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Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2 (of 2)

Note 877 — Chapter XVII

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“And then they (princes) daub over their oppression with a submissive, flattering carriage, that they may so far insinuate into the affections of the vulgar, as they may not tumult nor rebel, but patiently crouch to burdens and exactions.” (Erasmus, Praise of Folly, tr.), 151.

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