. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . fathomtheir Artifices and Counfels, and know what is theirPrinces Intereft, what not) they traduce them as Di-ftruftful, Paffionate, Perverfe and Obftinate, and there-fore endeavour to remove them from the Management ofAffairs, and to introduce others lefs Knowing, or totreat immediately with the Prince himfelf, tendringhim fpecious Propofitions, which oblige him to Refolvesmore prejudicial. He muft not give the leaft groundsto any one, to think that he cant change the courfe of Affairs, Vol. II. Of the Interviews of Princesa 209 Affa
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . fathomtheir Artifices and Counfels, and know what is theirPrinces Intereft, what not) they traduce them as Di-ftruftful, Paffionate, Perverfe and Obftinate, and there-fore endeavour to remove them from the Management ofAffairs, and to introduce others lefs Knowing, or totreat immediately with the Prince himfelf, tendringhim fpecious Propofitions, which oblige him to Refolvesmore prejudicial. He muft not give the leaft groundsto any one, to think that he cant change the courfe of Affairs, Vol. II. Of the Interviews of Princesa 209 Affairs, or difplace Minifters *, for if fuch Thoughts takeplace, the Prince will be ill ferved : For fuch Confidencecaufes Difdain and Difobedience in the Accufer, and theFear of it difcourages the Minifter. The Errors of thefeare lefs dangerous than thofe to admit the Accufationsagainft them, efpecially if they are Foreigners: Andwere they true, yet tis more Prudence to deferr the Re-medy, till he from whom they came cant afcribe it tohimfelf. EMBLEM LXXVIl. TH E farther thofe two Luminaries of Day andNight are diftant from each other, the greatertheir Influence and Light is Below: But whenthey are in Conjunción, their being Brethren, does not P pre- lio Of the Interviews of Princes, Vol. If, prevent the one from obfcuring the others Rays *, andiiich Eclipfe creates Shadows and Inconveniencies to theEarth. Princes, by the benefit of their Minifters andLetters, maintain and uphold mutual Correfpondencewith each other : But if they mould Conferr Perfonallywith one another, their Interview would create íhadowsof Sufpicion and Jealoufie, which would put all theirStates in Confuilon, for that they never find in one ano-ther what they promisd to themfelves, and that neithermeafures himfelf by his own Rule, but pretends alwaysto much more than his Due» An Interview of twoPrinces, is almoit like a Duel, in which they fight withCeremonies, each endeavouring to conquer tother. TheFamili
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