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adversity_n make_v i_o fearful_a 18_o fortune_n give_v too_o much_o to_o many_o but_o to_o none_o that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a of_o realm_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n chap._n 41._o 1_o there_o be_v none_o whatsoever_o advance_v or_o that_o can_v attain_v to_o be_v a_o prince_n without_o the_o will_n and_o permission_n of_o god_n 2_o principality_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o command_n be_v give_v by_o fatal_a disposition_n 3_o king_n be_v ordain_v and_o create_v by_o jupiter_n 4_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o any_o shall_v understand_v thing_n better_o than_o a_o prince_n who_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n shall_v be_v a_o help_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n 5_o a_o good_a prince_n ought_v to_o carry_v himself_o towards_o his_o subject_n as_o a_o father_n among_o his_o child_n and_o as_o god_n do_v towards_o the_o world_n 6_o the_o poet_n pindarus_n say_v that_o a_o king_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n and_o example_n to_o all_o other_o 7_o a_o king_n or_o prince_n ought_v to_o show_v himself_o terrible_a and_o severe_a rather_o by_o threat_n and_o menace_n then_o by_o punishment_n and_o execution_n 8_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v valiant_a just_a severe_a grave_a magnanimous_a a_o benefactor_n to_o many_o bountiful_a and_o liberal_a 9_o a_o good_a prince_n be_v know_v by_o the_o good_a quality_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o not_o by_o gold_n or_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a apparel_n 10_o the_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a wisdom_n of_o a_o king_n be_v to_o know_v how_o to_o govern_v himself_o 11_o the_o friend_n of_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o feel_v his_o power_n and_o puissance_n rather_o by_o his_o benefit_n then_o by_o injury_n and_o oppression_n 12_o the_o people_n must_v needs_o complain_v when_o wicked_a person_n come_v to_o be_v their_o prince_n 13_o the_o king_n anaxilaus_n be_v demand_v what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v say_v most_o happy_a in_o any_o realm_n answer_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o any_o benefit_n 14_o alexander_n complain_v himself_o for_o that_o his_o father_n have_v leave_v so_o many_o son_n by_o diverse_a woman_n who_o may_v pretend_v title_n to_o his_o realm_n and_o kingdom_n king_n philip_n his_o father_n say_v unto_o he_o labour_v to_o become_v a_o honest_a &_o good_a man_n and_o then_o by_o thy_o own_o desert_n &_o good_a behaviour_n and_o not_o by_o i_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o enjoy_v and_o inherit_v my_o kingdom_n 15_o alcamenes_n a_o spartan_a be_v demand_v how_o a_o realm_n may_v long_o continue_v in_o happy_a estate_n answer_v when_o the_o king_n that_o reign_v over_o it_o shall_v not_o care_v for_o his_o own_o private_a gain_n and_o profit_n 16_o in_o each_o commonwealth_n this_o above_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v regard_v and_o establish_v that_o office_n be_v not_o set_v to_o sale_n for_o gain_n or_o reward_n 17_o the_o public_a wealth_n be_v the_o life_n of_o a_o city_n and_o where_o the_o law_n have_v no_o force_n it_o can_v be_v name_v a_o weal_n public_a 18_o the_o philosopher_n antisthenes_n be_v demand_v why_o he_o say_v that_o hangman_n have_v more_o humanity_n than_o tyrant_n because_o quoth_v he_o only_o guilty_a person_n and_o offender_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o hangman_n but_o tyrant_n do_v kill_v and_o murder_v the_o harmless_a and_o innocent_a 19_o a_o man_n be_v then_o fit_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v when_o he_o have_v first_o learn_v how_o to_o govern_v 20_o the_o philosopher_n bion_n say_v that_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o a_o good_a and_o just_a magistrate_n to_o depart_v and_o leave_v his_o charge_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n rather_o with_o increase_n of_o honour_n then_o of_o wealth_n 21_o those_o prince_n that_o punish_v they_o who_o do_v outrage_n and_o injury_n to_o other_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o other_o will_v abstain_v from_o proffer_v the_o like_a injury_n 22_o in_o a_o certain_a great_a and_o open_a place_n within_o thebes_n be_v set_v up_o the_o image_n of_o judge_n without_o hand_n and_o the_o chief_a judge_n with_o their_o eye_n blindfolded_a whereby_o they_o show_v that_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v without_o any_o corruption_n of_o bribe_n or_o reward_n 23_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v place_v in_o any_o public_a charge_n or_o office_n admit_v not_o about_o thou_o lewd_a or_o dishonest_a man_n for_o thy_o minister_n because_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o commit_v will_v be_v impute_v and_o attribute_v unto_o thou_o 24_o he_o which_o be_v in_o a_o office_n or_o place_n of_o command_n and_o make_v law_n for_o other_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o govern_v only_o by_o might_n and_o strong-hand_n but_o by_o his_o dignity_n understanding_n and_o other_o virtue_n he_o ought_v to_o make_v himself_o know_v above_o other_o man_n 25_o like_a as_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o attend_v nor_o expect_v that_o the_o morning_n shall_v entreat_v it_o to_o arise_v in_o the_o east_n so_o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o look_v by_o praise_n and_o flattery_n to_o do_v good_a deed_n but_o he_o ought_v of_o himself_o to_o enlarge_v his_o hand_n and_o mind_n to_o bountiful_a and_o liberal_a and_o action_n of_o captain_n of_o war_n and_o of_o their_o commawdement_n in_o time_n of_o battle_n chap._n 42._o 1_o epaminondas_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o theban_n have_v never_o any_o mutiny_n among_o his_o soldier_n 2_o agesilaus_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v demand_v what_o thing_n be_v needful_a and_o necessary_a to_o a_o good_a captain_n answer_v audacity_n against_o his_o enemy_n benevolence_n to_o his_o soldier_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v convenient_a and_o counsel_n for_o the_o manage_n of_o his_o affair_n 3_o pelopidas_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o theban_n be_v to_o go_v to_o his_o army_n his_o wife_n pray_v he_o