Finally, in her long contests with the Turk, notably in the wars of Cyprus (1570-1571), and of Candia (1645-1669), she displayed a heroism which recalled the greatness of her past, and which, but for the abominable selfishness of Europe, might have checked the advance of that Power which could conquer, but knew not how to rule, or to develop the resources of subject lands. FOOTNOTES: [2] Cf. Appendix i. [3] ‘If he knows these five Latin words, _Qui nescit dissimulare nescit regnare_, it will suffice,’ Louis XI. had said of his son. [4] Cf. Appendix iii. [5] On this cf. p. 57. [6] Cf. Appendix ii. [7] Cf. Machiavelli, _Discorsi_, Book i. c. 12. [8] Cf. Savonarola ‘on the Contempt of the World,’ given in Villari, _Life of Savonarola_, vol. ii. App. and his Sermons, _passim_. [9] For the question as to the true account of the interview, cf. Creighton, _The Papacy_, Appendix vii. [10] Savonarola, however, was no enemy to literature and art. Cf. Villari ii. 133. [11] The ‘taille’ was a tax levied on land and income. It was first imposed by the Estates of Orleans, 1439. The nobles, clergy, the officials of the sovereign courts, and other royal officials were exempt. It therefore fell exclusively on the lower classes. Cf. Appendix I., p. 456. [12] Three other sons of Galeazzo Sforza, one legitimate, the other two illegitimate, were also taken prisoners and died in captivity. [13] For the fate of the other children of Federigo, cf. Sismondi, _Hist. des Rep. Italiennes_, ix. 295.