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Niccolò Machiavelli
History of Florence

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   Book,  Chapter
1 I, II | king of Italy.~Theodoric possessed great talents both for war 2 I, II | enjoy what they already possessed.~ 3 I, III | than they had previously possessed; although the immediate 4 I, III | Benevento; all the rest being possessed by the Greek emperor, with 5 I, IV | II. She and her husband possessed Lucca, Parma, Reggio, Mantua, 6 I, IV | much increased. Frederick possessed military talent, but was 7 I, V | Ghibelline party by Ezelin, who possessed nearly the whole of Lombardy 8 I, VI | increased so long as the emperor possessed little authority in the 9 I, VI | whatever movable property they possessed. The people of Padua, finding 10 I, VII | others who occupied cities possessed by his father, was Guglielmo 11 I, VII | death. Finding himself now possessed of greater power, he began 12 I, VII | lesser princes, or of men who possessed no state; for the minor 13 I, VII | safety. The others (those who possessed no state) being bred to 14 I, VII | the most ordinary leader, possessed of true valor, would have 15 II, I | Uberti; and as these families possessed men and means of defense, 16 II, III | him, for they thought he possessed too great authority. This 17 II, V | and evil; and if he had possessed a cooler spirit he would 18 II, VI | Colleagues, feeling themselves possessed of sufficient power, assumed 19 II, VII | the more authority they possessed the worse use they made 20 II, VIII| power of which the duke was possessed, than to endeavor by entreaty 21 II, VIII| had lost the power they possessed, and the artificers saw 22 III, I | the interest which Benchi possessed with the ancient nobility, 23 III, I | time. The ancient families possessed so much influence, and were 24 III, I | the Guelphs, in which he possessed the greatest authority, 25 III, III | had to do with those who possessed some feelings of humanity 26 III, IV | respect; so that the city possessed two governments, and was 27 III, IV | their country; for had he possessed either malice or ambition, 28 III, V | that by the power these men possessed with the plebeians they 29 III, VI | and lowest of the people possessed in the government; while 30 III, VI | the latter had previously possessed a third of the honors, they 31 III, VII | the inferior artificers, possessed influence with the plebeians. 32 IV, I | was to aggrandize one who possessed so much influence; that 33 IV, I | strength; and that Giovanni possessed several qualities far surpassing 34 IV, II | those who, having never possessed them, esteemed them the 35 IV, III | all the towns and cities possessed by the Florentines in Romagna, 36 IV, III | was proposed that whoever possessed property of the value of 37 IV, III | unnecessary to mention those who possessed hidden property; for it 38 IV, IV | of great eloquence, but possessed of extraordinary prudence. 39 IV, IV | to assume the command. He possessed influence among the nobility, 40 IV, VII | character as he had hitherto possessed; and that if he thought 41 V, I | Florentines, although they possessed a smaller extent of territory, 42 V, I | the city. Among the places possessed by Niccolo Fortebraccio, 43 V, I | of his victory, at once possessed himself of many places in 44 V, II | protect the merchandise they possessed, both at Naples and Gaeta, 45 V, II | and the other strongholds possessed by the duke, and delivered 46 V, III | the great preponderance possessed by the duke. He concluded 47 V, IV | generals whom he fancied he possessed, one would become his enemy, 48 V, IV | the states which the count possessed in La Marca. Nor were these 49 V, VI | Niccolo. With the cavalry he possessed, and a body of infantry 50 V, VII | wretchedness and sorrow. Once I possessed horses, arms, subjects, 51 VI, II | great authority which he possessed in the city was added his 52 VI, IV | territories which the duke possessed at the time of his death.~ 53 VI, IV | that so many potentates possessed less influence over the 54 VI, VI | party resumed what they possessed before the war, the duke 55 VII, I | government, with the partisans he possessed, and drive out the others, 56 VII, I | wishing to know what he possessed, it appeared there was no 57 VII, I | Ruccellai. No one of his time possessed such an intimate knowledge 58 VII, I | while the authority they possessed in Florence and throughout 59 VII, III | the changes of 1434. He possessed great influence, and was 60 VIII, I | him, or lose what he still possessed. As the government of Florence 61 VIII, II | a wise and good man, and possessed none of the pride for which 62 VIII, II | and whatever property he possessed belonging to others, either 63 VIII, II | universal lamentation; for he possessed all the liberality and humanity 64 VIII, IV | extensively, that all who possessed villas fled to them to escape 65 VIII, V | the Venetians of all they possessed in Lombardy, if the war 66 VIII, V | which they had formerly possessed. Thus it was evident to 67 VIII, VI | plundered the houses they possessed in Rome, slew or made prisoners 68 VIII, VI | and the Count di Montorio possessed great influence over it.


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