The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
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AZ mas seemed very plausiby, to the
su'noI OF 'eSuTc boT0id. Bio0rdphD
lillian iARhiSoN WOODWARD (E
luton Cob that the time was
'IPe ior the treatment OF one OF the
ulost 'yp''ai nsures III the history OF
we i'a,iah Renaissance IN more Sc
.ere'y hiS'orlca' spirit than That which
mas pect' SHOWN py progressed histo-
runs anu o'osraphers heretofore. AS
hr, WopuWard puts II In his preface
'his mo Oh 'esare Borgla Is an at
tempt 10 Apply. with the seriousness
proper 10 'he historian The methods
rsScarch ana crltlclsm 10 SUBJECT
Which mas chieny lent itselt TO par
tlsah or romantic treatment Indeed
II mas Whnt u the common readers
holioh OF Casar' or Az always In these
pages Cesare' Borgia t41o-loOO, or
OF the porHiaS' mere always inc Bor-
SIa' lnciudlhE MS rather Rodrigo
Known uuring me greater part or ms
'ac'iNe ire as Alexander w. POPE OF
holne' ana his sister itcrczla, with her
three husbands? probably still. In
splte'of an that mas been written about
them, mat they were as unmitigated
lot OF male ana female scoundrels as
ever walked me earth, that they were
creatures ana saves OF passion largely
sexual PASSION put also OF hatred ana
revenge VINO allowed no scfuples to
etand IN the way OF the attainment or
thelr uesleS' ana VINO dlNideu thelr
tlihc' according 10 MT. SwlnDurnes pic
turesque statement OF the prihglns up
oi Mary queen Oh SCOTS, between the
aIcoves OF sodom and the playground
or Aceiuaiha' mat IL the view which
mas peeh taken oy writers OF nction'
mat ielsned history so often truer
'thah the truth OF the progressed MS
,orlahs' IL may DC remembered that
tne NeracIous anu aulhehtic chronlcler
OF monte 'rlsto accounts Tor the de-
pVsllloh or inc treasure 10 ne cNnumeu
anu eAploiteu ny r'uihohu Dantes py
reh'ins mat caruliia'' newly maze py
Nooriso borsIa IN ms papal character,
anu justly tearing polh lor ms Ire ana
ms possessions III view OF MS inNld-
lous Proiho'ioh' TOOK the precautlon 10
hahe MEMORANDUM Oh 'ne SITUATION
ni9 'easuiea All SSHPathetlc lin
W"Ch reNeaieu tie secret three nun
ofeu yeaiS ai'erWaiu On oeihs casually
&c. anre oy tne Aope f"rla.
mere ~ nothing lhcredio1e ABOUT any
ONO vi these ihCluents' however stag
Serihs the coilocatlon OF them may
=
creuiple ABOUT that part OF IL which
seus iorth no" f'ourlSo anu MS son
invited the new maze cardinals TO
huie uihher III the garden OF the papai
country seat ana then and there ad-
ministereu TO them poisoned wine,
wnereot they uieu' IN truth the INCL
cent seems TO nave oeen suggested by
'ne historical tact mere set iorth or
siihiiar niue d!hher' country seat ana
ALL at WHICH, however the TWO borsias
"ere guests not hosts' AT "hlcn the
new Hidue oardiIiai was the host' ana az
wnich II was commonly bellefed that
ne LOON ti'iie ny the ioreIock' or the
Jun ny the hoins' anu poisoned ms
sueS'S Iest ticS ShouIu polson HIin' IN
soniuch 'hdt INC rope uleu ana N@sar
"uuei went prpsFatlhE lllhess from the
enec's OF WHICH ne never iully recov-
-eIeu' ihis was peheNeu ana credlple.
put no" comes the modern historian
anu uisCreultS the contemporary ru-
NOR Also ne assures or treasures us
oy saying that or the many crimes
vi niuruer by poisoning or other means
ascr1peu 10 the initiative OF 'asar later
INJURY mas eliminated all with the
eAceptioii vi the ueaths Oh Aiohso'
Jun W psCesHe' As'oire Mahtreui,
Suu piooaog tha' OF 'aruihai ploNanhi
.,NilioI' nus on'y TWO OF al most
,ilee mnurueiS mar the ''esarean rec
ou. ,"e o'"e'S are az most not
p'o.e,. pu,' eve" ""Ile Maintaining
.''a. CIV a'oi'eS vi the many murders
Y n", POI a .,S "s'rioeu 10 the
o' sias' satner anu son INe the caoled
aepoil Vi N"'N IVAN ueath, were
e's 'NaSeci d,eu' me iiiouerh re-
$500, ~ o'iSiu VI W eNpi"lh mat the
. i.., 49,. '"a' t'o nor s.as com
a'' "a. ..uiu 'iiipu'eu 10 tneHh
$50 ~. 'eo1 O.. az o' '"e propaoiiiNy
'.n. my "eo any 700 soou LOT H.
,"o 'o'iipie.o uhscrupuious-
- VI 'ie poi S'as III 'ne pursuit OF
eu', anu rum the frequent
Noue., Wy no means ih'ariapie' io"hess
49, 'seuy ee,nsnhesS Oh tneir ehus
-."o ieauet "ouiu 'iiier that they were
",ucn me same so,t OF persons
io N1apa'aS anu iahcHo VIZ
700 VI euileh' NleAlcan history sure
e", .".9e ''eNivan "eIoes hao ther
az nc i.aS Vi TIE nenals-
san ~ .neS nau peen i.s ieaoers
.no i''nah renaissance "ou'o py no
es nav amen me position III MS
Won II Al, iacl holus' Inc apys-