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His age has been called the Augustan age of Italian letters ( strangely enough in
the native land of Dante , Ariosto , and Tasso ) , but he resembled Augustus in
more than his patronage of poets and philosophers , --in the skill with which , like
...
His age has been called the Augustan age of Italian letters ( strangely enough in
the native land of Dante , Ariosto , and Tasso ) , but he resembled Augustus in
more than his patronage of poets and philosophers , --in the skill with which , like
...
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Nor was the constitution which he proceeded to develope the extemporaneous
conception of a great mind , called forth by the exigencies of the time , nor that of
a bold fanatic grasping at power , which in wielding he learned to wield .
Nor was the constitution which he proceeded to develope the extemporaneous
conception of a great mind , called forth by the exigencies of the time , nor that of
a bold fanatic grasping at power , which in wielding he learned to wield .
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The attributes of this kind of broad hereditary peerage were , to appoint to all the
magistracies , to adopt or reject all laws . Afterwards it became a court of appeal
from the sentences of death or exile passed by the Signory ; this was called the ...
The attributes of this kind of broad hereditary peerage were , to appoint to all the
magistracies , to adopt or reject all laws . Afterwards it became a court of appeal
from the sentences of death or exile passed by the Signory ; this was called the ...
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... which they did for what they called their own liberties , but which in fact was an
iron spiritual tyranny , they had been demagogues to whom history might pay the
highest honour . Yet was not Savonarola himself without some apprehension of ...
... which they did for what they called their own liberties , but which in fact was an
iron spiritual tyranny , they had been demagogues to whom history might pay the
highest honour . Yet was not Savonarola himself without some apprehension of ...
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Many are called , but few chosen . Few heard Christ and his apostles . The many
persecuted them . ' ' He had prophesied many things not true . ' This he denies ;
all that he had prophesied had turned out true to an iota ; but he drew subtle ...
Many are called , but few chosen . Few heard Christ and his apostles . The many
persecuted them . ' ' He had prophesied many things not true . ' This he denies ;
all that he had prophesied had turned out true to an iota ; but he drew subtle ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Savonarola, Erasmus, and Other Essays ATLA monograph preservation program Library of English literature |
| Author | Henry Hart Milman |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1870 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 May 2006 |
| ISBN | 0790564882, 9780790564883 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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