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1、TheLifeofCesareBgiaOfFranceDukeofValentinoisRomagnaPrinceofriaVenafriCountofDyoisLdofPiombinoCamerinoUrbinoGonfalonierCaptainGeneralofHolyChurchAHistySomeCriticismsbyRaphaelSabatiniPREFACEThisisnoChronicleofSaints.Nyetis
2、itaHistyofDevils.Itisarecdofcertainveryhumanstrenuousmeninaveryhumanstrenuousagealustfulflamboyantageanageredwithbloodpalewithpassionatwhiteheatanageofsteelvelvetofvividcolourdazzlinglightimperableshadowanageofswiftmovem
3、entpitilessviolencehighendeavourofsharpantithesesamazingcontrasts這不是一部圣人的編年史，也不是惡魔的歷史。這是一個非常人性、非常奮發(fā)的人，在一個非常人性、非常奮發(fā)的年代留下的紀錄；這是一個充滿欲望的光耀的年代；一個紅如鮮血、白如最激烈的火焰燃燒的時代；一個鋼鐵與天鵝絨的時代，一個色彩靈動、光芒閃亮如星卻有著不可照亮不可滲透的陰影的時代；一個充滿變數(shù)、毫無憐憫的酷行與至高努
4、力的時代；一個充滿尖銳矛盾與與令人驚嘆的對比的時代。Tojudgeitfromthestpointofthiscalmdeliberatecrectcenturyasweconceiveourowntobeisfsedatedleagetojudgefromitsownstpointtherecklesshotpassionatelustfulhumoursofyouthofyouththaterrsgrievouslyachieves
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