Essays Towards Peace
Essays Towards Peace
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The general impres- sion which Froissart gives us in his history is, that the age in which he lived was com- pletely given over to fighting, and cared about nothing else whatever. The French knights never spoke of war but as a feast, a game, a pastime. " Let them play their game, " they said of the cross-bow men, who were shower- ing down arrows on them ; and " to play a great game, " jotter gros jeu, was their descrip- tion of a battle. Previous to the institution of Chivalry there certainly e...xisted much fight- ing in Christian countries, but knighthood rendered war " a fashionable accomplishment. " And so all-absorbing became the passion for 1 " The battlefield is my country, my warharness my house, and in all seasons, To fight is my life. " 46 CHRISTIANITY AND WAR it that, as real injuries were not likely to occur every day, artificial grievances were created, and tilts and tournaments were invented in order to keep in action the sons of war when they had no other employments for their courage.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The general impres- sion which Froissart gives us in his history is, that the age in which he lived was com- pletely given over to fighting, and cared about nothing else whatever. The French knights never spoke of war but as a feast, a game, a pastime. " Let them play their game, " they said of the cross-bow men, who were shower- ing down arrows on them ; and " to play a great game, " jotter gros jeu, was their descrip- tion of a battle. Previous to the institution of Chivalry there certainly e...xisted much fight- ing in Christian countries, but knighthood rendered war " a fashionable accomplishment. " And so all-absorbing became the passion for 1 " The battlefield is my country, my warharness my house, and in all seasons, To fight is my life. " 46 CHRISTIANITY AND WAR it that, as real injuries were not likely to occur every day, artificial grievances were created, and tilts and tournaments were invented in order to keep in action the sons of war when they had no other employments for their courage.
What to read after Essays Towards Peace?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rationalist Peace Society to read onlineMoreLess
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