Italy bore the stroke with wise fortitude, but England when she saw the bargain closed for which she had herself prepared the way, took fierce umbrage at the aggrandisement of France, and heavy clouds floated into the European sky.
Morley reflects on England's reaction to France's territorial gains, emphasizing the tension in European relations.
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If the idea was the direct gift of heaven, the policy was due to the sagacity and mother-wit of the great ecclesiastical statesmen.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
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Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
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