. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. Storia di Firenze, vol. ii. p. 135. ■ Numerous poems were composed both then and at a later time, inhonour of Savonarola and even of his two fellow-martyrs. We appendone that is preserved in the National Library, was first printed at Pistoia:n 1847, ana afterwards published by ladre Marchese, Scritti varii,pp. 259-260. It begins thus :— La carità e spentaAmor di Dio non cèTepido ognun diventa ;Non ci e più viva fé. Ohimè ! chi il Santo e morto !Ohimè ! Signore, Ohimè 1Tu togliesti il ProfetaIl qual tirasti a te. Translation.—Charity is extinct, love of
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. Storia di Firenze, vol. ii. p. 135. ■ Numerous poems were composed both then and at a later time, inhonour of Savonarola and even of his two fellow-martyrs. We appendone that is preserved in the National Library, was first printed at Pistoia:n 1847, ana afterwards published by ladre Marchese, Scritti varii,pp. 259-260. It begins thus :— La carità e spentaAmor di Dio non cèTepido ognun diventa ;Non ci e più viva fé. Ohimè ! chi il Santo e morto !Ohimè ! Signore, Ohimè 1Tu togliesti il ProfetaIl qual tirasti a te. Translation.—Charity is extinct, love of God no more. All are luke-warm and without living faith. . Alas ! the Saint is dead ! Alas ! OLord ! Alas ! Thou hast taken our Prophet and drawn him to Thee. Another of these hymns is given in Appendix to the Italian edition,doc. xxxiv. 3 Gherardi, Nuovi Documenti, p. 218 and fol. 4 Landucci, u Diario, p. 178. s Vide Gherardi, Nuovi Ducumenti, pp. 243-244. This pious custom,is also mentioned by many of the historians,. CONCLUSION. FTER Savonarolas death, so many rapidchanges occurred in Florentine affairs,that the Arrabbiati had no time even toplan a restriction of the government;but, on the contrary, were soon forcedto see that the Republic could only besaved by adopting the very policy advised by the Piero and Giuliano de Medici were already advancingon the city with a strong force of Venetian the Duke of Milan, in his increasing jealousyof Venice and distrust of the Medici, came forward toavert these perils. But what reliance could be placed inthe friendship or good faith of Ludovico? As to Alex-ander VI., who had held out such lofty hopes, and beenso lavish of his promises to Florence, in order to compassSavonarolas death, it was curious to see how completelyhe gave the rein to his passions, as soon as the wished-forend was attained. It almost appeared as though thedeath of the unfortunate Friar had removed the lastshadow of restraint
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