. The Florentine THEFIFT LL Countries in their alterations, doomoft common! ychaungdfrom order to diforder, andfromdiforderto order againc. Forna-ture hauing made all worldly tbinges variable, fofoone as theyhaueatteined their vttermoft perfection and height, doo of forcedefcend: and being come downe fo low, as lower they cannot, ofnecefsitiemuftafcend. So that from good theydefcendedto euill,and from euill afcend to good. Warre begetteth quiet, quiet occa-fionethidleneffe, Idleneffe breedeth diforder, Diforder makethruine: Likewifcofruine groweth order, of order vertue, and
. The Florentine THEFIFT LL Countries in their alterations, doomoft common! ychaungdfrom order to diforder, andfromdiforderto order againc. Forna-ture hauing made all worldly tbinges variable, fofoone as theyhaueatteined their vttermoft perfection and height, doo of forcedefcend: and being come downe fo low, as lower they cannot, ofnecefsitiemuftafcend. So that from good theydefcendedto euill,and from euill afcend to good. Warre begetteth quiet, quiet occa-fionethidleneffe, Idleneffe breedeth diforder, Diforder makethruine: Likewifcofruine groweth order, of order vertue, and ofvertue, glorie with hath bene therefore by wife men obierucd, that learning follow eth Armes, andin all Cities and Countries, Captaines were before Philofophers. For good andwell gouerned Armes, hauing wonne vidorie,of that viftorie followeth furely the courage of warlike mindes cannot with a more honeft idlenefle,thenthe ftudie of Letters, be corrupted ; nor idleneffe by anie greater or more peri-lous craft ent
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