nobility_n ought_v to_o desire_v only_o a_o monarchical_a state_n page_n 110._o chap._n 3._o that_o our_o neighbour_n attribute_v more_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o a_o person_n than_o to_o his_o birth_n and_o of_o the_o prositableness_n of_o commerce_n page_n 118._o chap._n 4._o what_o a_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o practice_n who_o seek_v his_o fortune_n in_o the_o war._n page_n 125._o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o fortune_n of_o a_o gentleman_n depend_v on_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a choice_n which_o he_o make_v of_o a_o master_n page_n 131._o chap._n 6._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o establish_v his_o esteem_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o master_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o service_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v bring_v that_o to_o pass_v page_n 135._o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o serve_v a_o very_a understanding_n master_n or_o one_o of_o no_o great_a wit_n page_n 140._o chap._n 8._o that_o the_o sublime_a science_n do_v rather_o prejudice_v than_o advantage_n a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o sword_n what_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v and_o that_o application_n be_v necessary_a to_o succeed_v well_o in_o all_o affair_n page_n 146._o chap._n 9_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v his_o master_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v demean_v himself_o towards_o he_o page_n 159._o chap._n 10._o that_o he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o negotiation_n of_o his_o master_n affair_n at_o court_n and_o wherefore_o page_n 165._o chap._n 11._o that_o he_o may_v be_v advance_v from_o the_o service_n of_o a_o great_a lord_n to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d he_o king_n prince_n and_o that_o a_o master_n ought_v to_o treat_v a_o gentleman_n courteous_o page_n 174._o chap._n 12._o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v distaste_v at_o his_o master_n be_v cross_a humour_n and_o of_o the_o error_n of_o such_o as_o despise_v the_o charge_n of_o secretary_n page_n 181._o chap._n 13._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o be_v less_o know_v than_o the_o ancient_n page_n 190._o chap._n 14._o that_o a_o gentleman_n who_o perceive_v in_o himself_o a_o natural_a disposition_n to_o study_n aught_o to_o apply_v himself_o thereto_o and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v learn_v without_o his_o inclination_n page_n 1â—6_n chap._n 15._o that_o a_o learned_a gentleman_n â—as_v the_o choice_n of_o all_o profession_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_o requisite_a for_o he_o page_n 202._o chap._n 16._o that_o conference_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o read_n of_o book_n page_n 211._o chap._n 17._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o company_n of_o the_o debauch_a and_o ignorant_a page_n 217._o chap._n 18._o whether_o a_o private_a gentleman_n may_v play_v at_o game_n of_o hazard_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n page_n 222._o chap._n 19_o whether_o the_o knowledge_n and_o exercise_n of_o hunt_v contribute_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o fortune_n page_n 230._o chap._n 20._o that_o the_o treasurer_n be_v the_o most_o profitable_a master_n page_n 233._o chap._n 21._o whether_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o render_v we_o happy_a page_n 236._o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o judicial_a astrology_n of_o the_o folly_n of_o man_n and_o that_o honesty_n real_o make_v our_o fortune_n page_n 242._o license_v december_n 30_o 1674._o roger_n l'estrange_n the_o fortune_n of_o nobleman_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n i._o that_o our_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n depend_v on_o our_o conduct_n antiquity_n seem_v to_o i_o never_o to_o have_v be_v less_o reasonable_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o her_o god_n than_o when_o she_o erect_v altar_n to_o fortune_n for_o what_o can_v she_o hope_v from_o a_o deity_n which_o neither_o see_v her_o sacrifice_n nor_o hear_v her_o prayer_n but_o do_v every_o thing_n by_o chance_n the_o wise_a man_n have_v always_o term_v her_o unjust_a and_o inconstant_a and_o by_o deprive_v she_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o choose_v and_o discern_v confess_v that_o we_o have_v as_o little_a reason_n to_o complain_v of_o her_o frown_n as_o to_o rejoice_v at_o her_o favour_n juvenal_n sed_fw-la te_fw-la nos_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deam_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la juvenal_n nevertheless_o she_o have_v have_v more_o temple_n than_o the_o other_o god_n and_o see_v her_o empire_n be_v extend_v over_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n become_v her_o adorer_n it_o be_v true_a the_o small_a number_n of_o stoic_n never_o own_a she_o to_o be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o capricious_a goddess_n who_o rule_v among_o we_o only_o to_o prove_v the_o force_n of_o philosophy_n ruinae_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_n impavidum_fw-la feriant_fw-la ruinae_fw-la all_o the_o precept_n of_o morality_n be_v chief_o to_o defend_v we_o against_o she_o and_o to_o instruct_v we_o that_o she_o can_v easy_o subvert_v the_o most_o puissant_a state_n of_o the_o world_n but_o not_o discompose_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o philosopher_n flor._n â—fficacior_fw-la â—st_fw-la fortuna_fw-la juà m_fw-la virtus_fw-la quà m_fw-la verume_v illud_fw-la quod_fw-la novens_fw-la effiavit_fw-la non_fw-la in_o rese_v in_o verbo_fw-la tantùn_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la flor._n brutus_n who_o always_o follow_v this_o sect_n when_o he_o die_v acknowledge_v her_o power_n and_o declare_v that_o the_o virtue_n which_o he_o so_o much_o esteem_v be_v not_o able_a to_o encounter_v she_o that_o her_o injustice_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o unhappy_a success_n of_o his_o great_a design_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o impute_v any_o fault_n to_o his_o valour_n who_o have_v dare_v to_o deliver_v rome_n from_o its_o tyrant_n he_o accuse_v she_o alone_o for_o have_v establish_v another_o to_o succeed_v in_o the_o place_n these_o great_a example_n amaze_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o be_v therefore_o more_o worthy_a of_o the_o consideration_n of_o mighty_a monarch_n we_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o state_n wherein_o we_o live_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v account_v ridiculous_a to_o perplex_v our_o mind_n
man_n i_o suppose_v he_o be_v that_o already_o and_o have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o conduct_n to_o arrive_v at_o his_o end_n i_o will_v only_o demonstrate_v that_o wealth_n and_o birth_n do_v infinite_o contribute_v to_o the_o render_v we_o happy_a and_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o honour_n suitable_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o gentleman_n if_o any_o one_o object_n that_o riches_n may_v be_v prejudicial_a i_o answer_v that_o if_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o right_a bias_n of_o the_o thing_n the_o error_n proceed_v from_o we_o and_o not_o from_o they_o they_o be_v good_a of_o themselves_o and_o nothing_o be_v hurtful_a but_o the_o bad_a use_n we_o make_v of_o they_o the_o commendation_n of_o poverty_n with_o which_o we_o meet_v so_o often_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v a_o paradox_n more_o proper_a to_o exercise_v the_o vivacity_n and_o sharpness_n of_o their_o wit_n than_o to_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n have_v philosophised_a of_o it_o very_o much_o at_o their_o ease_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a man_n of_o greece_n both_o for_o their_o birth_n and_o for_o their_o employment_n seneca_n extol_v it_o high_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o vast_a abundance_n and_o though_o he_o so_o often_o insinuate_v nay_o inculcate_n into_o we_o the_o contentedness_n of_o his_o spirit_n yet_o do_v not_o die_v without_o great_a suspicion_n of_o have_v have_v a_o design_n of_o seat_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o master_n and_o benefactor_n without_o doubt_v a_o gentleman_n bear_v rich_a and_o of_o a_o good_a family_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o fortune_n if_o he_o continue_v in_o the_o country_n she_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o go_v find_v he_o out_o there_o he_o ought_v to_o show_v himself_o at_o the_o king_n court_n there_o it_o be_v that_o he_o can_v hope_v to_o raise_v himself_o above_o other_o his_o equal_n provide_v he_o know_v two_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v the_o inclination_n and_o humour_n of_o his_o master_n the_o second_o be_v his_o own_o inclination_n and_o natural_a disposition_n chap._n iii_o two_o way_n of_o advance_v a_o man_n fortune_n there_o be_v two_o way_n of_o advance_v a_o man_n fortune_n one_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o war_n and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o prince_n person_n it_o be_v true_a that_o military_a service_n render_v a_o gentleman_n infinite_o â—ore_o meritorious_a than_o any_o other_o but_o fâ—â—rces_n be_v man_n as_o well_o as_o ourselves_o they_o act_n according_a to_o the_o impulse_n of_o nature_n and_o we_o see_v they_o daily_o bestow_v their_o favour_n and_o caress_n on_o person_n that_o please_v they_o rather_o than_o on_o such_o as_o advantageous_o serve_v they_o we_o have_v in_o our_o time_n see_v a_o person_n raise_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o constable_n of_o france_n for_o have_v teach_v magpie_n to_o fly_v at_o sparrow_n and_o other_o from_o page_n become_v duke_n and_o peer_n and_o in_o former_a age_n those_o who_o can_v cunning_o manage_v the_o intrigue_n of_o a_o maidenhead_n have_v make_v themselves_o great_a lord_n by_o it_o i_o say_v again_o that_o a_o gentleman_n who_o design_v to_o raise_v his_o fortune_n at_o the_o court_n must_v perfect_o understand_v his_o own_o natural_a disposition_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o divert_v his_o prince_n if_o he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n himself_o in_o what_o he_o do_v it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a folly_n for_o a_o person_n to_o seek_v his_o advancement_n by_o hâ—nting_v or_o hawk_v who_o be_v not_o delight_v with_o those_o recreation_n we_o do_v every_o thing_n we_o fancy_v not_o with_o a_o very_a bad_a grace_n because_o our_o soul_n can_v never_o apply_v itself_o to_o any_o object_n that_o do_v not_o please_v it_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v not_o think_v to_o render_v ourselves_o agreeable_a when_o we_o do_v thing_n contrary_a to_o our_o inclination_n neither_o study_n nor_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n can_v correct_v this_o default_n we_o be_v not_o master_n of_o the_o appetite_n which_o nature_n have_v inspire_v into_o we_o and_o whatsoever_o pain_n we_o take_v to_o suppress_v they_o our_o discontent_n will_v sometime_o appear_v and_o make_v all_o our_o force_a complaisance_n ineffectual_a i_o may_v assert_v the_o same_o of_o the_o war_n which_o i_o have_v of_o hunt_v we_o ought_v to_o perceive_v in_o ourselves_o courage_n to_o despise_v danger_n vigour_n to_o endure_v the_o toil_n of_o the_o army_n and_o ambition_n to_o aspire_v to_o great_a charge_n without_o these_o we_o can_v expect_v no_o advantage_n from_o this_o painful_a exercise_n this_o way_n without_o dispute_n be_v the_o most_o honourable_a for_o beside_o the_o wealth_n that_o be_v acquire_v by_o it_o we_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o behold_v our_o virtue_n accompany_v with_o a_o advantageous_a reputation_n and_o a_o renown_n which_o live_v eternal_o in_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n yet_o we_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a for_o among_o those_o that_o aspire_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o marshal_n of_o france_n many_o falter_v in_o the_o enterprise_n it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a inconsiderable_a business_n if_o we_o shall_v rencontre_v no_o other_o obstacle_n but_o hazard_n a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o complain_v when_o he_o die_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o end_n the_o same_o end_n which_o limit_n his_o life_n terminate_v likewise_o his_o design_n his_o hope_n and_o his_o fortune_n there_o be_v two_o other_o thing_n which_o do_v more_o incommode_v he_o the_o first_o be_v that_o his_o advancement_n depend_v from_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o battle_n of_o which_o all_o humane_a prudence_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o assure_v we_o the_o last_o be_v that_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o have_v a_o patron_n of_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o cabinet_n without_o who_o his_o service_n will_v not_o find_v that_o just_a reception_n they_o deserve_v it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o surmount_v these_o two_o difficulty_n which_o render_v this_o way_n by_o war_n to_o great_a honour_n very_o uncertain_a and_o at_o last_o the_o reward_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sovereign_n if_o he_o delight_v in_o war_n he_o do_v often_o ascribe_v to_o himself_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o his_o arm_n which_o he_o frequent_o command_v in_o person_n and_o when_o bad_a success_n happen_v the_o officer_n of_o his_o army_n be_v hardly_o put_v to_o it_o to_o defend_v themselves_o a_o against_o his_o anger_n and_o reproach_n but_o if_o he_o be_v addict_v to_o his_o pleasure_n more_o than_o to_o his_o affair_n he_o see_v almost_o nothing_o but_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o favourite_n who_o represent_v the_o action_n of_o every_o man_n in_o those_o colour_n that_o please_v he_o best_o and_o have_v abandon_v all_o his_o authority_n at_o his_o council_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n become_v a_o slave_n to_o his_o minister_n therefore_o after_o this_o manner_n a_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o employ_v his_o policy_n and_o if_o he_o build_v upon_o any_o other_o foundation_n he_o have_v often_o for_o the_o only_a recompense_n of_o his_o famous_a exploit_n a_o arm_n of_o iron_n or_o a_o leg_n of_o wood_n i_o speak_v of_o such_o gentleman_n only_o who_o make_v great_a dignity_n the_o object_n of_o their_o archioument_n i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o who_o go_v into_o the_o field_n only_o to_o gain_v esteem_n and_o to_o make_v appear_v that_o they_o be_v man_n of_o courage_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o duâ—y_n that_o seem_v incumbent_a upon_o every_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o without_o dissemble_v it_o will_v be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n never_o to_o have_v perform_v some_o gallant_a exploit_n by_o their_o arm_n whenas_o they_o make_v arm_n their_o proper_a profession_n i_o add_v further_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o attempt_v something_o brave_o by_o their_o own_o hand_n to_o establish_v their_o reputation_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a never_o to_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o any_o ignoble_a act_n the_o world_n think_v it_o oblige_v we_o very_o much_o in_o speak_v well_o of_o the_o virtue_n we_o have_v make_v appear_v without_o make_v almanac_n to_o our_o advantage_n nothing_o more_o be_v require_v of_o these_o but_o to_o do_v well_o for_o as_o they_o look_v upon_o their_o house_n as_o a_o retreat_n they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o concern_v themselves_o with_o the_o minister_n or_o the_o court_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o they_o spâ—nd_v their_o whole_a life_n in_o military_a exercise_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o they_o have_v once_o show_v themselves_o and_o pretend_v to_o no_o other_o advantage_n than_o that_o which_o they_o have_v already_o acquire_v which_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v valiant_a they_o may_v reasonable_o â—â—joy_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o in_o their_o own_o family_n with_o the_o pleasure_n
levity_n much_o more_o than_o our_o friend_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o to_o do_v every_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v advantageous_a for_o his_o interest_n forasmuch_o as_o thereby_o we_o run_v a_o great_a risque_n of_o be_v repay_v with_o ingratitude_n without_o expose_v ourselves_o further_o to_o his_o falsehood_n if_o he_o be_v exempt_a from_o these_o vice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v mistrust_v our_o reservedness_n do_v not_o diminish_v our_o friendship_n and_o if_o he_o at_o any_o time_n abandon_v himself_o to_o this_o treachery_n our_o conduct_n give_v we_o no_o cause_n of_o fear_v he_o this_o manner_n of_o live_v seem_v to_o i_o the_o more_o reasonable_a forasmuch_o as_o it_o secure_v our_o interest_n without_o prejudice_v that_o of_o our_o friend_n prudence_n be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o freedom_n but_o with_o levity_n we_o may_v comfort_v ourselves_o with_o they_o about_o the_o disaster_n that_o have_v befall_v we_o take_v their_o advice_n in_o our_o erterprise_n rejoice_v with_o they_o for_o the_o wealth_n and_o honour_n they_o have_v acquire_v interest_n ourselves_o in_o their_o affair_n be_v always_o complaisant_a and_o good-humoured_a to_o they_o assist_v they_o with_o our_o care_n and_o money_n visit_v they_o eat_v with_o they_o entrust_v they_o with_o our_o purse_n our_o paper_n the_o deed_n of_o our_o land_n and_o even_o expose_v our_o life_n for_o their_o service_n these_o be_v token_n of_o freedom_n which_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v they_o since_o we_o have_v esteem_v they_o worthy_a of_o our_o friendship_n these_o in_o divers_a respect_n may_v be_v profitable_a to_o we_o both_o but_o our_o secret_n ought_v to_o remain_v in_o our_o own_o hâ—ads_n and_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o great_a imprudence_n if_o we_o disclose_v it_o see_v it_o do_v not_o concern_v they_o true_a friendship_n have_v more_o noble_a and_o disinteress_v foundation_n if_o it_o be_v perfect_a it_o rely_v only_o upon_o generosity_n i_o shall_v love_v my_o friend_n pure_o because_o he_o be_v amiable_a without_o think_v that_o he_o will_v release_v i_o out_o of_o prison_n if_o i_o shall_v be_v take_v captive_a but_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o unfortunate_a i_o shall_v believe_v myself_o oblige_v to_o loose_v his_o fetter_n i_o ought_v not_o to_o consider_v he_o as_o one_o that_o will_v furnish_v i_o with_o money_n to_o pay_v my_o debt_n although_o i_o shall_v devote_v my_o whole_a fortune_n to_o his_o service_n if_o i_o take_v the_o counterpart_n it_o be_v myself_o i_o love_v and_o not_o my_o friend_n probat_fw-la pater_fw-la tempori_fw-la serviens_fw-la mercatura_fw-la dicitur_fw-la aristot_n vulgus_fw-la amicitias_fw-la utilitate_fw-la probat_fw-la aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o friendship_n that_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o the_o time_n and_o to_o our_o affair_n aught_o to_o be_v call_v a_o commerce_n or_o trade_n it_o be_v after_o this_o fashion_n that_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n love_v their_o friend_n their_o thought_n reflect_v upon_o no_o body_n but_o themselves_o and_o as_o they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o virtue_n so_o they_o have_v no_o use_n of_o it_o there_o be_v only_o one_o interest_n in_o friendship_n which_o can_v consist_v with_o generosity_n that_o be_v to_o wish_v that_o our_o friend_n will_v love_v we_o for_o a_o recompense_n of_o the_o good_a affection_n we_o have_v for_o he_o chap._n ix_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o our_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o envy_v we_o it_o be_v not_o very_o difficult_a to_o carry_v ourselves_o well_o with_o our_o friend_n nature_n be_v our_o guide_n herein_o as_o well_o as_o prudence_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o among_o our_o enemy_n and_o those_o that_o envy_v we_o the_o best_a mean_n to_o make_v these_o despair_n be_v to_o oppose_v a_o great_a goodness_n against_o they_o never_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o arrogant_o towards_o they_o and_o even_o sometime_o to_o procure_v favour_n for_o they_o courtesy_n do_v very_o often_o change_v their_o heart_n emulation_n may_v enter_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n without_o destroy_v in_o it_o the_o beed_n of_o virtue_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o other_o difference_n between_o that_o and_o enâ—y_n but_o this_o emulation_n be_v a_o arâ—ent_a desire_n which_o be_v confine_v to_o our_o own_o interest_n of_o become_v as_o great_a in_o merit_n and_o fortune_n as_o other_o but_o envy_n have_v this_o particular_a quality_n that_o this_o desire_n produce_v in_o we_o a_o regret_n or_o grief_n for_o another_o good_a which_o transport_v we_o to_o undervalue_v he_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n this_o vice_n be_v a_o shadow_n which_o common_o follow_v virtue_n it_o ordinary_o wish_v more_o hurt_n than_o it_o do_v and_o he_o who_o entertain_v it_o be_v the_o worst_a treat_v by_o it_o â—t_z be_v a_o bad_a guest_n who_o set_v fire_n to_o his_o own_o lodging_n and_o at_o last_o when_o he_o can_v have_v his_o effect_n upon_o another_o he_o destroy_v himself_o the_o 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