The Novels of Willlam Harrison Ainsworth, Vol. 16 Crichton, Volume 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Novels of Willlam Harrison Ainsworth, Vol. 16: Crichton, Volume 1 Cated by Dr. Black. Notwithstanding his patronage of men of letters (extended towards them as much from ostentation as any other motive by the various Italian rulers of the time), this prince was, we learn from Muratori, exceedingly luxurious and profuse in his habits gran giocatore, grande scialacquator dal danaro, sempre involto fra il lusso, egli amori, sempre in lieti passatempi 0 di festi, 0 di balli, 0 di musiche, 0 di commedie. Sismondi, who has given an excellent summary of his character, says II amait avec passion les femmes, le jeu, 1a danse, le theatre. And Possevino, the annalist (and, therefore, the panegyrist) of his family, expressly alludes to his vindictive disposition quidam vindictae nimium, ideoque in abrupta tractum opinantur. For the rest, I may affirm, with Victor Hugo que souvent les fables du peuple font la véritié du poete. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.