The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth, Volume 4J. McCreery, 1806 |
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... give to these different sove- Et . 43. reigns the most positive assurances , that the sole object which the pontiff had in view was the gene- ral safety of Europe , and the protection and honour of the Christian church . In order to ...
... give to these different sove- Et . 43. reigns the most positive assurances , that the sole object which the pontiff had in view was the gene- ral safety of Europe , and the protection and honour of the Christian church . In order to ...
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... , and had contracted to give him one of his daughters in marriage , was greatly alarmed at the ambitious views and active measures of the young young sovereign , and earnestly entreated the pon- c H 22 LIFE AND PONTIFICATE.
... , and had contracted to give him one of his daughters in marriage , was greatly alarmed at the ambitious views and active measures of the young young sovereign , and earnestly entreated the pon- c H 22 LIFE AND PONTIFICATE.
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... gives to the pontiff , and to the cardinal de ' Medici , such a preponderating influence , by the nomination , during their lives , of the persons intrusted with the supreme authority , as must in- evitably prevent the exercise of that ...
... gives to the pontiff , and to the cardinal de ' Medici , such a preponderating influence , by the nomination , during their lives , of the persons intrusted with the supreme authority , as must in- evitably prevent the exercise of that ...
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... give strength and importance to the pontiff , in the great attempts which he now meditated . It is probable too , that for reasons sufficiently obvious , neither Leo nor the cardinal thought it advisable that the commence- ment of the ...
... give strength and importance to the pontiff , in the great attempts which he now meditated . It is probable too , that for reasons sufficiently obvious , neither Leo nor the cardinal thought it advisable that the commence- ment of the ...
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... give a brief history of his conduct , and of the efforts made to pacify him by the Roman court ; in which he speaks of Eccius as the servant of Satan , and the adversary of Jesus Christ , and adverts to the conduct of the cardinal of ...
... give a brief history of his conduct , and of the efforts made to pacify him by the Roman court ; in which he speaks of Eccius as the servant of Satan , and the adversary of Jesus Christ , and adverts to the conduct of the cardinal of ...
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Página 108 - This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment.
Página 108 - Then did Car of Cambridge, and Ascham, with their lectures and writings, almost deify Cicero and Demosthenes, and allure all young men that were studious unto that delicate and polished kind of learning. Then did Erasmus take occasion to make the scoffing echo; Decem annos consumpsi in legendo Cicerone, and the echo answered in Greek, one, Asine.
Página 146 - I look upon the revolution there, as one of the most important events in the history of the world.
Página 244 - J'ay aussi remerqué cecy, que de tant d'âmes et effects qu'il juge, de tant de mouvemens et conseils, il n'en rapporte jamais un seul à la vertu, religion et conscience, comme si ces parties là estoyent du tout esteintes au monde...
Página 85 - I am descended from a long line of Christian emperors of this noble German nation, and of the Catholic kings of Spain, the archdukes of Austria, and the dukes of Burgundy. They were all faithful to the death to the Church of Rome, and they defended the Catholic faith and the honor of God.
Página 418 - ... be compared to him. He would indeed have been a perfect pontiff, if to these accomplishments he had united some knowledge in matters of religion, and a greater inclination to piety, to neither of which he appeared to pay any great attention.
Página 242 - We have finished the twentieth, and last book of Guicciardini's History, the most authentic, I believe (may I add, I fear) that ever was composed. I believe it, because the historian was an actor in his terrible drama, and personally knew the principal performers in it ; and I fear it, because it exhibits the woeful picture of society in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Página 326 - Academy ; who denominates him " the most superficial artist, and the most abandoned mannerist of his time, but the most acute observer of men, and the most dexterous flatterer of princes. He overwhelmed the palaces of the Medici and the popes, the convents and churches of Italy, with a deluge of mediocrity, commended by rapidity and shameless bravura of hand.
Página 84 - ... as equivocal, from the uncertainty of their effects on the life and conduct of those who embrace them; or as unintelligible, being totally beyond the limits and comprehension of human reason; but all parties must unite in admiring and venerating the man, who, undaunted and alone, could stand before such an assembly, and vindicate, with unshaken courage, what he conceived to be the cause of religion, of liberty, and of truth; fearless of any reproaches but those of his own conscience, or of any...
Página 257 - Pomponazzo; but devoting himself to a military life, he served under the emperor Maximilian. He afterwards engaged in the service of Julius II. and was employed in several important negotiations. Returning to Ferrara, he obtained the particular favour of the family of Este, and was chosen to accompany the cardinal Ippolito on his journey into Hungary. About the year 1520 he was appointed professor of...