Recollections And Reflections An Auto of Half a Century And More
Recollections And Reflections An Auto of Half a Century And More
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It was Bacon, I believe, who said that "In the infancy of states arms flourish, then commerce, then art, then the three. ' 7 Venice is an exemplification of this truism. Like an unbidden guest, she made her entree unannounced into the council of nations, so sudden was her coming. In her begin nings, as in those of most other great empires, arms were respected and the knowledge of their use held most honorable. This sentiment called into existence her invincible citizen soldiery, her Dandolos an...d Falieros, her Orsinis, and Pisanis, and men of kindred stamp, who held the proud Moslem in check, and their country in esteem.
[232] APPENDIX.
But this race gave place to another ; the soldiers made way for the merchants, the merchants for the artists, the artists for the foplings, and her ruin was complete. Commerce to which she owed her rise, she likewise owed her fall. Her good turned to be her evil genius, her comforter her curse. It opened the channel through which flowed that luxury and voluptuousness of the Orient which sapped her ancient virtue and blasted her quondam greatness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was Bacon, I believe, who said that "In the infancy of states arms flourish, then commerce, then art, then the three. ' 7 Venice is an exemplification of this truism. Like an unbidden guest, she made her entree unannounced into the council of nations, so sudden was her coming. In her begin nings, as in those of most other great empires, arms were respected and the knowledge of their use held most honorable. This sentiment called into existence her invincible citizen soldiery, her Dandolos an...d Falieros, her Orsinis, and Pisanis, and men of kindred stamp, who held the proud Moslem in check, and their country in esteem.
[232] APPENDIX.
But this race gave place to another ; the soldiers made way for the merchants, the merchants for the artists, the artists for the foplings, and her ruin was complete. Commerce to which she owed her rise, she likewise owed her fall. Her good turned to be her evil genius, her comforter her curse. It opened the channel through which flowed that luxury and voluptuousness of the Orient which sapped her ancient virtue and blasted her quondam greatness.
What to read after Recollections And Reflections An Auto of Half a Century And More?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Wharton J Wharton Jackson Green to read onlineMoreLess
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