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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... whole course of his letters . It appears from these , that the duke never confided his plans even to his favourite counsellors ; that his probable conduct was , on this occasion , a subject of general conjecture ; Machiavelli gives his ...
... whole course of his letters . It appears from these , that the duke never confided his plans even to his favourite counsellors ; that his probable conduct was , on this occasion , a subject of general conjecture ; Machiavelli gives his ...
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... whole moves on , plain and concise in argument , clear and animated in description , nervous and powerful in declamation , warming with the feelings of the writer , and reflecting every shade of his thoughts . In Clement VII ...
... whole moves on , plain and concise in argument , clear and animated in description , nervous and powerful in declamation , warming with the feelings of the writer , and reflecting every shade of his thoughts . In Clement VII ...
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... whole of the eastern empire ; the Ostrogoths ruled Mesia and Pannonia ; the Visigoths , Suavi , and Alans , held Gascony and Spain ; the Vandals , Africa ; the Franks and Burgundians , France ; and the Eruli and Turingi , Italy . The ...
... whole of the eastern empire ; the Ostrogoths ruled Mesia and Pannonia ; the Visigoths , Suavi , and Alans , held Gascony and Spain ; the Vandals , Africa ; the Franks and Burgundians , France ; and the Eruli and Turingi , Italy . The ...
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... whole of what Belisarius had taken from them . On this account Justinian determined to send him into Italy again ; but , coming with only a small force , he lost the reputation which his former victories had won for him , in less time ...
... whole of what Belisarius had taken from them . On this account Justinian determined to send him into Italy again ; but , coming with only a small force , he lost the reputation which his former victories had won for him , in less time ...
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... whole country . Having conquered the Sclavonians , Justinian sent Narses , a eunuch , a man of great military talent , who , having arrived in Italy , routed and slew Totila . The Goths who escaped sought refuge in Pavia , where they ...
... whole country . Having conquered the Sclavonians , Justinian sent Narses , a eunuch , a man of great military talent , who , having arrived in Italy , routed and slew Totila . The Goths who escaped sought refuge in Pavia , where they ...
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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.