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    justbecausetheyhey

    triedtosavethereinsofthe

    olderandreagreeablecivilisation

    ofroandgreedthey

    ents

    thattheyspokeofarenaissance

    orrebirthofcivilisation

    therenaissa.

    itind.

    thenoftherenaissaiobetheobedient

    sonsofthetherchurch.theysofkingsand

    eerorsanddukesa.

    buttheiroutlookuponlifeo

    clothestospeakadifferentlanguagetolive

    differentlivesindifferenthouses.

    theynolongerratedalltheirthoughtsandtheir

    effortsupontheblessedexisteainheaven.

    theytriedtoestablishtheirparadiseuponthispla,and,

    truthtotell,theysucceededinarerkabledegree.

    ihavequiteoftenthedahat

    liesinhistoritooliterally.they

    thinkoftheddleagesasaperiodofdarknessandignor

    ance.``click,saystheclodtherenaissancebeginsand

    citiesandpalacesarefloodedhthebrightsunlightofan

    eagerintellectualcuriosity.

    asatteroffact,itisquiteiossibletodrah

    sharplihethirteenthostdecidedly

    totheddleages.allhistoriansagreeuponthat.butwas

    itatiofdarknessandstagnationrelybynoans.

    peopleendouslyalive.greatstateswerebeing

    founded.largeercewerebeingdeveloped.

    highabovetheturrettedtohecastleandthepeaked

    roofofthetoheslenderspireofthene

    gothiccathedral.everyotion.the

    highandghtygehecityhall,e

    nsciousoftheirthbyheirretly

    acquiredrichesorepohtheir

    feudalsters.theersoftheguildse

    aportantfactthat``nuersuntwere

    fightingthehighandghtygehecityhall.the

    kingandhisshrefishingiroubled

    anyashiningbassofprofithey

    proceededtookabeforethehesurprisedand

    disappointeduncillorsandguildbrethren.

    toeheseryduringthelonghoursofevening

    hebadlylightedstreetsdidnotiherpolitical

    andenoinnesiold

    theirstoriesandsangtheirsongsofrondadventure

    andheroisndloyaltytoallfairen.anh,

    iatientoftheslootheuies,

    andtherebyhangsastory.

    theddleagesihat

    soundsdifficult,butode

    peopleare``nationallynded.erien

    orfrenoritaliansandspeakenglishorfrench

    oritalianandgotoenglishandfrenditalianuies,

    unlesseparticularbranch

    ofleaingaughtelsehenwelea

    anuageandgotoniadridorsw.

    butthepeopleofthethirteenthorfourteeuryrarely

    talkedoftheelvesasenglishnorfrenoritalians.

    theysaid,``iacitizenofsheffieldorbordeauxenoa.

    beechurchtheyfelt

    aenuld

    speaklatin,theypossessedaionallanguageh

    revedthestupidlanguagebarriershhavegrownup

    indeeuropeandallnationsatsuch

    anenorusdisadvantage.justasanexale,takethecase

    oferass,thegreatpreacheroftolerandlaughter,who

    ehisbooksieeury.hehenative

    ofaslldutchvillage.heeinlatinandalltheworld

    oday,heein

    dutillionpeopleo

    readhitobeuoodbytherestofeuropeandarica,

    hispublishersotranslatehisbooksinto

    toney

    andstlikelythepublishersakethetrouble

    ortherisk.

    sixhundredyearsagothatuldnothappen.thegreater

    partofthepeopleillveryignorantanduldnotread

    orasteredthedifficultart

    ofhandlingthegoosequillbelooaionalrepublic

    oflettersheeiandh

    kionsoflanguage

    oationality.theuieshestrongholdsof

    thisrepublilikedefortifications,theydidnotfollow

    thefroheyobefoundeacher

    andafeselvestogether.there

    againtheddleagesandtherenaissancedifferedfrour

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    torsandlaeachers.theuybeginsasa

    largesufneyoney

    istheonstruitories.

    finallyprofessionalteachersarehired,entranceexanations

    areheldandtheuyisontheway.

    butintheddleagesthingsan

    saidtohielf,``ihavedisveredagreattruth.istiart

    kno

    ,

    likeadesoapboxorator.ifheerestingspeaker,the

    croeandstayed.ifheheyshruggedtheirshoulders

    andntiheirway.

    byandbyeularlytohear

    theofthisgreatteacher.theybroughtpybooks

    andalittlebottleofinkandagoosequilland

    edtobeiortant.onedayitrained.

    theteaptybasentor

    theroofthe``professor.theleaednsatinhischair

    andtheboyssatonthefloor.thathebeginningofthe

    uy,the``uas,arporationofprofessorsand

    studentsduringtheddleages,he``teacherunted

    foreverythingandthebuildingi

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