The Two Great Retreats of History
The Two Great Retreats of History
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Their chief, whom they elect themselves, proved himself worthy of hisstation: he put down his name at once for 50, 000 rubles. [133] It wastwo-thirds of his fortune, and he paid it the next day.
These merchants were divided into three classes, and they proceeded tofix the contribution for each; but one of the assembly, who was includedin the lowest class, declared that his patriotism would brook no limit, and he immediately subscribed a sum far surpassing the standardproposed: the others all fo...llowed his example more or less closely. Advantage was taken of their first emotions. Everything was at hand thatwas requisite to bind them irrevocably while they were yet together, excited by one another and by the words of their sovereign.
The patriotic donation amounted, it is said, to two millions of rubles. The other governments repeated, like so many echoes, the national cry ofMoscow. The emperor accepted all; but all could not be givenimmediately; and when, in order to complete his work, he claimed therest of the promised succor, he was obliged to have recourse toconstraint, the danger which had alarmed some and inflamed others havingby that time ceased to exist.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Their chief, whom they elect themselves, proved himself worthy of hisstation: he put down his name at once for 50, 000 rubles. [133] It wastwo-thirds of his fortune, and he paid it the next day.
These merchants were divided into three classes, and they proceeded tofix the contribution for each; but one of the assembly, who was includedin the lowest class, declared that his patriotism would brook no limit, and he immediately subscribed a sum far surpassing the standardproposed: the others all fo...llowed his example more or less closely. Advantage was taken of their first emotions. Everything was at hand thatwas requisite to bind them irrevocably while they were yet together, excited by one another and by the words of their sovereign.
The patriotic donation amounted, it is said, to two millions of rubles. The other governments repeated, like so many echoes, the national cry ofMoscow. The emperor accepted all; but all could not be givenimmediately; and when, in order to complete his work, he claimed therest of the promised succor, he was obliged to have recourse toconstraint, the danger which had alarmed some and inflamed others havingby that time ceased to exist.
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