Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	abandon_v	good_a	hate_n	18	3	11.2090	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57355	The arts of empire and mysteries of state discabineted in political and polemical aphorisms, grounded on authority and experience, and illustrated with the choicest examples and historical observations / by the ever-renowned knight, Sir Walter Raleigh ; published by John Milton, Esq.; Cabinet-council	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1692 (1692)	Wing R155; ESTC R20812	78,456	250

Perswasion and consequently easily transported by Seditious Leaders Men are naturally disposed to fear those things which threaten Danger and Terror yet unless these Perils by some new Accident be daily revived that Fear by little and little vanisheth and Security recovereth the place Whoso findeth himself contemned or not respected becometh Discontent which Humor in generous Minds breedeth oftentimes Adventerous Imaginations whereof Audacious Attempts have followed chiefly in Persons of Authority and Reputation for he that hopeth no Good feareth no Evil Yet true it is that dangerous Enterprises the more they be thought upon the less Hope they give of good Success for which reason Conspiracies not suddenly executed are for the most part revealed or abandoned All People do naturally imitate the Manners of their Prince and observing his Proceedings resolve to Hate or Love him But if they happen once to Hate the Prince then his Doings Good or Evil are afterwards not Good but if at the beginning he gained the Love of the People then every bad Action is reputed a Vertue as though he could not be induced to do amiss without good Cause or Reason Greatly are Princes deceived if in the Election of Ministers they more respect their own particular Affection than the Sufficiency of the Person elected A Prince having conquered any new Dominion is thereby rather incumbered than strengthened unless the same be after well governed and seldom is it seen that a Principality by ill means gotten hath been long enjoyed As to the Perfection of the whole Body soundness of Head only sufficeth not unless the other Members also do their Office even so it is not enough that a Prince be Faultless but it behoveth also that the Magistrates and Ministers should perform their Duty Great Princes rarely resist their Appetites as for the most part private Men can for they being always honored and obeyed do seldom with Patience indure the want of any thing reasonable as being perswaded that what they desire is Just and that their Commandment hath power to remove all Difficulties All Men are naturally good when no respect of Profit or Pleasure draws them to become Evil. But this Worlds Corruption and our Frailty is such as easily and often for our particular Interest we incline to the worst which was the cause that wise Law-makers found out Reward and Punishment the one to incite Men to Good the other to fear them from being Evil. A Tyrant indeavoreth to maintain his Estate by three means First He practiseth to hold all Subjects in extreme Awe and to be basely minded to the end they should want Courage to take Arms against him Secondly He kindleth Diffidence and Discord among the Great Men thereby to remove occasion of Conspiracy and Combination Lastly He holdeth them Disarmed and Idle so as they neither know nor can attempt any thing against him To govern is nothing else but to hold Subjects in Love and Obedience for in respect of the end they ought not and in regard of the other they cannot attempt any thing contrary to the Governor's Will and their Duty The Laws and Ordinances of a Common-weale made at the beginning thereof when Men were good do often prove unprofitable when they are become evil and therefore new Laws are made according to the Accidents which happen The Discontent and Disorder of People is ever occasioned by the Inequality of their Goods because the Poorer sort would be made equal to the Rich but the Offence that grows among great Men is the desire of Honor for they being equal do endeavor to aspire to equal Authority A Prince that desireth by means of his Ambassador to deceive any other Prince must first abuse his own Ambassador to the end he should do and speak with more Earnestness being indeed perswaded that the Intent and Meaning of his Master is Simple which happily would not were he privy that his Prince's Meaning were to Dissemble This course is also commonly holden by those that by Imployment of a third Person would perswade any thing Feigned or False For the Performance of Conditions of Treaty of Peace or League of Amity the Promises Vows and Oaths of Princes are of great Effect and because Fidelity in a Man is not ever certain and time doth daily offer Occasions of Variation there is no Assurance so Secure and Good as to stand so prepared as the Enemy may want able means how to offend To resolve in Matters Doubtful or answer Requests which we are not willing to grant the least offensive way is not to use direct Denial but by delays prolong the time and so in effect afford good Expectation The old Proverb saith Magistratus virum ostendit which is no less true than Ancient for Men in such Fortune are occasioned not only to make proof of their Sufficiency but also to discover their Affections and the more their Greatness is the less respect they have to contain those Passions which are natural Albeit great Troubles and continual Adversity seem Insupportable yet is there nothing more Dangerous than overmuch Prosperity and being pressed by new Appetites they disturb their own Security In speaking of Occurrents doubtful it is always Wisdom to feign Ignorance or at least alledge that we believe them not for most commonly they are utterly untrue or far other than vulgarly is believed The Actions of Men are commonly liked or disallowed according to the bad or good Success attributing that to Council which sometimes is due to Fortune The Multitude of Men were wont to be more pleased with sudden than slow Resolutions and many times account those Enterprises Generous which are rashly and inconsiderately attempted Great Difference there is between Subjects Desperate and others which are only Discontented for the one desire nothing but present Alteration which they endeavor with all Hazard the other wish for Innovation inciting any Motion or Practice because their Intent is to attend time and that occasion may present it self A Benefit bestowed on him who thinketh himself greatly injured doth not suffice to raze the same out of his Memory chiefly if the Benefit be given at such time as no mere Motion but Necessity may seem the occasion thereof That Peace ought to be desired which removed Suspition which assureth us from Peril which bringeth Quiet certain and acquitteth us of Expences but when it worketh contrary Effects it may be called a dangerous War covered with the name of Deceitful Trust not unlike a perilous Poyson ministred in lieu of a wholsome Medicine The Effect of things and not External show or seeming ought to be regarded yet it is credible what great Grace is gained by courteous Speech and Affability the reason whereof is as I suppose that every Man believeth he doth merit more than indeed he is worthy and consequently holdeth himself injured whensoever he findeth Men not to afford him like Estimation Men ought in any wise to refrain to do or say any thing which may offend for