Lamias Winter Quarters
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Every spot in Europe, as a matter of course, has had a Past of considerable duration ; and this lovely tract of country must have had a chequered, and at times a very exciting one. But its visible relics are few. The Roman came and made his roads ; the Saracen came and ravaged ; feudal bandit harried feudal bandit ; and the great bandit of our own century, Bonaparte, dispatched and sometimes accompanied his armies along it. But almost the sole vestiges of its vanished vigour and virility are tr...ivial ruins devoid of architectural beauty ; its villages are situated most picturesquely, but they are as devoid of LAMIA'S WINTER-QUARTERS 53 plastic beauty as an eagle's eyrie ; their churches are touching in their devout simplicity, but, alike within and without, lack the impress of the artist's mind, the artist's hand. He has not been here ; or, if he has, the condottiere has destroyed all traces of his work. Look at the sea. Byron most happily called it ' the image of Eternity, ' for its Present is exactly like its Past, and its Future will be only like its Present.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Every spot in Europe, as a matter of course, has had a Past of considerable duration ; and this lovely tract of country must have had a chequered, and at times a very exciting one. But its visible relics are few. The Roman came and made his roads ; the Saracen came and ravaged ; feudal bandit harried feudal bandit ; and the great bandit of our own century, Bonaparte, dispatched and sometimes accompanied his armies along it. But almost the sole vestiges of its vanished vigour and virility are tr...ivial ruins devoid of architectural beauty ; its villages are situated most picturesquely, but they are as devoid of LAMIA'S WINTER-QUARTERS 53 plastic beauty as an eagle's eyrie ; their churches are touching in their devout simplicity, but, alike within and without, lack the impress of the artist's mind, the artist's hand. He has not been here ; or, if he has, the condottiere has destroyed all traces of his work. Look at the sea. Byron most happily called it ' the image of Eternity, ' for its Present is exactly like its Past, and its Future will be only like its Present.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alfred Austin to read onlineMoreLess
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