text_original: Although this policy, thus shortly stated, may seem complicated and ineffective, the result in reality was to make Florence a very great power in Italy, the ally of France, and a mediator in all questions of diffi  culty in the Peninsula. 202 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE At the close of our epoch Cosimo de' Medici had still many years of life and power before him, and his history belongs largely to a later period.
text_transcription: ALTHOUGH THIS POLICY THUS SHORTLY STATED MAY SEEM COMPLICATED AND INEFFECTIVE THE RESULT IN REALITY WAS TO MAKE FLORENCE A VERY GREAT POWER IN ITALY THE ALLY OF FRANCE AND A MEDIATOR IN ALL QUESTIONS OF DIFFICULTY IN THE PENINSULA AT THE CLOSE OF OUR EPOCH COSY MOTOR MEDICI HAD STILL MANY YEARS OF LIFE AND POWER BEFORE HIM AND HIS HISTORY BELONGS LARGELY TO A LATER PERIOD
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