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A62424 The annals and history of Cornelius Tacitus his account of the antient Germans, and the life of Agricola / made English by several hands ; with the political reflecions and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot De La Houffay and the learned Sir Henry Savile.; Works. 1698 Tacitus, Cornelius.; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Bromley, William, 1664-1732.; Potenger, John, 1647-1733. 1698 (1698) Wing T101; ESTC R17150 606,117 529

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audiri_fw-la vagitus_fw-la infantium_fw-la he_o ●uique_fw-la sanctissimi_fw-la testes_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o sex_n be_v not_o only_o weak_a and_o unable_a to_o labour_v but_o they_o get_v the_o ascendant_n cruel_a ambitious_a and_o arbitrary_a that_o woman_n have_v late_o be_v see_v to_o march_v among_o the_o soldier_n and_o command_v the_o centurion_n be_v present_a at_o their_o muster_n and_o exercise_n that_o they_o shall_v consider_v when_o any_o have_v be_v charge_v with_o corruption_n much_o be_v object_v to_o their_o wife_n that_o the_o great_a villain_n in_o the_o province_n have_v apply_v to_o they_o who_o have_v undertake_v and_o transact_v their_o affair_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v two_o be_v court_v and_o two_o judgement_n seat_n that_o former_o they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o oppian_n law_n but_o have_v break_v through_o those_o tie_n they_o govern_v not_o only_o their_o family_n but_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o army_n politic_n army_n since_o interest_n be_v that_o common_o make_v man_n behave_v themselves_o ill_a in_o office_n ecclesiastic_n be_v general_o preferable_a to_o other_o say_v cardinal_n richelieu_n not_o as_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o interest_n but_o as_o have_v neither_o wife_n nor_o child_n be_v free_a from_o those_o tie_v engage_v other_o chap._n 7._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr second_o party_n du_fw-fr testament_n politic_n xxxvi_o few_o agree_v with_o he_o many_o interrupt_v testament_n interrupt_v it_o be_v always_o dangerous_a speak_v of_o reformation_n for_o there_o be_v ever_o more_o that_o fear_v than_o desire_v it_o cardinal_n richelieu_n declare_v he_o dare_v never_o begin_v a_o reformation_n of_o the_o king_n house_n because_o he_o can_v never_o do_v it_o without_o encounter_v the_o interest_n of_o many_o that_o be_v constant_o near_o the_o king_n and_o in_o that_o familiarity_n with_o he_o they_o will_v dissuade_v he_o from_o what_o be_v most_o necessary_a in_o the_o state_n to_o prevent_v the_o regulation_n of_o his_o family_n that_o will_v be_v very_o profitable_a to_o he_o chap._n 7._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr premier_fw-fr party_n du_fw-fr meme_fw-fr testament_n say_v that_o be_v not_o the_o matter_n before_o they_o proffer_v they_o because_o not_o propose_v by_o the_o consul_n nor_o the_o prince_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o propose_v matter_n that_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o therefore_o what_o c●cina_n offer_v be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o he_o be_v not_o considerable_a enough_o himself_o to_o undertake_v a_o reform_v of_o proconsul_n and_o other_o great_a magistrate_n that_o go_v to_o govern_v the_o province_n yet_o tacitus_n say_v in_o two_o place_n of_o his_o second_o book_n that_o it_o be_v allow_v they_o to_o quit_v their_o subject_n they_o be_v upon_o when_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o offer_v more_o important_a to_o the_o public_a and_o that_o be_v common_o practise_v by_o the_o senator_n erat_fw-la quip_n adhuc_fw-la frequens_fw-la senatoribus_fw-la si_fw-la 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