licenzioso

Updated: May 11, 2025

On the very first page of his preface Varchi dares to write these words respecting Florence 'divenne, dico, di stato piuttosto corrotto e licenzioso, tirannide, che di sana e moderata repubblica, principato'; in which he deals blame with impartial justice all round.

John Addington Symonds - Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) : The Age of the Despots