Romance of Old Belgium, From Cæsar to Kaiser (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Champney, Elizabeth W.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Romance of Old Belgium, From Cæsar to Kaiser While the Belgium of today is overwhelmed by a "volcanic uprush of hell," the heart-sick beholder turns gladly to contemplation of its glorious past. No land has ever been so harried with sword and flame by the invader, or has sprung more phoenix-like from its ashes. Thus will she surely rise again, though neither campaigns of Caesar nor Spanish Fury have dealt such devastation as the present war. "With a pity for buildings, which he did not exercise toward human beings," Philip II. of Spain commanded his troops to respect churches and monasteries. But apart from religious considerations, there is good reason for the protection of architecture, since a masterpiece belongs not to a nation alone but to all the world and should live forever. There is a peculiar pathos in the destruction of the Belgian churches, since the sensuous faith that created them is dead, and their marvels of sculpture, painting, and glass may never again spring into beauty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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