« 173. Pensieri poetici in versi.175. Di un artifizio di dar efficacia allo stile,
esemplificato con un passo delle .»
Christianity has made men worse insofar as, without
extinguishing the passions, it has openly opposed them to its principles.
The nature of wickedness in the middle ages differs from the ancient and
from that in recent times. This difference is partially attributed to
Christianity.
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