Excerpt from Sir John Hawkwood (L'acuto): Story of a Condottiere, Translated From the Italian These are of great importance; but even taking into account all we owe to them, and to all that later historical researches have brought to light, the theme is not yet exhausted: truth is like happiness, and though as we approach we see it shining more intensely, and becom ing clearer in outline, yet we can never feel, that we have obtained full possession of it. 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.