Il Gran Rifiuto What It Was Who Made It And How Fatal to Dante Allighieri a
Il Gran Rifiuto What It Was Who Made It And How Fatal to Dante Allighieri a
H C Barlow
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1. Viii, 38). When other efforts at pacification had failed, and the Bianchi were exposed to the vengeance of their ene- mies, aided by Carlo di Valois and his French ca- valry, the Cerchi were exhorted by the Signori to defend themselves and their party, but they would not, Messer Vieri de' Cerchi not only refused, but set so bad an example, shewing an utter want of confi- dence in himself and his friends, that the people were discouraged, the rulers remained helpless, and the city was subject...ed to all the horrors of a town taken by assault. A bold and patriotic policy would have prevented these evils. Florence had sufficient means to set Carlo di Valois with his troop of twelve hundred cavalry at defiance, and to put down Messer Corso, and only needed an energetic leader to direct her arms. Dante, who had gone to the Pope as ambassa- dor, was detained by him in Rome, for Bonifazio well knew that the Poet's presence in Florence would have defeated his treacherous schemes. The Cerchi showed themselves arrant cowards "ma i savi uomini di- ceano: E' son mercatanti, e naturalmente sono vili, e i loro nemici sono maestri di guerra e crudeli uo- mini" "e volendo i Cerchi signoreggiare, furono signoreggiati" (Dino Compagni 1.
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