Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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... thing was done by superiority of intelligence . Their very wars , more pacific than the peace of their neighbours , required rather civil than military qualifications . Hence , while courage was the point of honour in other countries ...
... thing was done by superiority of intelligence . Their very wars , more pacific than the peace of their neighbours , required rather civil than military qualifications . Hence , while courage was the point of honour in other countries ...
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... thing , to observe every thing , to endure every thing . High as the art of political intrigue had been carried in Italy , these were times which required it all . On these arduous errands Machiavelli was frequently employed . He was ...
... thing , to observe every thing , to endure every thing . High as the art of political intrigue had been carried in Italy , these were times which required it all . On these arduous errands Machiavelli was frequently employed . He was ...
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... thing , to play double or quits to the last , to think nothing done while any thing remained undone , fail rather than not to attempt . For the errors of rashness there might be indulgence . For over- caution , for faults like those of ...
... thing , to play double or quits to the last , to think nothing done while any thing remained undone , fail rather than not to attempt . For the errors of rashness there might be indulgence . For over- caution , for faults like those of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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