The History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent : Together with the Prince, and Various Historical TractsG. Bell, 1898 - 522 pages |
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... fear of France , and both Borgia and Machiavelli made the fairest and apparently the most candid professions towards each other . Borgia even assumed a confidential tone , and began to tell Machia- velli of the treachery of his former ...
... fear of France , and both Borgia and Machiavelli made the fairest and apparently the most candid professions towards each other . Borgia even assumed a confidential tone , and began to tell Machia- velli of the treachery of his former ...
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... Fear and suspicion followed the secretary into his retirement , and when in the course of the following year ( 1513 ) , an extensive conspiracy against the Medici was accidently discovered , he was immediately arrested and put to the ...
... Fear and suspicion followed the secretary into his retirement , and when in the course of the following year ( 1513 ) , an extensive conspiracy against the Medici was accidently discovered , he was immediately arrested and put to the ...
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... fear poverty nor death , but am totally immersed . " In 1516 Machiavelli wrote his Discourses on the first ten books of Livy , and about the same time he composed his Art of War . These studies , however , were not sufficient to furnish ...
... fear poverty nor death , but am totally immersed . " In 1516 Machiavelli wrote his Discourses on the first ten books of Livy , and about the same time he composed his Art of War . These studies , however , were not sufficient to furnish ...
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... fear that they should not be able to hold the country , knowing that it might easily be relieved by the eastern emperors , or from some unknown cause , after plun- dering her , sought other countries wherein to establish them- selves ...
... fear that they should not be able to hold the country , knowing that it might easily be relieved by the eastern emperors , or from some unknown cause , after plun- dering her , sought other countries wherein to establish them- selves ...
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... fear and partly from a desire to drive Odoacer out of Italy , gave Theodoric permission to lead his people against him , and take possession of the country . Leaving his friends the Zepidi in Pannonia , Theodoric marched into Italy ...
... fear and partly from a desire to drive Odoacer out of Italy , gave Theodoric permission to lead his people against him , and take possession of the country . Leaving his friends the Zepidi in Pannonia , Theodoric marched into Italy ...
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Page 521 - English Translation on opposite pages, Notes, Introduction, and Glossary, by Rev. S. Fox, MA To which is added the Anglo-Saxon Version of the METRES OF BOETHIUS, with a free Translation by Martin F.