The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1846 |
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... afforded the greatest facility for the conveyance of artillery ; having had information that the Swiss were assembled there in great force to oppose their progress , on the supposition that it would not be possible for the French to ...
... afforded the greatest facility for the conveyance of artillery ; having had information that the Swiss were assembled there in great force to oppose their progress , on the supposition that it would not be possible for the French to ...
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... affording the Venetian general an opportunity of joining the French army , but also of pre- venting the union of the Swiss with the Spanish and papal troops . It may be admitted as a general maxim in the history of military transactions ...
... affording the Venetian general an opportunity of joining the French army , but also of pre- venting the union of the Swiss with the Spanish and papal troops . It may be admitted as a general maxim in the history of military transactions ...
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... afforded them a sufficient pretext for withdrawing themselves altogether from the theatre of war , and leaving their Italian allies to the mercy of the conquering army . * The battle of Marignano is justly considered by both the French ...
... afforded them a sufficient pretext for withdrawing themselves altogether from the theatre of war , and leaving their Italian allies to the mercy of the conquering army . * The battle of Marignano is justly considered by both the French ...
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... afforded to Girolamo Fracastoro , who was destined to be one of the principal literary ornaments of the age , and who was chiefly indebted to this celebrated commander for those oppor- tunities of improvement which have conferred ...
... afforded to Girolamo Fracastoro , who was destined to be one of the principal literary ornaments of the age , and who was chiefly indebted to this celebrated commander for those oppor- tunities of improvement which have conferred ...
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... of Tournay ; and is supposed to have stimulated his sovereign to a new + Herbert's Life of Henry VIII . * Rymer , tom . vi . par . i . P. 105 . quarrel with Francis , for the purpose of affording himself 32 THE LIFE OF LEO X.
... of Tournay ; and is supposed to have stimulated his sovereign to a new + Herbert's Life of Henry VIII . * Rymer , tom . vi . par . i . P. 105 . quarrel with Francis , for the purpose of affording himself 32 THE LIFE OF LEO X.
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