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... It was written after 787 and covers the story of the Lombards from 568 to the death of Liutprand in 744 ... Though written by a Lombard from a Lombard point of view, it contains much information about the Eastern Roman Empire, the Franks, and others ...
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“The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“When the Prince of Piedmont [later Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia] was seven years old, his preceptor instructing him in mythology told him all the vices were enclosed in Pandora’s box. “What! all!” said the Prince. “Yes, all.” “No,” said the Prince; “curiosity must have been without.””
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“When the Prince of Piedmont [later Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia] was seven years old, his preceptor instructing him in mythology told him all the vices were enclosed in Pandora’s box. “What! all!” said the Prince. “Yes, all.” “No,” said the Prince; “curiosity must have been without.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)