History of Florence And of the Affairs of Italy, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent 6
History of Florence And of the Affairs of Italy, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent 6
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527
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From these confused clouds, furious winds, and momentary fires, sounds issued, of which no earthquake or thunder ever heard could* Digitized by Google HISTORY OF FLORENCE 303 afford the least idea; striking such awe into all, that it was thought the end of the world had arrived, that the earth, waters, heavens, and entire universe, mingling together, were being resolved into their ancient chaos. Wherever this awful tempest passed, it produced unpre- cedented and marvelous effects; but these wer...e more especially experienced near the castle of St. Casciano, about eight miles from Florence, upon the hill which separates the valleys of Pisa and Grieve. Between this castle and the Borgo St. Andrea, upon the same hill, the tempest passed without touching the latter, and in the former, only threw down some of the battlements and the chimneys of a few houses; but in the space between them, it leveled many buildings quite to the ground. The roofs of the churches of St. Martin, at Bagnolo, and Santa Maria della Pace, were carried more than a mile, unbroken as when upon their respective edifices.
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