Excerpt from A Compendious History of Italy It is unnecessary for me to speak of the impor tance of a thorough knowledge of the history of a country so fertile in heroes and statesmen, and which cherished through the dark ages, and subse quently rekindled, the never entirely extinguished sparks of civilization and liberty - ah importance which has been obvious to men of intelligence and reflection of all times and countries, and especially to English readers who have studied and admired the works of Machiavelli, ...
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Excerpt from A Compendious History of Italy It is unnecessary for me to speak of the impor tance of a thorough knowledge of the history of a country so fertile in heroes and statesmen, and which cherished through the dark ages, and subse quently rekindled, the never entirely extinguished sparks of civilization and liberty - ah importance which has been obvious to men of intelligence and reflection of all times and countries, and especially to English readers who have studied and admired the works of Machiavelli, Sarpi, and Guicciardini. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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