Myth Land
Myth Land
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" On this occasion the French Guard had the salamander embroidered on their uniform, and we also find the device freely in the sculpture, wall paintings, and stained glass at Fontainebleau, Chambord, Orleans, in fact in all the palaces of Francis I. The motto adopted with it was Ntiirisco ei extinguo, " I nourish and ex- tinguish, " a somewhat contradictory saying based on a somewhat contradictory story, for while we are told on the one hand that the salamander is reared and nourished in flame,... we are also told that " he is of so cold a com- plexion that if he doe but touch the fire he will quench it as presently as if yce were put into it. " John, king of Aragon, had, almost 'a hundred years before, adopted the same device, adding to it the motto, Durabo, " I will endure. " Asbestos, though really, of course, of a mineral 62 MYTH-LAND.
nature, was, from its incombustible property, held in the Middle Ages to be the wool of the salamander. We are told that the Roman emperors had napkins of this material, and that if they became at all soiled they were thrown into the fire, the fierce heat quickly destroying all foreign matter.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" On this occasion the French Guard had the salamander embroidered on their uniform, and we also find the device freely in the sculpture, wall paintings, and stained glass at Fontainebleau, Chambord, Orleans, in fact in all the palaces of Francis I. The motto adopted with it was Ntiirisco ei extinguo, " I nourish and ex- tinguish, " a somewhat contradictory saying based on a somewhat contradictory story, for while we are told on the one hand that the salamander is reared and nourished in flame,... we are also told that " he is of so cold a com- plexion that if he doe but touch the fire he will quench it as presently as if yce were put into it. " John, king of Aragon, had, almost 'a hundred years before, adopted the same device, adding to it the motto, Durabo, " I will endure. " Asbestos, though really, of course, of a mineral 62 MYTH-LAND.
nature, was, from its incombustible property, held in the Middle Ages to be the wool of the salamander. We are told that the Roman emperors had napkins of this material, and that if they became at all soiled they were thrown into the fire, the fierce heat quickly destroying all foreign matter.
What to read after Myth Land?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by F Edward Frederick Edward Hulme to read onlineMoreLess
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