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正文 第41节 文 / [美]亨德里克·威廉·房龙

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    therepresentativesofthecitiespletelydeprived

    oftheirpower.

    inthesdinavianuntry,thestoryofrepresentative

    goventisparticularlyiing.inid,the``althing,

    theasselyofallfreelandoahe

    affairsoftheislaohularetingsih

    orethanathousand

    years.

    ihedifferenttonsdefended

    theirasseliesagainsttheattetsofanuerof

    feudalneighbreatsuccess.

    finally,inthelories,inholland,theuncilsof

    thedifferentduchiesanduendedbyrepresentatives

    ofthethirdestateasearlyasthethirteeury.

    ieenthallprovinces

    rebelledagainsttheirking,abjuredhisjestyinasole

    etingofthe``estatesgeneral,revedtheclergyfrobr >

    thediscussions,brokethepoedfull

    executiveauthorityovertheneablishedrepublifthe

    unitedsevenherlands.forturies,therepresentatives

    ofthetoheuntryhoutaking,

    eyhadbee

    supreandthegohershadbeetherulersofthe

    land.

    thediaevalworld

    iddleages

    thoughtoftheh

    theyhappeolive

    datesareaveryusefuliion.dohout

    theutunlessheyricks

    akehistorytoopreple,

    ediaevaln,i

    donotanthatoofdeceeroftheyear476,

    suddenlyallthepeopleofeuropesaid,``ah,noan

    eirehasetoanendandiddle

    ages.hoeresting

    youuldhavefoundnatthefrankishurtofcharlegne

    ansintheirhabits,intheirnners,in

    theiroutlookupoheotherhand,whenyougrow

    upyoueofthepeopleinthisworldhave

    neverpassedbeyoageofthe.alltis

    andallagesoverlap,andtheideasofsucceedinggeions

    playtaginds

    ofagoodnytruerepresentativesoftheddleagesand

    thengiveyouaheaveragensattitudetoward

    lifeandthenydiffisofliving.

    firstofall,reerthatthepeopleoftheddleages

    houghtoftheelvesasfreebocitizens,ould

    eandgoatheirfateagtotheir

    abilityorenergyorluthentrary,theyallnsidered

    theelvespartofthegeneralscheofthings,hincluded

    eerorsandserfs,popesaics,heroesandsklers,

    rien,beggarnandthieves.theyaccepted

    thisdivineordinandaskedions.inthis,

    ofurse,theydifferedradiodepeople

    nothingandprovetheirown

    financialandpoliticalsituation.

    tothenandanofthethirteeury,theworld

    hereafteraheavenofstone

    andsufferingantsothihaywords

    uetheologicalphrases.itualfadthe

    diaevalburghersandknightsspentthegreaterpartoftheir

    tipreparingforit.odepeardanoble

    deathafteralifeofthea

    greeksandrons.afterthreesreyearsof,

    osleephthefeelingthatallwillbewell.

    butduringtheddleages,thekingofterrorsh

    hisgrinningskullandhisrattlingbonesanssteady

    panion.hesuphterribletunesonhis

    siled

    attheroehindtreesandshrubsheytookagirl

    outforahingbuthairraising

    yasaboutceteriesandffinsandfearfuldiseaseswhen

    youeadoflisteningtothefairystories

    ofandersonandgri,you,too,wouldhavelivedallyour

    daysinadreadofthefinalhourandthegruesodayof

    judgnt.thatisexactlyhappehechildrenof

    theddleages.theyvedinaworldofdevilsandspooks

    andonlyafeetis,theirfearof

    thefuturefilledtheirsoulsilityay,butoften

    itinfluencrueland

    sentintal.theyurderalltheen

    andchildrenofacapturedcityaheyly

    rchtoaholyspotandhtheirhandsgoryhtheblood

    ofivicti,theyercifulheavenfive

    theheirsiheyorethanpray,they

    selvesthest

    ore

    butiesercy

    intheirhearts.

    ofurse,thecrusaderse

    differentdeofnnersfrohenn.butin

    suaneashisster.

    he,too,reseledashyhorse,easilyfrightenedbya

    shadoandfaithful

    servicebutliabletorunaagewhen

    hisfeverishiginationsa.

    injudgingthesegoodpeople,hoeer

    theterribledisadvantagesunderheylived.

    theyivilisedpeople.

    perors,

    buttheyhadaslittlereselananeeror

    sayaugustusorrcusaureliusas``kingba

    baoftheupperngohastothehighlyeducatedrulers

    ofsark.theyidst

    gloriousruinsbutsharethebesofthe

    civilisationheirfathersandgrandfathershaddestroyed.

    theykeveryfact

    oday.theyogo

    toonesinglebookforalltheirinfortion.thathe

    bible.butthosepartsofthebiblehe

    historyofthehuhebetterarethosechaptersof

    theorallessonsof

    love,y,

    zoology,botaryandalltheothersces,thevenerable

    bookisirelyreliable.ihtury,a

    sendbookediaevallibrar

    ...
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