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 I.
AS1 1.1many men sinke for want of some small thing to hold themselues up aboue water: so many o∣thers fall to the bottome of desperate ruine, by seeking to embrace too much: For to ouer-graspe straineth and weakeneth the sinewes, and for∣ceth the hand to let fall what before it held fast.2 1.5It is therefore the part of a wise Prince, to stint and moderate his fortunes; whom it importeth in his greatest successe, rather to looke backward then forward: and rather to stop the current of dangers ensuing, then to follow the streame of that victorie by which they will more be increased.
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Lewes 12 hath made a speedie, fortunate, and full conquest of the Duchie of Millan. The Pope, Venetians, and Florentines are in confederation with him. The other inferior Princes and States of Italy haue made their peace, either by mediation of their friends; or by money. His way lies open to Naples: his title good: his forces great, and in a readinesse. But on the other side he sees Maximilian the Emperor and all the States of Germany offended, that so faire a branch as Millan should be lopped and dismembred from the Empire. He heares his Embassador is dismissed and discharged that Court. He vnderstands that a Diet is called, and all those States summoned, to determine the speedy recouery of that Duchie by the sword. Vpon these weighty considerations of the great preparations intended against him, and fearing that the getting of more might be the cause of losing what he had already gotten, he giues ouer for this time the en∣terprise of Naples.
Notes
1 1.1
Nimia omnia nimium exhibent negotium hominibus.* 1.2
Il buon Capitano deue hauer gli occhi non solo nella faccia, ma anco nelle spal∣le:* 1.10& guardarsi non meno da dietro che d'inanzi.
E vffizio di prudente Capitano, temer le cose che son degne d'effertemute: an∣teuedendo quanti sono i pericoli, che sitira dietro colui, il quale del continuo at∣tende* 1.11ad occupat quello d'altri.