 | Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1832 - 320 páginas
...ambition a genius for enterprise, and to immovable constancy a personal timidity which he did not endeavor to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw...He seemed to acknowledge himself the enemy of the O2' whole world. But the vices of tyranny had not weakened his ability. He employed his immense wealth... | |
 | Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de Sismondi - 1841 - 308 páginas
...his guard, and did not sink under these repeated efforts till the 18th of December of the same year. All Lombardy submitted, without difficulty, to Gian...wealth, without prodigality; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled; his army well paid; all the captains of adventure... | |
 | Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1875 - 310 páginas
...ambition a genius for enterprise, and to immovable constancy a personal timidity which he did not endeavor to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw...nervous terror. No prince employed so many soldiers tc guard his palace, or took such multiplied precautions of distrust. He seemed to acknowledge himself... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1880 - 602 páginas
...extraordinary despot in the following sentences, which may be quoted for their graphic brevity : ' False and pitiless, he joined to immeasurable ambition...wealth without prodigality ; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled ; his army well paid ; all the captains of... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1881 - 676 páginas
...ambition a genius for enterprise, and to immovable constancy a personal timidity which he did not endeavor to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw...employed his immense wealth without prodigality; his f1nances were always flourishing; his cities well garrisoned and victualed; his army well paid; all... | |
 | Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1901 - 416 páginas
...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...wealth, without prodigality ; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled ; his army well paid ; all the captains of... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 718 páginas
...sink under these repeated efforts till the 18th of December of the same year. Q-ian Graleazzo Visconti All Lombardy submitted, without difficulty, to Gian...wealth, without prodigality ; his finances were always flourishing ; his cities well garrisoned and victualled ; his army well paid ; all the captains of... | |
 | Egerton Ryerson Williams - 1914 - 640 páginas
...a genius for enterprise, and to immovable constancy a personal timidity which he did not ehdeavour to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw...prince employed so many soldiers to guard his palace." 9 And it is doubtful if any prince ever had so many deeds of blood and horror to damn his soul. He... | |
 | Albert Stanburrough Cook - 1916 - 172 páginas
...ambition a eenius for enterprise, and to immovable constancy a personal timidity which he did not endeavor to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw...acknowledge himself the enemy of the whole world. Liut the vices of tyranny had not weakened his ability. He employed his immense wealth without prodigality;... | |
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... to conceal. The least unexpected motion near him threw him into a paroxysm of nervous terror. No prince employed so many soldiers to guard his palace, or took such multiplied precautions of distrust. He seemed to acknowledge himself the enemy of the... 