Illustrations, Historical and Critical, of the Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the MagnificentT. Cadell, 1822 - 391 páginas |
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... lived on terms of intimacy with the conservators , as well of the archives of the republic , as of those of the Medici family , to each of whom he has in his preface expressed his acknowledgments ; that whilst he resided at Pisa he ...
... lived on terms of intimacy with the conservators , as well of the archives of the republic , as of those of the Medici family , to each of whom he has in his preface expressed his acknowledgments ; that whilst he resided at Pisa he ...
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... lived . In thus defending myself against the charges of M. de Sismondi , I begin to fear that I may be thought to have followed the example of M. Menage , who , when attacked by Baillet in his Jugemens des Sçavans , brought forwards in ...
... lived . In thus defending myself against the charges of M. de Sismondi , I begin to fear that I may be thought to have followed the example of M. Menage , who , when attacked by Baillet in his Jugemens des Sçavans , brought forwards in ...
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... lived , merit no higher esteem than those cowards who employ mercenary murderers to gratify their vengeance . Whenever recourse can be had to a public vindication , private vin- dication is prohibited . The avengers of indi- viduals are ...
... lived , merit no higher esteem than those cowards who employ mercenary murderers to gratify their vengeance . Whenever recourse can be had to a public vindication , private vin- dication is prohibited . The avengers of indi- viduals are ...
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... lived the calamities with which it was over- whelmed two years after his death ; of a man who was at the same time the support of the Platonic philosophy , the promoter of and fel- low labourer in all learned studies , the friend of all ...
... lived the calamities with which it was over- whelmed two years after his death ; of a man who was at the same time the support of the Platonic philosophy , the promoter of and fel- low labourer in all learned studies , the friend of all ...
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... lived , although for reasons sufficiently obvious , he was obliged to convey his opinions in an alle- gorical and suppositious form . Boccalini was born in 1559 , and wrote about a century after the death of Lorenzo . Amongst other ...
... lived , although for reasons sufficiently obvious , he was obliged to convey his opinions in an alle- gorical and suppositious form . Boccalini was born in 1559 , and wrote about a century after the death of Lorenzo . Amongst other ...
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Página 73 - Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Página 62 - Mais l'histoire s'écrit, quelquefois, d'une manière artificieuse : l'esprit de parti, les préjugés, l'intérêt, les opinions sur ce qu'on appelle prudence, et quantité d'autres motifs, font altérer, mutiler, ou supprimer des documents authentiques, des autorités certaines, et des faits évidents : tantôt, la paresse l'emporte, tantôt, la négligence; un historien en copie un autre, et ne se donne point la peine, ou ne se soucie guères, de recourir aux • pieces originales.
Página 79 - Tenhove united an indisputable taste in the productions of all the fine arts, and a general knowledge of the state of manners, and the progress of science, in every period of society. The fertility of his genius, and the extent of his information, have enabled him to intersperse his narrative with a variety of interesting digressions and brilliant observations; and the most engaging work that has, perhaps, ever appeared, on a subject of literary history, is written by a native of one country, in...
Página 200 - ... importance to those of amusement and levity, suggested to his countrymen the idea that he had two distinct souls combined in one body. Even his moral character seems to have partaken in some degree of the same diversity, and his devotional poems are as ardent as his lighter pieces are licentious. On all sides, he touched the extremes of human character, and the powers of his mind were only bounded by that impenetrable circle which prescribes the limits of human nature. ' As a statesman, Lorenzo...
Página 76 - Medici, in the year 1351, with a body of only one hundred Florentines, forced his way through the Milanese army, then besieging the fortress of Scarperia, and entered the place with the loss of twenty lives. Salvestro de...
Página 148 - Rome had any notion of, I imagine we are now arrived at that period which answers to fifteen. I cannot think we are older, when I recollect the many palpable follies which are still (almost) universally persisted in: I place that of war as senseless as the boxing of schoolboys; and whenever we come to man's estate (perhaps a thousand years hence) I do not doubt it will appear as ridiculous as the pranks of unlucky lads.
Página 60 - Io ti lasciai pur qui quel lieto giorno Con Amore e Madonna , anima mia : Lei con Amor parlando se ne gia Sì dolcemente allor che ti sviorno.
Página 220 - But hark, what solemn strains from Arno's vales Breathe raptures wafted on the Tuscan gales ! Lorenzo rears again his awful head, And feels his ancient glories round him spread; The Muses starting from their trance revive, And at their ROSCOE'S bidding, wake and live.
Página 111 - Ed a questa parte si risponde: alcuna cosa non essere manco degna per essere più comune; anzi si pruova ogni bene essere tanto migliore quanto è più comunicabile ed universale, come è di natura sua quello che si chiama
Página 21 - ... vous, citoyen, le livre de M. Roscoe, extrêmement recommandable par les idées libérales qui y sont répandues, par les connoissances étendues et les recherches profondes qu'il renferme sur l'histoire et sur la littérature de la république de Florence, et même du reste de l'Italie. D'ailleurs, le ton de candeur qui y règne par-tout, la manière noble et décente avec laquelle l'auteur discute ou critique les opinions des écrivains qui l'ont précédé dans la même carrière, inspirent...