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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... hands of the duke . " Still the nego- tiations went on about the condotta , whilst Borgia was meditating another stroke of his usual policy . Machiavelli had a foretaste of it at Cesena , where a certain Rimino , a confidential agent of ...
... hands of the duke . " Still the nego- tiations went on about the condotta , whilst Borgia was meditating another stroke of his usual policy . Machiavelli had a foretaste of it at Cesena , where a certain Rimino , a confidential agent of ...
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... hands of his friends , and that he should again enter on public life under prosperous auspices . His hopes were disappointed- public feeling was against him : his previous services , his imprisonment and torture , were forgotten , while ...
... hands of his friends , and that he should again enter on public life under prosperous auspices . His hopes were disappointed- public feeling was against him : his previous services , his imprisonment and torture , were forgotten , while ...
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... hands of the French , a change of form and order took place , the popes acquiring greater temporal power , and the new authorities adopting the titles of count and marquis , as that of duke had been introduced by Lon- ginus , exarch of ...
... hands of the French , a change of form and order took place , the popes acquiring greater temporal power , and the new authorities adopting the titles of count and marquis , as that of duke had been introduced by Lon- ginus , exarch of ...
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... hands of Tancred , contrived that Henry , son of Frederick should be elected emperor , and promised him the kingdom on the condition that he should restore to the church all the places that had belonged to her . To facilitate this ...
... hands of Tancred , contrived that Henry , son of Frederick should be elected emperor , and promised him the kingdom on the condition that he should restore to the church all the places that had belonged to her . To facilitate this ...
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... - ced the pontificate , and Boniface VIII . was elected . After a time the French and Germans left Italy , and the country remained wholly in the hands of the Italians ; 80 8. I. CH . 5 A.D. 1294 HISTORY OF FLORENCE .
... - ced the pontificate , and Boniface VIII . was elected . After a time the French and Germans left Italy , and the country remained wholly in the hands of the Italians ; 80 8. I. CH . 5 A.D. 1294 HISTORY OF FLORENCE .
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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.