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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"Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19768.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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APHORISME LIIII.
WHile1the Crocodile sleepes gaping with open mouth, the Indian Ratt shootes himselfe into his belly, and gnawes his guts in sunder:2So entreth Mischiefe at the open gates of Securitie. Selfe-conceited con∣fidence in our owne strength, and ouer-weening cre∣dulitie of anothers honestie, begets in men this su∣pine negligence.3But a watchfull prouidence preuents an imminent danger.
Charles the 8. as a late reconciled friend with Florence, appro∣cheth the citie with his whole armie. For, d'Aubigny is newly come to him by commandement, with all the troupes he had in
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Romagna: onely, for his more speed, he had left his artillerie at Castro Caro. The King enters Florence, armed, on horsebacke, with his Lance on his thigh. He layes claime to the citie by the law of armes, because he had entred it in warlicke manner. The State fore-saw this his ambition, but durst not denie his entrance: yet, to preuent the worst, they had formerly and prouidently giuen order, to fill the chiefe places of the towne (besides many pri∣uate houses) with armed souldiers: that vpon any sodaine tu∣mult, the great Bell of the Pallace should be rung; and that vpon this alarme, both these souldiers lodged within, and others quartered neare about the citie, to this purpose, should come to the rescue. VVhich prouisions so well made, when they were knowne to the King, he presently quits his claime: and falls to treate with them of a perfect League, vpon more equall con∣ditions.
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Crocodilus satur, & semper esculento ore, in littore somno datus, Trochilum inuitat ad purgandum dentes. In qua voluptate somno pressum con∣spicatusIchneumon, per easdem fauces, vt telum aliquod immissus, erodit aluum.