. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . any Prince would be bad, were not his Mi-nifters Flatterers. g They gain that favour by publick Mif-chief, which they cant merit by their Vertues. »Prodigi-ous Villany! For a momentary favour, which they are veryoften difappointed of too, or rather ruind with, to betraytheir Country and promote Tyranny) What wonder, ifGod chaftifes Subjects for the faults of Princes, if they arethe caufe of them, while Princes act all by their Minifters,who teach them feveral ways of burthening their Subjectswith Taxes, of opprefling the Nobility, and
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . any Prince would be bad, were not his Mi-nifters Flatterers. g They gain that favour by publick Mif-chief, which they cant merit by their Vertues. »Prodigi-ous Villany! For a momentary favour, which they are veryoften difappointed of too, or rather ruind with, to betraytheir Country and promote Tyranny) What wonder, ifGod chaftifes Subjects for the faults of Princes, if they arethe caufe of them, while Princes act all by their Minifters,who teach them feveral ways of burthening their Subjectswith Taxes, of opprefling the Nobility, and turning theGovernment into Tyranny, by violating Privileges, Lawsand Cuftoms, and fo are at laft their own Executioners. (37) Cafar objeBam pbl adverfut rets inclement i am, eo pervicacius am-flcxus efi. Tac. 4. ann. (38) Magms patrum laudibus, ut juvenilis ani-mltslevium tjttoque rerum gloria fublatus, majores continuaret. Tac (39) Pojiyuam cúnela fcehrmn pro egregiis e:cipi videf, txturbatOñavian. Tac. 14. ann. £ Mi Vol. I. 349 EMBLEM
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