. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. d forms of speechalmost, indeed, to create a new language. Accordingly it was foundeasier to write first in Latin, and then translate into the vulgartongue. Tc conclude these remarks, we need only add that Savonarolassermons on « Noahs Ark, delivered in 1494, were taken down fromhis lips in Italian, but were afterwards, in order to improve tlmr liter anformr (« their editor informs us), translated into dog-Latin, and thuspublished and reprinted at Venice several times during the sixteenthcentury. The sermons on «The Book of Job were similarly takendown
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. d forms of speechalmost, indeed, to create a new language. Accordingly it was foundeasier to write first in Latin, and then translate into the vulgartongue. Tc conclude these remarks, we need only add that Savonarolassermons on « Noahs Ark, delivered in 1494, were taken down fromhis lips in Italian, but were afterwards, in order to improve tlmr liter anformr (« their editor informs us), translated into dog-Latin, and thuspublished and reprinted at Venice several times during the sixteenthcentury. The sermons on «The Book of Job were similarly takendown m Italian end translated into Latin, and then again rendered inthe Vulgate, as at first tbey were truly composed and preached; so we aretold by the editor of the Italian edition (Venice : Bascarini. 154:) Allthis serves to convince us that, although some of Savonarolas sermonsare found to be in Latin, both in their first printed edition and in theholograph manuscript, this by no means implies that they weredelivered in that HI CHAPTER iX. DEATH OF LORENZO DE* MEDICI G*Nl\ OF TOPS/vvor/YT VIII ELECTION OF ALEXANDER VI.—SAVONAROLAS JOURNEY TO BUIJH^A - SEP ! /■RATION OF THE CONVENT OF ST. {MARK. FROMTHE LOMBARD CONGREGATION^REFORMS IN THECONVENT, (I49--93) lORENZO DE MEDICI had retired tohis pleasant country house at was wasting away from severeinternal disease, and by the beginningof April, 1492, all hope of his recoverywas at an end. His doctors had ex-hausted ali the resources of their skill ; the renownedphysician, Lazzaro of Pavia, had been summoned in vain,even his marvellous potion of distilled gems havingfailed to take effect. The Magnificent was near untodeath A few faithful friends cheered his last hours bytheir devoted affection. Ficino and Pico paid himfrequent visits, and Angelo Poliziano never left hisbedside The latter was sincerely attached to Lorenzo ;and felt that in losing him, he lost the patron to whomhe owed everything and to who
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