Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637.
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London :: Imprinted [by R. Field] for Edward Blount,
1613.
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Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Italy -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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APHORISME XLVI.
WHo1 1.1puts to sea for a long iourney, and at a great charge, must resolue to hold on his course, against all winds and weather, or accidents, that may offer to stoppe him. So a Prince farre engaged in a great action, must wrastle with all difficulties, rather then quit the enterprise. Better it were to foresee the dangers at first, and preuent them, or desist from the motion. But be∣ing once embarqued, on he must, whether he winne or lose, with a Caesa∣rian confidence at the Rubicon, and a Spartan resolution, to go on with the sword, or fall on the sword. For in this, he puts his fortunes vpon triall: but in the other, is manifest shame and losse.
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The French king is come to Placentia: he wanteth money: he discouers no reuolt, or innouation in his fauour: he hath cer∣taine intelligence, that Zforza (for all his protestations) will come no more at him. His whole Court hath in suspition the faith, and in horrour the fact of this Duke, committed vpon his nephew. They thinke the King greatly abused, and his ho∣nour scandalized, whose coming into those parts, countenan∣ced and secured so abhominable a parricide. They all perswade his present returne into France. The King stands a while like the Romane at the riuer, in dispute what to do. But at last resolues to go on howsoeuer he speed.
Notes
1 1.1
Verùm si incipias, neque perficias gnauiter, nihilo plus agas, quàm si des operam, vt cum ratione insanias. (haec ille de amore, idem de bello.)* 1.2
Mars communis, & victum saepe erigit, & affligit victorem.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. i. Pugnare necesse est, scu paratus, seu* 1.3imparatus.
Infirmi ingenij est, summae rei diffidere, lapsu aliquo: cùm exiguis momentis, subitò inclinentur omnia, quae in bello geruntur.* 1.4
Omnia experiri oportet, more Anguium, qui obtrito capite, postremò caudâ mi∣nantur.* 1.5