O2' whole world. But the vices of tyranny had not weakened his ability. He employed his immense wealth without prodigality ; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled ; his army well paid ; all the captains of adventure... The Historians' History of the World: Italy - Page 251redigeeritud poolt - 1904Full view - About this book
| Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1832 - 320 lehte
...took such multiplied precautions of distrust. He seemed to acknowledge himself the enemy of the O2' whole world. But the vices of tyranny had not weakened...inundated Italy ; and they soon proved, that Italian valor, directed by the reflection and intelligence of a highly civilized nation, who carried their... | |
| Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1864 - 316 lehte
...acknowledge himself the enemy of the 02 whole world. But the vices of tyranny had not weakened hia ability. He employed his immense wealth without prodigality...inundated Italy ; and they soon proved, that Italian valor, directed by the reflection and intelligence of a highly civilized nation, who carried their... | |
| Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1875 - 310 lehte
...prodigality ; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled ; liis army well paid ; all the captains of adventure scattered...inundated Italy ; and they soon proved, that Italian valor, directed by the reflection and intelligence of a highly civilized nation, who carried their... | |
| John Addington Symonds - 1880 - 602 lehte
...extraordinary despot in the following sentences, which may be quoted for their graphic brevity : ' False and pitiless, he joined to immeasurable ambition...encouraged the warriors of the new Italian school ; he knew well how to distinguish, reward, and win their attachment.' 1 Such was the tyrant who 1 ' History... | |
| John Addington Symonds - 1881 - 676 lehte
...without prodigality; his f1nances were always flourishing; his cities well garrisoned and victualed; his army well paid; all the captains of adventure...encouraged the warriors of the new Italian school; he knew well how to distinguish, reward, and win their attachment.' 1 Such was the tyrant who aimed at... | |
| Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1901 - 416 lehte
...did not sink under these repeated efforts till the 18(h of December of the same year. All Loinbardy submitted, without difficulty, to Gian Galeazzo. His...German, English, and French troops, which inundated I taly ; and they soon proved, that Italian valour, directed by the reflection and intelligence of... | |
| Albert Stanburrough Cook - 1916 - 172 lehte
...without prodigality; his finances were always flourishing; his cities well garrisoned and victualed; his army well paid; all the captains of adventure...inundated Italy; and they soon proved that Italian valor, directed by the reflection and intelligence of a highly civilized nation, who carried their... | |
| |