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Title: The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems
Year: 1700 (1700s)
Authors: Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de, 1584-1648 Astry, James, Sir Gilliflower, Matthew Meredith, Luke, d. 1700
Subjects: Political science Kings and rulers Education of princes
Publisher: London, Printed for Matt. Gylliflower... and Luke Meredith...
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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pallionate for it atiiich a time, never obtains it: Valour and Refohitionsare much better Perfuafives to it. Let the Prince thenlove Peace, yet not to that degree, as to commit In-juflice, or fuffer Indignities, for the fake of it: Lethim not look on that he has made with a Neighbourfuperiour in Strength, to be fafe ^ for it can never be^where the one is powerful, the other weak (ii).Ambition knows not how to contain it felf, wherethere is a profped of Ufurping any thing \ and fpeciousNames, and Pretexts of Moderation and Juftice, arenever wanting to him that feeks to enlarge his Do-minions, and afpires to be a Monarch : For one who is^o already, aims at nothing more than the Enjoymentof his own Grandeur, without going to intrenchupon that of another, or defigning any thing againffcit (12). (lO SVii inter imotentes^ (fyvalldos falfo piefeunty Tac. de Mor»Germ. C12) Vbi manu apttir, modeftia, ac _probitas, mminn /«/>«-riora funty Tac. ibid. A a EMBLEM 354 Vol II. EMBLEM XCIX. 99
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-a;^- HE knows not how to value the Quietnefs of theHarbour, who has not felt the Stormy nor ishe fenfible of the fweetnefs of Peace, that hasnever tafted the bitternefs of War : Then firft thiswild Beall, the fworn Enemy of Life, appears in itstrue Colours, when it is tamed. To that agrees SamforisRiddle of the dead Lion^ in whofe Mouth Bees fwarmed,and wrought their Honey-Combs (i). For when Waris ended, Peace opens the Doors of Commerce, bringsthe Hand to the Plough, re-eftablifhes the Exercife of (0 And behold, there was a fwarm of bees, and honey in theeaikafs of the lion, ^xi^g^ 14. 8. Arts,. Vol. IT, The JFruits of War, &c. 2SS Arts, the effect of which is Plenty, as of that Riche^which freed from the Fears that drove them away^then begin to circulate. Peace then, as Ifalah the Pro-phet fpeaks (2), is the greatefl Good that God ha^beftowed on Mankind, as War the greatelt Evil. Hencethe Egyptians^ to defcribe Peace^ reprefected Pluto^ theGod of Riches, as a Boy crowned with

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