Lennart Torstenson
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Excerpt from Lennart Torstenson: Grandmaster of the Swedish Artillery; Born, 1603 Died, 1651 Even after it was received in this country, another long delay occurred before a scholar could be found capable of doing justice to the original, difficult in its idioms of the past. Through the kindness of Mr. Habicht, Consul-General of Sweden and Norway, a translator, Mr. Corn, was at last engaged to render this beautiful composition into literal English, and to him the American biographer of Torstenson was indebted for the opportunity of herewith presenting a prize-paper - carefully revised by the writer - so honorable to its author who was doubly crowned as king and orator, and to its subject, who was the decisive actor in the Thirty Years War for the deliverance of Europe. One hundred and thirty-five years had elapsed since the death of the typical Swede, and yet the memory of his glory loomed up through that century and a quarter, scarcely less brilliant than when the victorious chieftain, alive, clad in steel and waving his truncheon as generalissimo, in the midst of the marvelous artillery he had created and at the head of his irresistible armies, dazed the eyes of "astounded Europe." The Royal author of this eulogy, as renowned in the arts of peace as of war, was unwilling to enter the lists of science and art, under the dazzling influence of his crown. He was determined, as an unknown competitor for the prize of eloquence and truth, to contest the honors for which he strove, in order that Sweden´s wisest might determine, if the theme was worthy of the occasion and the hero worthy of the eulogy. Both proved themselves equal to the honors - honors to crown with bays the temples of the kingly orator, laurels to deck the sarcophagus of the long since deceased general. 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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