Machiavelli, Volume I
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Excerpt from Freundschaftliche Briefe Des Niccolo Machiavelli; Machiavelli's Leben; Florentinische Geschichte Vom Jahr 1492-151219. 511 (0111111111111 111 811111111610 811111111111 311 m 20. 21. 22. 23011 81111131910 $ 23. 2111 81111131419 $ctto?.
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- MACHIAVELLI
- WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
- HENRY CUST. M.P.
- VOLUME I
- THE ART OF WAR
- TRANSLATED BY
- PETER WHITEHORNE 1560
- THE PRINCE
- TRANSLATED BY
- EDWARD DACRES 1640
- LONDON Published by DAVID NUTT at the Sign of the Phoenix LONG ACRE 1905 Edinburgh: T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty TO MY FRIEND CHARLES WHIBLEY
- H.C.
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- THE ARTE OF WARRE
- WRITTEN FIRST IN ITALIAN BY
- NICHOLAS MACHIAVELL
- AND SET FORTHE IN ENGLISHE BY
- PETER WHITEHORNE
- STUDIENT AT GRAIES INNE WITH AN ADDICION OF OTHER LIKE MARCIALLE FEATES AND EXPERIMENTES AS IN A TABLE IN THE ENDE OF THE BOOKE MAIE APPERE 1560 Menfss. Iulij.
- THE ARTE OF WARRE
- THE TABLE OF CERTAIN PRINCIPALL THINGES, CONTAINED IN THIS WOORKE OF MACHIAVEL
- THE FIRST BOOKE
- THE SECOND BOOKE
- THE THIRDE BOOKE
- THE FOWERTH BOOKE
- THE FIVETH BOOKE
- THE SIXTHE BOOKE
- THE SEVENTH BOOKE
- TO THE READERS
- NICHOLAS MACHIAVEL'S
- PRINCE
- TRANSLATED OUT OF ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH BY
- E.D.
- WITH SOME ANIMADVERSIONS NOTING AND TAXING HIS ERRORS 1640
- THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
- THE PRINCE
- NICHOLAS MACHIAVELLI,
- to the Magnificent LAURENCE sonne to PETER OF MEDICIS health.
- THE TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS
- THE PRINCE
- Written by
- NICHOLAS MACHIAVELLI, Secretary and Citizen of Florence. CHAP. I
- How many sorts of Principalities there are, and how many wayes they are attained to.
- CHAP. II
- Of Hereditary Principalities.
- CHAP. III
- Of mixt Principalities.
- CHAP. IV
- Wherefore Darius his Kingdome taken by Alexander, rebelled not against Alexanders Successors after his death.
- CHAP. V
- In what manner Cities and Principalities are to be govern'd, which, before they were conquer'd, liv'd under their own Laws.
- CHAP. VI
- Of new Principalities, that are conquer'd by ones own armes and valour.
- CHAP. VII
- Of new Principalities, gotten by fortune, and other mens forces.
- CHAP. VIII
- Concerning those who by wicked meanes have attaind to a Principality.
- CHAP. IX
- Of the Civill Principality.
- CHAP. X
- In what manner the Forces of all Principalities ought to be measured.
- CHAP. XI
- Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities.
- CHAP. XII
- How many sorts of Military discipline there are and touching Mercenary soldiers.
- CHAP. XIII
- Of Auxiliary Soldiers, mixt, and native.
- CHAP. XIV
- What belongs to the Prince touching military Discipline.
- CHAP. XV
- Of those things, in respect whereof, men, and especially Princes, are praised, or dispraised.
- CHAP. XVI
- Of Liberality, and Miserablenesse.
- CHAP. XVII
- Of Cruelty, and Clemency, and whether it is better to be belov'd, or feard.
- CHAP. XVIII
- In what manner Princes ought to keep their words.
- CHAP. XIX
- That Princes should take a care, not to incurre contempt or hatred.
- CHAP. XX
- Whether the Citadels and many other things which Princes often make use of, are profitable or dammageable.
- CHAP. XXI
- How a Prince ought to behave himself to gain reputation.
- CHAP. XXII
- Touching Princes Secretaries.
- CHAP. XXIII
- That Flatterers are to be avoyded.
- CHAP. XXIV
- Wherefore the Princes of Italy have lost their States.
- CHAP. XXV
- How great power Fortune hath in humane affaires, and what meanes there is to resist it.
- CHAP. XXVI
- An Exhortation to free Italy from the Barbarians.
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