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purpose to remove the legions of Syria into Germany, and 

 the legions of Germany into Syria ; whereupon the legions 

 of Syria were infinitely inflamed. Julius Caesar took 

 Pompey unprovided, and laid asleep his industry and 

 preparations, by a fame that he cunningly gave out, how 

 Caesar's own soldiers loved him not ; and being wearied 

 with wars, and laden with the spoils of Gaul, would for- 

 sake him as soon as he came into Italy. Livia settled all 

 things for the succession of her son Tiberius, by continual 

 giving out that her husband Augustus was upon recovery 

 and amendment. And it is an usual thing with the 

 Bashaws, to conceal the death of the great Turk from 

 the Janizaries and men of war, to save the sacking of 

 Constantinople and other towns, as their manner is. 

 Themistocles made Xerxes King of Persia post apace 

 out of Graecia, by giving out that the Grecians had a 

 purpose to break his bridge of ships which he had made 

 athwart Hellespont. There be a thousand such like 

 examples, and the more they are, the less they need to 

 be repeated ; because a man meeteth with them every 

 where. Therefore let all wise governors have as great a 

 watch and care over fames, as they have of the actions 

 and designs themselves. 



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