to the
purse, yet
it works
diversely
upon the
courage.
So that
you may
conclude,
that no
people
overcharged
with
tribute is
fit for
empire.
Let states
that aim
at
greatness
take heed
how their
nobility
and
gentlemen
do
multiply
too fast.
For that
maketh the
common
subject
grow to be
a peasant
and base
swain,
driven out
of heart,
and in
effect but
the
gentleman’s
labourer.
Even as
you may
see in
coppice
woods; if
you leave
your
