Book, Chapter
1 Int | country, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He was of an old
2 Int | experience, by which this may be accomplished. He wrote
3 Int | moralist. What is good politics may be bad morals, and in fact,
4 Int | works of Machiavelli we may mention here his comedies
5 Int | II. Whatever his faults may have been, Machiavelli was
6 Int | son of whom his country may be justly proud.~Hugo Albert
7 I, II | civil discord (in which we may see how even slight variations
8 I, II | kingdoms or states), we may then easily imagine how
9 I, II | Bologna; to all of which may be added, the ruin and restoration
10 I, III | carried on in Italy, it may be here remarked, were occasioned
11 I, VI | But that this surprise may cease when the cause is
12 I, VI | remote period; that everyone may understand what were their
13 I, VII | lived unrespected, and may be enumerated among the
14 I, VII | before spoken, to which may be added the barons of Rome,
15 I, VII | origin of Florence, that it may be clearly understood what
16 II, I | accommodation and defense. This may easily be done, by sending
17 II, I | the Arno.” This, however, may be incorrect, for Pliny
18 II, IV | It was in the month of May, during which, and upon
19 II, V | favor (which by this means may easily be done), a report
20 II, VIII| adopt; to the end that you may remember our advice and
21 II, VIII| in a very short time you may expect to see the whole
22 II, VIII| who have but few enemies may make their government very
23 II, VIII| what direction the evil may commence; and he who has
24 II, VIII| ruin of one of them. You may, therefore, be assured,
25 II, VIII| the tyranny. The month of May, during which feasts are
26 III, I | disposed to give her; as may be partly observed by a
27 III, I | respecting the opinion they may form of our assembling,
28 III, I | that in human affairs there may be nothing either settled
29 III, I | republics there are what may be called fatal families,
30 III, II | Florentines paid them. People may go to war when they will,
31 III, III | already have plundered, or may yet plunder us, but poverty?
32 III, III | commission of crime. To this may be added, the hatred of
33 III, III | with the magistrates. You may be sure they are contriving
34 III, III | notice human proceedings, you may observe that all who attain
35 III, III | magistrates terrified; for we may easily conquer them before
36 III, V | too much in a people who may be excited and inflamed
37 III, VI | will be many), every one may know they have come upon
38 IV, I | mischief, then the government may be called free, and its
39 IV, I | to the wise: the former may easily be productive of
40 IV, I | fortune of some individual who may be removed by death, or
41 IV, II | some unpropitious event may be constantly apprehended.
42 IV, III | upon me, and of which you may deprive me; but those of
43 IV, IV | fortune; if otherwise, you may be assured, your end will
44 IV, V | your subjects, that others may not be deterred by our example
45 IV, V | cessation of hostilities, in May, 1433. By this arrangement
46 IV, VI | the most important; you may think of the others at your
47 IV, VI | earnest desire that no citizen may ever, in power and authority,
48 IV, VI | Cosmo. I shall only say, may God preserve the city from
49 IV, VI | your country. And that you may do so with greater assurance,
50 IV, VII | which property and friends may be safely enjoyed, not one
51 IV, VII | enjoyed, not one where they may easily be taken from us,
52 V, I | favorable to the Medici.~It may be observed, that provinces
53 V, I | the ancients, perhaps they may on other accounts be regarded
54 V, II | as both yourself and we may be easily convinced. The
55 V, II | of the past, in which you may have observed the power
56 V, II | your own government, you may easily judge; having Tuscany
57 V, III | Serezana. Toward the end of May they proceeded in the direction
58 V, III | defend it; and whatever they may undertake against us for
59 V, III | that purpose, although we may lament, we need not wonder.
60 V, III | we need not wonder. We may well grieve, therefore,
61 V, IV | easily the field of battle may be transferred from Lombardy
62 V, IV | carry on the war wherever it may be most needful; for you
63 V, IV | against the enemy, wherever he may be. And I beg of you, so
64 V, IV | remunerate him, that he may not repent of having come
65 V, V | besieged by land, provisions may always be sent into it by
66 V, V | extends between them that may be compared to a bowstring,
67 VI, IV | pity, convenience, or fear, may induce a compliance with
68 VI, IV | evils oppressing us, we may derive some gratification
69 VI, IV | faithless arms like thine! May our example instruct posterity,
70 VI, V | those who break a peace may expect war. The Signory
71 VI, V | passed through Florence in May, with the same honors as
72 VI, V | all Italy.~The month of May, 1452, having arrived, the
73 VI, VI | presence at Rome. Be this as it may, on the night of the supper
74 VI, VI | enterprise; and though some may applaud his intentions,
75 VII, I | those who think a republic may be kept in perfect unity
76 VII, I | the growth of faction. It may therefore be observed, that
77 VII, III | enemies into friends. You may remember that during your
78 VII, IV | Has she honored us that we may overwhelm her with disgrace?
79 VII, IV | innumerable unforeseen causes may overthrow. When Tommaso
80 VII, VI | their subjects, that none may have hope of safety after
81 VIII, II | money for pious uses. It may also be recorded in his
82 VIII, VI | happen (as in time it easily may) that the San Giorgio should
83 VIII, VII | occasion. It was the month of May, when most Italians take
84 VIII, VII | Demetrius Chalcondylas, a Greek, may afford sufficient proofs.
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