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Excerpt from The Artist, Vol. 1 of 2: The Merchant and the Statesman, of the Age of the Medici, and of Our Own Times Sir: An old Greek writer tells us, that when his Countrymen came home from their victorious wars, all the young warriors brought their trophies to the feet of the Hero who had wielded the strongest arm in battle. While you are stepping once more upon your native soil, to receive the congratulations of friends and the acclamations of citizens, I trust you will allow one of them to offer you, if it be but an humble tribute of admiration, for the honor you have reflected upon your Country in Europe. From one of the loftiest and most difficult stations, you have commanded the admiration of a great Empire, and the gratitude of a great Republic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.