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The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)

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ne should remainuntouched. St. Leo died in the month of October, 461, universallyregretted, leaving behind him the reputation of a saint,and of an enlightened pontiff. He is the first pope ofwhom we have any considerable works transmitted to us.Of his Letters and Sermons there have been… … v/v.-^T- MACHIAVELLI There are some men, whose character and exploitshave been consecrated by the blind and undistinguishingenthusiasm of ages;—there are others, whose memorieshave been pursued with the same ridiculous and unmean-ing prejudice. Few names have been more generally con-signed to…

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