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Borgias 15th-century family who stopped at nothing to gain power. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 59] See : Intrigue How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I was then almost assured that the inheritance had neither profited the Borgias nor the family, but had remained unpossessed like the treasures of the Arabian Nights, which slept in the bosom of the earth under the eyes of the genie. One little sip of this antidote would have rendered the most virulent poisons of the Borgias innocuous. |
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