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1._o and_o the_o minister_n like_o the_o goss-hawk_n of_o norway_n that_o they_o may_v get_v the_o day_n lay_v their_o pounce_n upon_o the_o public_a â—_z sell_v place_n and_o favour_n as_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o same_o emperor_n do_v 1._o do_v 〈◊〉_d afferebant_fw-la veâ—alia_fw-la câ—nctâ—_n prapâ—â—â—mses_n libeâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o tac._n hist._n l._n 1._o when_o therefore_o the_o age_n be_v come_v to_o this_o pass_n the_o prince_n have_v more_o need_n of_o instruction_n to_o make_v he_o sensible_a of_o his_o inability_n and_o resign_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o government_n to_o his_o successor_n than_o of_o precept_n to_o continue_v it_o to_o himself_o let_v not_o ambition_n delude_v he_o by_o the_o representation_n of_o his_o post_n character_n and_o applause_n for_o man_n consider_v not_o the_o prince_n as_o he_o be_v but_o as_o he_o now_o be_v nor_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o have_v once_o make_v himself_o fear_v if_o he_o can_v do_v it_o now_o nor_o to_o have_v govern_v well_o 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ambition_n and_o the_o cloud_n of_o passion_n and_o interest_n as_o be_v express_v by_o the_o sun_n in_o this_o emblem_n take_v from_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o joshua_n upon_o which_o a_o representation_n of_o that_o planet_n be_v raise_v with_o this_o difference_n only_o that_o there_o it_o be_v put_v in_o memory_n of_o its_o stand_v still_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o this_o great_a captain_n 13._o captain_n and_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o and_o the_o moon_n stay_v josâ—_n 10._o 13._o here_o to_o signify_v that_o as_o a_o clear_a and_o fair_a evening_n be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n of_o the_o serenity_n of_o the_o next_o morning_n so_o a_o reign_n end_v in_o sanctity_n and_o happiness_n portend_v that_o he_o who_o be_v a_o to_o succeed_v will_v be_v also_o happy_a for_o a_o reward_n to_o the_o virtue_n and_o by_o the_o irresistible_a efficacy_n of_o this_o last_o example_n the_o art_n of_o live_v and_o die_v well_o that_o glorious_a retirement_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n va._n may_v 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