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RENAISSANCE IN ITALY

THE AGE OF THE DESPOTS

BY

JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS

AUTHOR OF

STUDIES OF THE GREEK POETS, SKETCHES IN ITALY AND GREECE, ETC.

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'Di questi adunque oziosi principi, e di queste vilissime armi, sarà piena la mia Istoria'