The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 158
ily of the INIedici—among whom were Lorenzo the Magnificent, andPope Leo X., two of the greatest personages oftheir time. Venice, after a long rivalry with Genoa andPisa—a rivalry that caused many wars, in whichshe was sometimes beaten—became mistress ofthe sea. All the rich commerce of the East… … wu z u> < h O< o u a:[-1 < «47 148 GLIMPSES OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES most powerful rulers in Europe, and the wealthof her merchants was the envy of kings. Herdecline dates from the discovery of the Cape ofGood Hope, which opened up a new way to Indiaand finally ruined the trade of Venice.…
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