The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici: Called the Magnificent, Volumen2Bronson & Chauncey, 1803 - 435 páginas |
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... remains of life , and " I may yet add to my other acquirements , a knowledge of the Grecian tongue . " 66 If we advert to the night of thick darkness in which the world had been long enveloped , we This early vi- f Mehus , in vitâ Amb ...
... remains of life , and " I may yet add to my other acquirements , a knowledge of the Grecian tongue . " 66 If we advert to the night of thick darkness in which the world had been long enveloped , we This early vi- f Mehus , in vitâ Amb ...
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... remains of antiquity , as suited the purposes of his patron ' . Two journies , undertaken at the instance of Lorenzo , into the east , by Giovanni Lascar , produced a great number of rare and valuable works . On his return from his ...
... remains of antiquity , as suited the purposes of his patron ' . Two journies , undertaken at the instance of Lorenzo , into the east , by Giovanni Lascar , produced a great number of rare and valuable works . On his return from his ...
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... remains to be noticed , which was perhaps more efficacious than any other in- giving life and energy to these pursuits . An acquaintance with the learned languages was , at this period , the most direct path , not only to riches and ...
... remains to be noticed , which was perhaps more efficacious than any other in- giving life and energy to these pursuits . An acquaintance with the learned languages was , at this period , the most direct path , not only to riches and ...
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... remains to be noticed , which it would be unpardonable to omit ; and which , if it did not greatly contribute towards their pro- gress , certainly tended , not only to render the study of languages more general , but to remove the idea ...
... remains to be noticed , which it would be unpardonable to omit ; and which , if it did not greatly contribute towards their pro- gress , certainly tended , not only to render the study of languages more general , but to remove the idea ...
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... remains . That he had made a consider- able progress in this work , appears from many authorities ; and there is even reason to believe , that his perseverance finally overcame the diffi- culties of his undertaking . Ficino , writing to ...
... remains . That he had made a consider- able progress in this work , appears from many authorities ; and there is even reason to believe , that his perseverance finally overcame the diffi- culties of his undertaking . Ficino , writing to ...
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Página 51 - 1 popol tuo l' ha in sommo della bocca. Molti rifiutan lo comune incarco ; Ma '1 popol tuo sollecito risponde Senza chiamare, e grida: Io mi sobbarco. Or ti fa' lieta, che tu hai ben onde, Tu ricca, tu con pace, tu con senno : S' io dico ver, l
Página 241 - Sì poco il verde in su la cima dura, Se non è giunta dall'etadi grosse. Credette Cimabue, nella pintura, Tener lo campo; ed ora ha Giotto il grido, SI che la fama di colui oscura.
Página 52 - L' antiche leggi, e furon si civili, Fecero al viver bene un picciol cenno Verso di te, che fai tanto sottili Provvedimenti, ch' a mezzo novembre Non giunge quel che tu d
Página 53 - Excudent alii spirantia mollius aera, Credo equidem, vivos ducent de marmore vultus, Orabunt causas melius, caelique meatus Describent radio et surgentia sidera dicent; Tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento : Hae tibi erunt artes, pacisque imponere morem, Parcere subiectis, et debellare superbos.
Página 200 - ... them you will be so much the more known and esteemed, in proportion as your age and the peculiarity of your situation will distinguish you from your colleagues. Avoid, however, as you would Scylla or Charybdis, the imputation of hypocrisy ; guard against all ostentation, either in your conduct or your discourse; affect not austerity, nor even appear too serious. This advice you will, I hope, in time understand and practise better than I can express it.
Página 70 - Whilst such was the fate of the Latin productions of these authors, their Italian writings were the objects rather of adoration than applause. No longer confined to the perusal of the closet and the gratification of an individual, the poems of Dante and of Petrarca were read in public assemblies of the inhabitants of Florence, and their beauties pointed out, or their obscurities illustrated, by the most eminent scholars of the time.
Página 213 - His address was striking, and his eye marked intelligence. My expectations were raised. He began — I was attentive; a clear voice — select expression — elevated sentiment. He divides his subject — I perceive his distinctions. Nothing perplexed; nothing insipid; nothing languid. He unfolds the web of his argument — I am enthralled. He refutes the sophism — I am freed. He introduces a pertinent narrative — I am interested. He modulates his voice — I am charmed. He is jocular — I smile....
Página 199 - I well know, that as you are now to reside at Rome, that sink of all iniquity, the difficulty of conducting yourself by these admonitions will be increased.
Página 79 - A taste for the exterior decoration of books has lately arisen in this country, in the gratification of which no small share of ingenuity has been displayed ; but if we are to judge of the present predilection for learning, by the degree of expense thus incurred, we must consider it as greatly inferior to that of the Romans during the times of the first Emperors, or of the Italians at the 15th century.
Página 328 - To be absorbed in one pursuit, however important, is not the characteristick of the higher class of genius, which, piercing through the various combinations and relations of surrounding circumstances, sees all things in their just dimensions, and attributes to each its due. Of the various occupations in which Lorenzo engaged, there is not one in which he was not eminently successful ; but he was most particularly distinguished in those which justly hold the first rank in human estimation.