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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... liberty . It seems inconceivable that the martyr of freedom should have designedly acted as the apostle of tyranny . Several eminent writers have , therefore , endeavoured to detect in this unfortunate performance some con- cealed ...
... liberty . It seems inconceivable that the martyr of freedom should have designedly acted as the apostle of tyranny . Several eminent writers have , therefore , endeavoured to detect in this unfortunate performance some con- cealed ...
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... liberty , if consistent with a strong government , he was still more attached to the national honour and inde pendence of his country ; and what he dreaded most was , that , through some rash ebullitions of party spirit , foreigners ...
... liberty , if consistent with a strong government , he was still more attached to the national honour and inde pendence of his country ; and what he dreaded most was , that , through some rash ebullitions of party spirit , foreigners ...
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... liberty promised to return to his prison , if within three years he did not obtain the pope's consent , that the kings of Arragon should be invested with the kingdom of Sicily . The Emperor Rodolph , instead of coming into Italy , gave ...
... liberty promised to return to his prison , if within three years he did not obtain the pope's consent , that the kings of Arragon should be invested with the kingdom of Sicily . The Emperor Rodolph , instead of coming into Italy , gave ...
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... liberty shortly after , yet from grief at the injury he died mad . Boniface was founder of the jubilee in 1300 , and fixed that it should be celebrated at each revolution of one hundred years . In those times various troubles arose ...
... liberty shortly after , yet from grief at the injury he died mad . Boniface was founder of the jubilee in 1300 , and fixed that it should be celebrated at each revolution of one hundred years . In those times various troubles arose ...
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... Liberty of the Venetians confirmed by Pepin and the Greek emperor - Greatness of Venice -- Decline of Venice -- Discord betwixt the pope and the emperor - Giovanna queen of Naples -- Rienzi -The jubilee reduced to fifty years ...
... Liberty of the Venetians confirmed by Pepin and the Greek emperor - Greatness of Venice -- Decline of Venice -- Discord betwixt the pope and the emperor - Giovanna queen of Naples -- Rienzi -The jubilee reduced to fifty years ...
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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.