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he_o esseminate_a undervalue_v he_o he_o consider_v that_o to_o maintain_v rome_n he_o be_v to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o war_n and_o rather_o follow_v romulus_n his_o step_n than_o numas_n hence_o let_v all_o prince_n that_o hold_v a_o state_n take_v example_n that_o he_o that_o resemble_v numa_n shall_v either_o keep_v it_o or_o lose_v it_o as_o the_o time_n prove_v and_o fortune_n wheel_n turn_v but_o he_o that_o take_v after_o romulus_n arm_v as_o he_o with_o wisdom_n and_o force_n shall_v hold_v it_o in_o any_o case_n unless_o by_o a_o obstinate_a and_o overmighty_a power_n it_o be_v wrest_v from_o he_o and_o certain_o we_o may_v well_o think_v if_o rome_n have_v light_a upon_o a_o man_n for_o her_o three_o king_n who_o know_v not_o how_o by_o arm_n to_o recover_v her_o reputation_n she_o can_v never_o afterward_o or_o not_o without_o much_o ado_n have_v take_v root_n or_o attain_v that_o growth_n she_o after_o grow_v to_o and_o thus_o while_o she_o live_v under_o the_o king_n 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that_o two_o continue_a succession_n of_o brave_a prince_n be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o conquer_v the_o whole_a world_n as_o be_v philip_n of_o macedon_n and_o alexander_n the_o great_a which_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o ought_v a_o republic_n do_v have_v the_o mean_n to_o choose_v not_o only_o two_o succession_n but_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o valorous_a prince_n who_o follow_v one_o the_o other_o which_o valorous_a succession_n may_v always_o be_v in_o every_o well_o order_v commonwealth_n chap._n xxi_o what_o blame_v that_o prince_n or_o republic_n deserve_v that_o want_v soldier_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n the_o prince_n of_o these_o time_n and_o the_o modern_a republic_n who_o for_o defence_n or_o offence_n want_v soldier_n of_o their_o own_o may_v be_v ashamed_a of_o themselves_o and_o consider_v by_o the_o example_n of_o tullus_n that_o this_o defect_n be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o man_n fit_a for_o war_n but_o by_o their_o fault_n who_o have_v not_o the_o understanding_n 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sacrifice_n be_v make_v in_o rome_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o roman_n willing_a that_o the_o people_n by_o the_o absence_n of_o a_o king_n shall_v not_o find_v a_o lack_n of_o any_o of_o the_o old_a ceremony_n create_v a_o head_n of_o the_o say_a sacrifice_n who_o they_o call_v the_o king_n priest_n who_o yet_o be_v low_a in_o degree_n than_o the_o high_a priest_n so_o that_o this_o way_n the_o people_n be_v satisfy_v of_o that_o sacrifice_n and_o never_o have_v any_o occasion_n by_o any_o default_n in_o it_o to_o wish_v their_o king_n again_o restore_v and_o this_o they_o all_o aught_o to_o observe_v that_o will_v cancel_v the_o old_a manner_n of_o live_v in_o a_o city_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o new_a and_o free_a course_n for_o be_v these_o novelty_n somewhat_o move_v man_n mind_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o call_v thy_o wit_n about_o thou_o and_o work_v these_o alteration_n in_o the_o old_a mould_n as_o 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their_o advantage_n grow_v always_o more_o mighty_a chap._n vii_o how_o much_o land_n the_o roman_n allow_v to_o each_o man_n they_o send_v out_o to_o inhabit_v their_o colony_n by_o what_o parcel_n the_o roman_n do_v divide_v the_o land_n among_o they_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n because_o i_o think_v they_o bestow_v on_o they_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o place_n whether_o they_o send_v the_o colony_n and_o it_o be_v credible_a howsoever_o the_o case_n go_v and_o whether_o soever_o they_o be_v send_v the_o allowance_n be_v but_o small_a first_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o send_v the_o more_o man_n thither_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o guard_n of_o that_o country_n beside_o because_o they_o live_v spare_o at_o home_n it_o agree_v not_o with_o reason_n that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o man_n where_o wishall_a to_o abound_v much_o abroad_o and_o titus_n livius_n say_v that_o diviseâ—ant_fw-la when_o they_o 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passage_n of_o which_o bellovessus_n follow_v the_o seizure_n of_o lombardy_n and_o thereupon_o the_o war_n which_o first_o the_o french_a make_v against_o rome_n next_o this_o be_v that_o they_o make_v after_o the_o first_o carthaginian_a war_n when_o between_o piombin_n and_o pisa_n they_o slay_v more_o than_o hundred_o thousand_o french_a the_o three_o be_v when_o the_o german_n and_o cimbrian_o come_v into_o italy_n who_o have_v overcome_v several_a roman_a army_n be_v subdue_v by_o marius_n the_o roman_n then_o master_v these_o three_o very_a perilous_a war_n nor_o be_v there_o need_v of_o less_o valour_n than_o they_o to_o overcome_v they_o for_o we_o see_v how_o that_o after_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o roman_n fail_v and_o their_o army_n lose_v their_o ancient_a virtue_n that_o empire_n be_v ruine_v by_o such_o like_a people_n as_o the_o goth_n vandal_n and_o such_o other_o who_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o whole_a western_a empire_n such_o people_n come_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n as_o be_v above_o say_v compel_v thereto_o by_o necessity_n which_o necessity_n proceed_v either_o from_o famine_n or_o from_o some_o war_n and_o oppression_n inflict_v on_o they_o in_o their_o own_o country_n so_o that_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o seek_v new_a habitation_n and_o these_o either_o be_v in_o great_a multitude_n and_o then_o they_o break_v with_o violence_n into_o other_o country_n destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n possess_v their_o good_n make_v a_o new_a kingdom_n and_o change_v the_o name_n of_o the_o country_n as_o moses_n do_v and_o those_o people_n likewise_o that_o seize_v upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o these_o new_a name_n that_o be_v in_o italy_n and_o in_o the_o other_o province_n grow_v from_o nothing_o else_o than_o that_o they_o be_v so_o name_v by_o their_o new_a lord_n as_o be_v lombardy_n now_o which_o be_v call_v gallia_n cisalpina_n france_n be_v call_v gallia_n transalpina_n and_o now_o be_v name_v of_o the_o french_a for_o so_o be_v those_o people_n call_v that_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o sclavonia_n be_v call_v illyrium_n hungary_n pannonia_n england_n brittanny_n and_o many_o other_o country_n that_o have_v change_v their_o name_n which_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o recite_v moses_n also_o call_v that_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o jury_n and_o because_o i_o have_v former_o say_v that_o some_o people_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o own_o habitation_n by_o war_n whereupon_o they_o be_v force_v to_o seek_v a_o new_a where_o to_o seat_v themselves_o i_o will_v allege_v a_o example_n to_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o maurusian_o ancientiy_n a_o people_n of_o syria_n who_o have_v notice_n of_o the_o hebrew_n come_v and_o think_v they_o can_v not_o resist_v they_o think_v it_o better_a to_o leave_v their_o country_n than_o in_o strive_v to_o save_v that_o lose_v themselves_o and_o so_o rise_v thence_o with_o their_o family_n they_o go_v into_o africa_n 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