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    ho,heitatethenners

    hisheathenishfoe,pared

    totheaverageeknightillagooddealofa

    untrybukinhealsobroughtseveralnew

    foodstuffs,suchaspeachesandspinachedinhis

    gardenandgrehegaveupthebarbarous

    custofourandappeared

    intheflotonhetraditional

    habitofthefolloheprophetandwereoriginallywo

    bytheturksindeedthecrusades,hhadbegunasa

    punitiveexpeditionagainsttheheathen,becaaurseof

    generalinstruillionsofyoungeuropeans

    frolitaryandpoliticalpointofviehecrusades

    andanuerofcitiesaken

    andlostadozenlittlekingdoablishedinsyria

    andpalestineandasianor,buttheyonqueredby

    theturksandaftertheyear1244beca

    definitelyturkishthestatusoftheholylande

    asithadbeenbefore1095

    buteuropehadundergoneagreatchangethepeopleof

    thepseofthelightandthesunshine

    andthebeautyoftheeasttheirdrearycastlesno

    longersatisfiedthetheyedabroaderlifeneither

    theyfounditinthecities

    thediaevalcity

    iddleages

    saidthat``cityairisfreeair

    theearlypartoftheddleageshadbeenaneraof

    pioneeringandofsettlentanehusfar

    hadlivedoutsidetheountainsand

    rshesan

    eire,hadforceditsotheplainsofe

    europeandhadtakenpossessionofstofthelandthey

    less,asallpioneershavebeensincethebeginningof

    titheylikedtobe``onthegotheycutdohe

    forestsandtheycuteachothersthroatshequalenergy

    feedtoliveincitiestheyinsisteduponbeing

    ``free,theylovedtofeelthefreshairofthehillsidesfilltheir

    lungsheydrovetheirherdsacrossthepastures

    es,theypulled

    upstakesandaures

    theersandtheurageous

    enenintothewildeess

    survivedinthisheydevelopedastrongraceof

    ntheycaredlittleforthegracesoflifetheyoo

    busytoplaythefiddleorepiecesofpoetrytheyhad

    littlelovefordisanofthe

    villageandbeforetheddleofthethirteenthcentury,alayn

    ewasregardedasa``sissywas

    supposedtosettleallquestionspractical

    valueananchieftain,thefrankishbaron,

    thenorthndukeoresandtitlesoccupied

    theirshareoftheterritoryof

    thegreatroneireandangtheruinsofpastglory,

    theybuiltaghtily

    andheynsideredquiteperfect

    theynagedtheaffairsoftheircastleandthesurrounding

    untrytothebestoftheirabilitytheyhful

    tothendntsofthechurchasanyortaluld

    hopetobetheyperor

    tokeepongoodterhthosedistantbutalwaysdangerous

    potentatesinshort,theytriedtodorightandtobe

    fairtotheieighbourshoutbeingexactlyunfairtotheir

    oerests

    itselves

    thegreaterpartofthepeople

    handsuchapartofthesoiluponhey

    livedastheablestheysharedtheir

    fateparticularlyhappynorparticularly

    unhappybutodothegoodlordwhoruled

    theiddleageshadundoubtedlyorderedeverything

    forthebestifhe,inhis,haddecidedthat

    therestbebothknightsandserfs,itthedutyof

    thesefaithfulsonsoftheent

    theserfsthereforedidnotplainbutheyoo

    harddriven,theytlefed

    andstabledintherightethingily

    doobettertheiditionbutiftheprogressofthe

    aster,wewould

    stillbelivingafterthefashionofthethcentury,saying

    ``abracadabrariedtostopatoothache,andfeeling

    adeepntetandhatredforthedentistohelp

    usostlikelydan

    orheathenishoriginandthereforebothkedanduseless

    whenyougroanypeopledo

    notbelievein``progressandtheyoyoubythe

    terribledeedsofsoofouroporariesthat``the

    changebutihopethatyoupay

    chattentiontosuchtalkyousee,ittookourancestors

    alstallionyearstoleahooheirhindlegs

    otherallikegrunts

    developedintoanunderstandablelanguageingtheart

    ofpreservingourideasforthebenefitoffuturegenerations,

    houtedonlyfour

    thousandyearsagotheideaoftuingtheforcesofnature

    intotheobedientservantsofnenehedaysof

    yourosto,therefore,thatweare

    kingprogressatanunheardofrateofspeedperhapswe

    havepaidalittletooerephysicalforts

    oflifethateandwe

    shallthenattasrelatedtohealth

    andtobingandchineryingeneral

    butpleasedonotbetoosentintalaboutthe``goodold

    daysnypeoplehebeautifulchurchesand

    thegreatiddleageshaveleftbehind

    gropareouroion

    ellsofbackfiring

    tortruckshthecitiesofathousandyearsago

    butthesediaevalchurcheswereinvariablysurroundedby

    serablehovelsparedtoodetenenthouse

    standsforthasaluxuriouspalaceitistruethatthenoble

    lancelotandtheequallynobleparsifal,thepureyounghero

    insearchoftheholygrail,botheredby

    theodorofgasoline

    ...  </P></TD>

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