And if this be rightly considered, he will be seen to have been much more merciful than the Florentine people, who, to avoid a reputation for cruelty, permitted Pistoia to be destroyed.

• 如果我们好好地考虑到这一点，就会认识到博尔贾比佛罗伦斯的人们仁慈得多了，因为后者为著避免残酷之名反而让皮斯托亚被毁灭了。