Florentine History: From the Earliest Authentic Records to the Accession of Ferdinand the Third, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Volume 3E. Moxon, 1847 |
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Page 603 - the Pope's mistress too, Giulia Farnese, who was called La Giulia Bella, and conspicuously, nay, even ostentatiously, exhibited at all the great religious festivals, had increased the public scaudul by producing another son to occupy the place of him whose blood had so lately reddened the hand of the fratricide.
Page 601 - ... assentient to this remorseless sentence ? At all events his voice was not lifted up for mercy, and his most faithful partisan Francesco Valori was the man whose commanding language and threatening action had overruled the wavering judges. A modern historian of great impartiality adds : ' The Frateschi gained a considerable increase of power by their success, and medals were struck with Savonarola's image on one side and on the other that of Rome (the centre of the conspiracy was supposed to be...
Page 12 - Florence, and great efforts were made to secure it. ... Her army was first commanded by Jacopo Salviati, a Florentine citizen, who after some useful and active service was superseded by Bertoldo degli Orsini ; but this general showing more rapacity than soldiership displeased the Florentines, and was ordered to resign his command to Obizzo da Monte Carelli. Active military operations had continued through the autumn of 1405, and when the camp was pitched before Pisa, almost all its territory had...
Page 190 - Foolish people," said Carmagnola, "are you going to teach one that was born in battles and nourished in blood ? Go, mount your senseless horses and visit the Caspian, then talk to me of its wonders, and in such things I will place implicit faith ; but be now content to trust my experience, for I am not less expert on land than you are at sea. You Venetians are rich in enterprise and prosperity, and if you deem me faithless, why then, deprive me of office and I will seek my own fortune.
Page 206 - Diverse lingue, orribili favelle, Parole di dolore, accenti d' ira, Voci alte e fioche, e suon di man con elle, Facevano un tumulto, il qual s
Page 413 - ... of submitting to the interdict, compelled the priests to perform divine service as usual and appealed to a general council against the Pope. ' You say,' was their reply to his Holiness, ' that our liberty is dear to you, that Lorenzo is a tyrant, and you command us to expel him ; but how are we free if thus compelled to obey your commands ? You call him tyrant : the majority of Florentines call him their defender ; nor has he a superior amongst us in religion and true piety.
Page 11 - ... descendant of Ham. 377: 16, broke the bread and given the salt, Arab custom that those are friends with whom one eats salt. 389:20, our city authorizes . . . Luria's removal; the historic facts referred to are described by Napier, in his Florentine History, as follows: " The acquisition of Pisa was a serious affair at Florence, and great efforts were made to secure it. ... Her army was first com.
Page 191 - It has been said by a modern writer, that " Carmagnola seems to have acted in so equivocal a manner as would have made him amenable to any court-martial with little chance of absolution...
Page 12 - ... Florentine citizen, who after some useful and active service was superseded by Bertoldo degli Orsini ; but this general showing more rapacity than soldiership displeased the Florentines, and was ordered to resign his command to Obizzo da Monte Carelli. Active military operations had continued through the autumn of 1405, and when the camp was pitched before Pisa, almost all its territory had been subdued. . . . After this the growing rivalry of Sforza and Tartaglia began to trouble the camp so...
Page 561 - ... living under the dominion of their ancient rivals. Florence was not however destined long to survive her. In the year 1512 she found herself assailed by a powerful league, comprising the Pope, the Emperor, the King of Spain, and their allies ; * " Like the Calvin of after days, Savonarola bent the public mind to his will, by working on their superstition ; but Calvin and his followers were harsh and sanguinary bigots, unjust, unmerciful, intolerant, and severe ; wheras the Italian was an Enlightened...