. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . , and allother Courtiers that are eminent for Valour, Ingenuity,and Experience. Which Cuftom was obferved in Spaintill the time of Vhilip the Second, who cautious of hisSon Charless underhand-dealings, aboliihed that Cuftomof free Accefs and Communication; and io decliningone Inconvenience, fell into ano;her equally danger-ous to Princes, for ib is it to be too much abíhaííedfrom Converfation ,• for this ufually prompts them torely too much upon ibme particular Favourit Laftly, Obftinacy arifes partly from Fea , partlyFrom natural Slo
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . , and allother Courtiers that are eminent for Valour, Ingenuity,and Experience. Which Cuftom was obferved in Spaintill the time of Vhilip the Second, who cautious of hisSon Charless underhand-dealings, aboliihed that Cuftomof free Accefs and Communication; and io decliningone Inconvenience, fell into ano;her equally danger-ous to Princes, for ib is it to be too much abíhaííedfrom Converfation ,• for this ufually prompts them torely too much upon ibme particular Favourit Laftly, Obftinacy arifes partly from Fea , partlyFrom natural Slothfulneis, when a Prince wont Ad atall, but refolutely reje&s all Inftru&ions that are givenhim. That Coídneís of Mind is to be cured by the Fireof Glory and Incentives to it, as faults in Tiorfes areufually corrected by the Spur. The Prince therefore isto be led gradually into the way, and the Progrefs hemakes to be commended; though at firft thofe Com-mendations be above his merit, and only for formsfake. E 3 EM* *4 l EMB L EM IN the Unicorn Nature hath ihewn a piece of admi-rable Skill and Providence, in placing Angers Wea-pon exactly between the Eyes. Tis abfolutely neceffa-ry to have both Eyes intent upon that Paffibn, whichlb imperioufly tyrannizes over our Actions, and theMotions of the Mind. The fame Flame that lightsit, blinds it, and tis differenced only by its ihort conti-nuance from Fury and Madnefs. A Man in a Paílíonis not the fame as before, for he is thereby as it were Í>ut befide himfelf (r). Valour has no need of it ^or what were more iilly, than for this to require AidFrom Anger, a thing fiable from one inconftant, faith-ful from one falfe, found from one difeafed (2 ) ? IF (l) Noneteftdtrat fortitudo advocatamiram. Cicero. (2) Quid enimftultim eflt quam banc ab iracundia petere prsfidium, rem Jiabilem ab in-eerd, fidelem ab infida} fanam ab ¿igra i Seocc. Tis Vol. J. A Princes Prudencefeen in concealing^&cc. $£ Tis not this fickle
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