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"Quæ quidem Cantilena ita scite facta, ita concinnis rhythmis modulisque suis est attemperata, ut plebis animos mire ad Principis, Libertatisque Patriæ amorem excitaverit."—"That song was so artfully contrived, and so well composed in its rhimes and notes, that it stirred up in the minds of the people a wonderful affection for the prince, and the liberty of their native country.", in elogüs, quoted by Bayle, V. 20, a.