第45节

  【】peopleonceredaredtobehappy</p>

  justbecausetheyhey</p>

  triedtosavethereinsofthe</p>

  olderandreagreeablecivilisation</p>

  ofroandgreedthey</p>

  ents</p>

  thattheyspokeofarenaissance</p>

  orrebirthofcivilisation</p>

  therenaissa.</p>

  itind.</p>

  thenoftherenaissaiobetheobedient</p>

  sonsofthetherh.theysofkingsand</p>

  eerorsanddukesa.</p>

  buttheiroutlookuponlifeo</p>

  clothestospeakadifferentlanguagetolive</p>

  differentlivesindifferenthouses.</p>

  theynolongerratedalltheirthoughtsandtheir</p>

  effortsupontheblessedexisteainheaven.</p>

  theytriedtoestablishtheirparadiseuponthispla,and,</p>

  truthtotell,theysueededinarerkabledegree.</p>

  ihavequiteoftenthedahat</p>

  liesinhistoritooliterally.they</p>

  thinkoftheddleagesasaperiodofdarknessandignor</p>

  ank,saystheclodtherenaissancebeginsand</p>

  citiesandpalacesarefloodedhthebrightsunlightofan</p>

  eagerintelleuriosity.</p>

  asatteroffact,itisquiteiossibletodrah</p>

  sharplihethirteenthostdecidedly</p>

  totheddleages.allhistoriansagreeuponthat.butwas</p>

  itatiofdarknessandstagnationrelybynoans.</p>

  peopleendouslyalive.greatstateswerebeing</p>

  founded.largeercewerebeingdeveloped.</p>

  highabovetheturrettedtohecastleandthepeaked</p>

  roofofthetoheslenderspireofthene</p>

  gothiathedral.everyotion.the</p>

  highandghtygehecityhall,e</p>

  nsciousoftheirthbyheirretly</p>

  ahesorepohtheir</p>

  feudalsters.theersoftheguildse</p>

  aportantfactthat``nuersuntwere</p>

  fightingthehighandghtygehecityhall.the</p>

  kingandhisshrefishingiroubled</p>

  anyashiningbassofprofithey</p>

  proceededtookabeforethehesurprisedand</p>

  disappointeduncillorsandguildbrethren.</p>

  toeheseryduringthelonghoursofevening</p>

  hebadlylightedstreetsdidnotiherpolitical</p>

  andenoinnesiold</p>

  theirstoriesandsangtheirsongsofrondadventure</p>

  andheroisndloyaltytoallfairen.anh,</p>

  iatientoftheslootheuies,</p>

  andtherebyhangsastory.</p>

  theddleagesihat</p>

  soundsdifficult,butode</p>

  peopleare``nationallynded.erien</p>

  orfrenoritaliansandspeakenglishorfrench</p>

  oritalianandgotoenglishandfrenditalianuies,</p>

  unlessepartih</p>

  ofleaingaughtelsehenwelea</p>

  anuageandgotoniadridorsw.</p>

  butthepeopleofthethirteenthorfourteeuryrarely</p>

  talkedoftheelvesasenglishnorfrenoritalians.</p>

  theysaid,``iacitizenofsheffieldorbordeauxenoa.</p>

  beehtheyfelt</p>

  aenuld</p>

  speaklatin,theypossessedaionallanguageh</p>

  revedthestupidlanguagebarriershhavegrownup</p>

  indeeuropeandallnationsatsuch</p>

  anenorusdisadvantage.justasanexale,takethecase</p>

  oferass,thegreatpreacheroftolerandlaughter,who</p>

  ehisbooksieeury.hehenative</p>

  ofaslldutchvillage.heeinlatinandalltheworld</p>

  oday,heein</p>

  dutillionpeopleo</p>

  readhitobeuoodbytherestofeuropeandarica,</p>

  hispublishersotranslatehisbooksinto</p>

  toney</p>

  andstlikelythepublishersakethetrouble</p>

  ortherisk.</p>

  sixhundredyearsagothatuldnothappen.thegreater</p>

  partofthepeopleillveryignorantanduldnotread</p>

  orasteredthedifficultart</p>

  ofhandlingthegoosequillbelooaionalrepublic</p>

  oflettersheeiandh</p>

  kionsoflanguage</p>

  oationality.theuieshestrongholdsof</p>

  thisrepublilikedefortifications,theydidnotfollow</p>

  thefroheyobefoundeacher</p>

  andafeselvestogether.there</p>

  againtheddleagesandtherenaissancedifferedfrour</p>

  oe.noyisbuilt,the</p>

  proan</p>

  ethingforthenityinhhelivesor</p>

  aparticularreligioussectstobuildaschooltokeepits</p>

  faithfulchildrenunderdetsupervision,orastateneedsdoc</p>

  torsandlaeachers.theuybeginsasa</p>

  largesufneyoney</p>

  istheonstruitories.</p>

  finallyprofessionalteachersarehired,entranceexanations</p>

  areheldandtheuyisontheway.</p>

  butintheddleagesthingsan</p>

  saidtohielf,``ihavedisveredagreattruth.istiart</p>

  kno</p>

  ,</p>

  likeadesoapboxorator.ifheerestingspeaker,the</p>

  croeandstayed.ifheheyshruggedtheirshoulders</p>

  andntiheirway.</p>

  byandbyeularlytohear</p>

  theofthisgreatteacher.theybroughtpybooks</p>

  andalittlebottleofinkandagoosequilland</p>

  edtobeiortant.onedayitrained.</p>

  theteaptybasentor</p>

  theroofthe``professor.theleaednsatinhischair</p>

  andtheboyssatonthefloor.thathebeginningofthe</p>

  uy,the``uas,arporationofprofessorsand</p>

  studentsduringtheddleages,he``teacherunted</p>

  foreverythingandthebuildingi</p>

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