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Thou hast also Pisa, where the men are of nature changeable and unreliable, who, although they may be sometimes held in subjection, yet they will ever disdain to serve under a Lucchese. Pistoia is also disloyal to thee, she being eaten up with factions and deeply incensed against thy family by reason of the wrongs recently inflicted upon them.
The designs of the Pavian church are encrusted on the walls; of the Lucchese, incorporated with them; small portions of real sculpture being introduced exactly where the eye, after its rest on the flatness of the wall, will take most delight in the piece of substantial form. The entire arrangement is perfect beyond all praise, and the morbid restlessness of the old designs is now appeased.
Peace being restored between the Lucchese and Florentines, and the duke and the count having become friends, hopes were entertained that the arms of Italy would be laid aside, although those in the kingdom of Naples, between Rene of Anjou and Alfonso of Aragon, could find repose only by the ruin of one party or the other.
They were continually quarreling, yet they were always together. Trenta, when spoken to on the subject of his partiality, said he was "educating him" to fill his place as master of the ceremonies in Lucchese society. Except when specially bullied by the cavaliere who greatly enjoyed tormenting him in public Baldassare was inoffensive and useful. Now he pressed forward to the front.
This was no other than the Father Cipriano Guido Lucchese, whom the lady had alluded to, and who, by his pleadings at the papal court, in favour of the Uzcoques, had earned himself the honourable cognomen of Ambassador de Ladri, or the Thieves' Envoy.
The duke, influenced by his inveterate hostility against the Florentines, his new obligation to the Lucchese, and, above all, by his desire to prevent so great an acquisition from falling into the hands of his ancient enemies, determined either to send a strong force into Tuscany, or vigorously to assail the Venetians, so as to compel the Florentines to give up their enterprise and go to their relief.
This course, which the Florentines adopted from prudence, was considered by the enemy to be only the result of timidity, and with increased boldness they led their forces up to Barga, which they resolved to besiege. This new attack made the Florentines set aside all other considerations, and resolve not only to relieve Barga, but to invade the Lucchese territory.
Giorgio War with the Genoese for Serezana Stratagem of the Florentines to attack Pietra Santa Difficulties and final surrender of Pietra Santa The Lucchese lay claim to Pietra Santa The city of L'Aquila revolts against the king of Naples War between him and the pope The Florentines take the king's party Peace between the pope and the king.
Even our Campo Santo, if the Lucchese had cared to look round the corner of the meeting-house at its moss-grown head stones, could have had little to remind him of home, though it has antiquity and a proper quaintness.
What has the poor beast ever done to you?" She turned to Carmela. "I know him. His wife does washing for Signora Aurelia," she explained. A slow grin overspread the man's heavy face as he rubbed his head. "Mad English," he said, and then looked closely at the coin the Lucchese had tendered him. "Your legal fare," Orazio began pompously. "Santo Diavolo " "I am a lawyer." "Si capisce!
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