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anghiari_n against_o the_o army_n of_o philippo_n lead_v by_o nicolo_n piccinino_n towards_o the_o florentine_a damage_n for_o the_o which_o victory_n cosmo_n at_o his_o return_n to_o florence_n be_v call_v father_n of_o his_o country_n ¶_o but_o for_o all_o that_o those_o war_n have_v never_o end_v as_o long_o as_o philippo_n live_v who_o final_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o forename_a alfonse_n king_n of_o naples_n and_o by_o force_n restore_v the_o queen_n giovanna_n to_o her_o possession_n ¶_o he_o receive_v into_o milan_n martin_n the_o u_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o marry_v his_o daughter_n bianca_n unto_o francisco_n sforza_n ¶_o final_o find_v himself_o fall_v in_o great_a adversitee_n what_o thoroughe_o blindness_n that_o take_v he_o in_o his_o age_n what_o through_o the_o loss_n of_o genoa_n and_o what_o through_o the_o discoumfiture_n of_o his_o army_n at_o casale_n maggiore_n
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