Book, Chapter
1 I, I | many, contributed to its ruin; and these barbarians exhibited
2 I, I | Venice. After the taking and ruin of Aquileia, he directed
3 I, II | slight variations suffice to ruin the most powerful kingdoms
4 I, II | these causes proceeded the ruin as well as the origin and
5 I, II | which may be added, the ruin and restoration of Rome,
6 I, II | greatly facilitated the ruin of Italy, and gave the Lombards
7 I, III | own power; but upon the ruin of the eastern empire, which
8 I, III | times to the present, the ruin of the empire will be no
9 I, V | discord as occasioned the ruin of Italy; for the factions
10 I, V | jealousy and sought his ruin; and never allowed another
11 I, VI | upon recovering from the ruin into which she had been
12 I, VI | Alexander VI., who, by the ruin of the descendants of these
13 II, I | gone into desuetude, the ruin and weakness of territories
14 II, I | keeping her divided, cause her ruin. They therefore induced
15 II, II | against the Ghibellines, whose ruin it eventually caused, was
16 II, II | city would occasion the ruin of their country, for he
17 II, II | donors, but hastened their ruin. Thinking, however, to win
18 II, II | latter became powerful his ruin was resolved upon. Actuated
19 II, III | hereafter, occasioned the ruin of the nobility; for the
20 II, III | and those who wished the ruin of Giano laid the entire
21 II, V | conduct of Corso Donati—The ruin of Corso Donati—Corso Donati
22 II, VII | Mastino to the brink of ruin. They did not, however,
23 II, VII | opportunity, though with the ruin of the city, of subduing
24 II, VIII| notwithstanding many had foreseen the ruin of their country, were much
25 II, VIII| will produce both their ruin and your own. Nor will you
26 II, VIII| their difference produce the ruin of one of them. You may,
27 II, VIII| courage to such as sought his ruin. Bertone Cini, having ventured
28 II, I | them that if they refused, ruin would most probably be the
29 II, I | grade of the people. The ruin of the nobility was so complete,
30 III, I | duke of Athens, and the ruin of the former, we have now
31 III, I | the citizens, since the ruin of the nobility, were on
32 III, I | they saw it involved the ruin of the republic, and their
33 III, I | universally prevailed, and ruin was apprehended alike from
34 III, I | those who assemble for the ruin of the republic are fearless,
35 III, I | fatal families, born for the ruin of their country. Of this
36 III, III | to evil designing men to ruin your country and cast the
37 III, III | certainly be victors, to the ruin of their enemies and their
38 III, V | was verified, first by his ruin, and afterward by his death.~
39 III, V | would be able to effect his ruin, and also to rescue the
40 III, V | and consent to Giorgio’s ruin. His enmity against the
41 III, VI | were the causes of his ruin. The rulers could not endure
42 III, VII | than a complete one at her ruin. The Signory applauded Veri’
43 III, VII | was only appeased by the ruin of that government which
44 IV, I | which eventually caused the ruin of their party; the first
45 IV, I | prince, would bring certain ruin upon the city without the
46 IV, II | Bardo Mancini, who, by the ruin of the Alberti, rescued
47 IV, II | enable them to complete the ruin both of the government and
48 IV, II | friends, consented to the ruin of Giorgio Scali and Tommaso
49 IV, III | would one day effect the ruin of himself and his friends.
50 IV, IV | our own times have brought ruin both upon themselves and
51 IV, V | we known them before our ruin was complete, we should
52 IV, V | the count he contrived the ruin of Pagolo Guinigi. The heads
53 IV, VI | inducing him to consent to the ruin of Cosmo, waited upon him
54 IV, VII | foresaw their approaching ruin for having allowed themselves
55 IV, VII | enemies, or prevent their own ruin and that of the city.~Mariotto
56 V, I | repose, disorder; disorder, ruin; so from disorder order
57 V, I | Provinces by this means sink to ruin, from which, men’s sufferings
58 V, I | Taking advice from the ruin of their enemies, they considered
59 V, II | advantage without effecting the ruin of the duke, and making
60 V, III | their own glory and your ruin; above all others, you have
61 V, IV | find repose only by the ruin of one party or the other.
62 V, IV | if foreseeing their own ruin in that of others, entreated
63 V, IV | informed the count that their ruin must involve his own; that
64 V, IV | greatness the source of ruin both to this republic and
65 V, IV | ourselves; for if by your ruin he were to become lord of
66 V, V | count to avoid complete ruin; and whatever course they
67 V, VI | him; and this caused the ruin of both. It seldom happens,
68 V, VII | who saw their inevitable ruin in the departure of Niccolo,
69 V, VII | to rescue me from entire ruin, you would give the world
70 VI, I | he was afraid his utter ruin would ensue before Niccolo,
71 VI, II | of the Cannecshi, and the ruin both of their own country
72 VI, II | the Venetians desired his ruin; for they thought Lombardy
73 VI, IV | these circumstances thy ruin must have ensued, but for
74 VI, IV | blood, and followed by our ruin. Oh! unhappy states, which
75 VI, IV | occasion of his victory and the ruin of the Milanese; for the
76 VI, IV | which would occasion the ruin of all. Supposing he should
77 VI, V | words, fearing their own ruin before the League could
78 VI, VI | almost always attended with ruin.~Gherardo Gambacorti was
79 VII, I | his decease, nothing but ruin would ensue. Nor had they
80 VII, I | save his life, after the ruin of the latter, he was obliged
81 VII, I | injure the city, than to ruin it; that two yards of rose-colored
82 VII, II | for they perceived their ruin to be inevitable if they
83 VII, II | These honors accelerated his ruin; for the duke’s apprehensions
84 VII, II | resolved to do his utmost to ruin the son. These conspirators,
85 VII, II | had, to the disgrace and ruin of the city, caused them
86 VII, II | join them; in which case ruin of the republic would be
87 VII, II | being anxious for Piero’s ruin, had induced many citizens
88 VII, II | using the public money his ruin must ensue. They would thus
89 VII, II | as would accelerate his ruin, and justify whatever course
90 VII, II | a prince, and their own ruin would be inevitable, as
91 VII, III | he desired the forcible ruin of Piero, he might easily
92 VII, III | misfortune to himself and ruin to his country. The other
93 VII, IV | violence effect their country’s ruin. In order to divert the
94 VII, IV | victorious only to effect her ruin? Has she honored us that
95 VII, V | will inevitably effect your ruin. Therefore, it is not by
96 VIII, I | most commonly involve the ruin of those concerned in them,
97 VIII, I | and not unfrequently his ruin. Thus these conspiracies
98 VIII, II | depth of misery, such utter ruin and extreme degradation.
99 VIII, II | justified in seeking our ruin; why do they come and take
100 VIII, IV | will be hereafter seen, the ruin of Italy.~Lorenzo de’ Medici
101 VIII, V | the Venetians would be the ruin of the church and of Italy,
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