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euntryattheexpenseofthekingandthepeople,
therepresentativesofthecitiespletelydeprived
oftheirpower
inthescandinavianuntry,thestoryofrepresentative
goventisparticularlyinterestinginiceland,the``althing,
theasselyofallfreelandoanagedthe
affairsoftheisland,begantoholdregularetingsintheninth
orethanathousand
years
insenofthedifferentcantonsdefended
theirasseliesagainsttheattetsofanuerof
feudalneighbourshgreatsuccess
finally,inthelories,inholland,theuncilsof
thedifferentduchiesanduntiestendedbyrepresentatives
ofthethirdestateasearlyasthethirteenthcentury
inthesixteenthallprovinces
rebelledagainsttheirking,abjuredhisjestyinasole
etingofthe``estatesgeneral,revedtheclergyfrobr >
thediscussions,brokethepoedfull
executiveauthorityovertheneablishedrepublifthe
unitedsevenherlandsforturies,therepresentatives
ofthetoheuntryhoutaking,
enthecityhadbee
supreandthegoodburghershadbeetherulersofthe
land
thediaevalworld
iddleages
thoughtoftheh
theyhappenedtolive
datesareaveryusefulinventiondohout
theutunlessheyricks
akehistorytoopreple,
ediaevaln,i
donotanthatonth1stofdeceeroftheyear476,
suddenlyallthepeopleofeuropesaid,``ah,noan
eirehasetoanendandiddle
ageshoeresting
youuldhavefoundnatthefrankishurtofcharlegne
ansintheirhabits,intheiners,in
theiroutlookuponlifeontheotherhand,whenyougrow
upyoueofthepeopleinthisworldhave
neverpassedbeyondthestageofthecavenalltis
andallagesoverlap,andtheideasofsucceedinggenerations
playtaginds
ofagoodnytruerepresentativesoftheddleagesand
thengiveyouanideaoftheaveragensattitudetoward
lifeandthenydiffisofliving
firstofall,reerthatthepeopleoftheddleages
neverthoughtoftheelvesasfreebocitizens,ould
eandgoatheirfateacrdingtotheir
abilityorenergyorluckonthentrary,theyallnsidered
theelvespartofthegeneralscheofthings,hincluded
eerorsandserfs,popesandheretics,heroesandsklers,
rien,beggaandthievestheyaccepted
thisdivineordinanceandaskednoquestionsinthis,
ofurse,theydifferedradiodepeople
nothingandprovetheirown
financialandpoliticalsituation
tothenandanofthethirteenthcentury,theworld
hereafteraheavenofstone
andsufferingantsothingrethanetywords
orvaguetheologicalphrasesitualfactandthe
diaevalburghersandknightsspentthegreaterpartoftheir
tipreparingforitodepeopleregardanoble
deathafteralifeoftheancient
greeksandronsafterthreesreyearsof,
osleephthefeelingthatallwillbewell
butduringtheddleages,thekingofterrorsh
hisgrinningskullandhisrattlingbonesanssteady
panionhesuphterribletunesonhis
siled
attheroehindtreesandshrubsheytookagirl
outforahingbuthairraising
yasaboutceteriesandffinsandfearfuldiseaseswhen
youeadoflisteningtothefairystories
ofandersonandgri,you,too,wouldhavelivedallyour
daysinadreadofthefinalhourandthegruesodayof
judgntthatisexactlyhappenedtothechildrenof
theddleagestheyvedinaworldofdevilsandspooks
andonlyafeetis,theirfearof
thefuturefilledtheirsoulsilityandpiety,butoften
itinfluencrueland
sentintaltheyurderalltheen
andchildrenofacapturedcityandthentheyly
rchtoaholyspotandhtheirhandsgoryhtheblood
ofinnocentvicti,theyercifulheavenforgive
theheirsinsyea,theyorethanpray,they
selvesthest
ore
butiesercy
intheirhearts
ofurse,thecrusaderse
differentdeofnnersfrohennbutin
suaneashisster
he,too,reseledashyhorse,easilyfrightenedbya
shadoandfaithful
servicebutliabletorunaagewhen
hisfeverishiginationsa
injudgingthesegoodpeople,hoeer
theterribledisadvantagesunderheylived
theyivilisedpeople
perors,
buttheyhadaslittlereselananeeror
sayaugustusorrcusaureliusas``kingba
baoftheuppegohastothehighlyeducatedrulers
ofsarktheyidst
gloriousruinsbutsharethebenefitsofthe
civilisationheirfathersandgrandfathershaddestroyed
theykneosteveryfact
odaytheyogo
toonesinglebookforalltheirinfortionthathe
biblebutthosepartsofthebiblehe
historyofthehunraceforthebetterarethosechaptersof
theneentorallessonsof
love,y,
zoology,botany,geotryandalltheothersciences,thevenerable
bookisnotentirelyreliableinthethcentury,a
sendbookediaevallibrar
... </P></TD>
euntryattheexpenseofthekingandthepeople,
therepresentativesofthecitiespletelydeprived
oftheirpower
inthescandinavianuntry,thestoryofrepresentative
goventisparticularlyinterestinginiceland,the``althing,
theasselyofallfreelandoanagedthe
affairsoftheisland,begantoholdregularetingsintheninth
orethanathousand
years
insenofthedifferentcantonsdefended
theirasseliesagainsttheattetsofanuerof
feudalneighbourshgreatsuccess
finally,inthelories,inholland,theuncilsof
thedifferentduchiesanduntiestendedbyrepresentatives
ofthethirdestateasearlyasthethirteenthcentury
inthesixteenthallprovinces
rebelledagainsttheirking,abjuredhisjestyinasole
etingofthe``estatesgeneral,revedtheclergyfrobr >
thediscussions,brokethepoedfull
executiveauthorityovertheneablishedrepublifthe
unitedsevenherlandsforturies,therepresentatives
ofthetoheuntryhoutaking,
enthecityhadbee
supreandthegoodburghershadbeetherulersofthe
land
thediaevalworld
iddleages
thoughtoftheh
theyhappenedtolive
datesareaveryusefulinventiondohout
theutunlessheyricks
akehistorytoopreple,
ediaevaln,i
donotanthatonth1stofdeceeroftheyear476,
suddenlyallthepeopleofeuropesaid,``ah,noan
eirehasetoanendandiddle
ageshoeresting
youuldhavefoundnatthefrankishurtofcharlegne
ansintheirhabits,intheiners,in
theiroutlookuponlifeontheotherhand,whenyougrow
upyoueofthepeopleinthisworldhave
neverpassedbeyondthestageofthecavenalltis
andallagesoverlap,andtheideasofsucceedinggenerations
playtaginds
ofagoodnytruerepresentativesoftheddleagesand
thengiveyouanideaoftheaveragensattitudetoward
lifeandthenydiffisofliving
firstofall,reerthatthepeopleoftheddleages
neverthoughtoftheelvesasfreebocitizens,ould
eandgoatheirfateacrdingtotheir
abilityorenergyorluckonthentrary,theyallnsidered
theelvespartofthegeneralscheofthings,hincluded
eerorsandserfs,popesandheretics,heroesandsklers,
rien,beggaandthievestheyaccepted
thisdivineordinanceandaskednoquestionsinthis,
ofurse,theydifferedradiodepeople
nothingandprovetheirown
financialandpoliticalsituation
tothenandanofthethirteenthcentury,theworld
hereafteraheavenofstone
andsufferingantsothingrethanetywords
orvaguetheologicalphrasesitualfactandthe
diaevalburghersandknightsspentthegreaterpartoftheir
tipreparingforitodepeopleregardanoble
deathafteralifeoftheancient
greeksandronsafterthreesreyearsof,
osleephthefeelingthatallwillbewell
butduringtheddleages,thekingofterrorsh
hisgrinningskullandhisrattlingbonesanssteady
panionhesuphterribletunesonhis
siled
attheroehindtreesandshrubsheytookagirl
outforahingbuthairraising
yasaboutceteriesandffinsandfearfuldiseaseswhen
youeadoflisteningtothefairystories
ofandersonandgri,you,too,wouldhavelivedallyour
daysinadreadofthefinalhourandthegruesodayof
judgntthatisexactlyhappenedtothechildrenof
theddleagestheyvedinaworldofdevilsandspooks
andonlyafeetis,theirfearof
thefuturefilledtheirsoulsilityandpiety,butoften
itinfluencrueland
sentintaltheyurderalltheen
andchildrenofacapturedcityandthentheyly
rchtoaholyspotandhtheirhandsgoryhtheblood
ofinnocentvicti,theyercifulheavenforgive
theheirsinsyea,theyorethanpray,they
selvesthest
ore
butiesercy
intheirhearts
ofurse,thecrusaderse
differentdeofnnersfrohennbutin
suaneashisster
he,too,reseledashyhorse,easilyfrightenedbya
shadoandfaithful
servicebutliabletorunaagewhen
hisfeverishiginationsa
injudgingthesegoodpeople,hoeer
theterribledisadvantagesunderheylived
theyivilisedpeople
perors,
buttheyhadaslittlereselananeeror
sayaugustusorrcusaureliusas``kingba
baoftheuppegohastothehighlyeducatedrulers
ofsarktheyidst
gloriousruinsbutsharethebenefitsofthe
civilisationheirfathersandgrandfathershaddestroyed
theykneosteveryfact
odaytheyogo
toonesinglebookforalltheirinfortionthathe
biblebutthosepartsofthebiblehe
historyofthehunraceforthebetterarethosechaptersof
theneentorallessonsof
love,y,
zoology,botany,geotryandalltheothersciences,thevenerable
bookisnotentirelyreliableinthethcentury,a
sendbookediaevallibrar
... </P></TD>