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THE PRINCE.

despoiled of their lands afterhaving improved them

by superior cultivation. Finally, they should not neglect to give the people, at certain periods of the year, festivals and shows, and also to honour with their presence different trading bodies, and to display on those occasions their bounty and magnificence; at the same time avoiding every thing that may compromise the dignity of the rank to which they are elevated

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