As Bob Dylan would say in effect, "Something has happened, but it's not something new.

鲍勃迪伦事实上会说，某些事情发生了，但是它并不是新的。

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It is a work intended to ingratiate himself to Lorenzo de Medici, the man to whom the work is dedicated, a customary prince, a traditional prince who has just regained his power.

本书是针对,他迎合罗伦佐？梅迪西所写，后者即是本着作所要致献的人，一个按惯例策立的君王，一位传统的君王,且才刚重获权力。

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