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niflrator. There are none of us totally
free from vanity; and how foon we can
gain a King’s favour for us in one point*
we flatter our own abilities, we fuppofe
we are omnifcious, and then labour to
worm ourfelves fo entirely into power,
that it is too late for our mailer to look
at things through his own eyes, he muft
look through ours. Others, who do not
confider us with the fame prejudices, are
more inquifitive into our foibles : when
we have arrived at the fummit of our am¬
bition, we are lefs anxious to pleafe, we
are lefs upon our guard, and our weak-
nefles are difeovered ; thefe weaknefles
are imputed to the King ; and thus, on
account of a defigning/^'yfwr/Ve, has the
belt of kings become often the derifion*
fometimes the deteftation, of his fubjedls.
Be then cautious, my Liege, let me again
repeat it, be cautious in the choice of
your minifters; if you have a perfonal
favourite, honour him with your efteem
for thofe good difpofitions which have re¬
commended him ; but unlefs he has the
concurring voice of your fubjetfls, let him
be the laft man you would pitch upon for
your minifter, left the prejudices pre¬
conceived in his favour ftiould make you
blind to errors which -will be perceived
by your people, who by reafon of youf
‘ preference^
niflrator. There are none of us totally
free from vanity; and how foon we can
gain a King’s favour for us in one point*
we flatter our own abilities, we fuppofe
we are omnifcious, and then labour to
worm ourfelves fo entirely into power,
that it is too late for our mailer to look
at things through his own eyes, he muft
look through ours. Others, who do not
confider us with the fame prejudices, are
more inquifitive into our foibles : when
we have arrived at the fummit of our am¬
bition, we are lefs anxious to pleafe, we
are lefs upon our guard, and our weak-
nefles are difeovered ; thefe weaknefles
are imputed to the King ; and thus, on
account of a defigning/^'yfwr/Ve, has the
belt of kings become often the derifion*
fometimes the deteftation, of his fubjedls.
Be then cautious, my Liege, let me again
repeat it, be cautious in the choice of
your minifters; if you have a perfonal
favourite, honour him with your efteem
for thofe good difpofitions which have re¬
commended him ; but unlefs he has the
concurring voice of your fubjetfls, let him
be the laft man you would pitch upon for
your minifter, left the prejudices pre¬
conceived in his favour ftiould make you
blind to errors which -will be perceived
by your people, who by reafon of youf
‘ preference^
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| Description | Or, memoirs, intrigues, and atchievements, of personages, who have been chosen by the most celebrated poets, as the fittest characters for theatrical representations. ... Vol. I. Containing the life, ... of Macbeth. By a gentleman, no professed author, but a lover of history, and of the theatre. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.81.182 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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