Vicissitudes of Families
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Excerpt from Vicissitudes of Families: And Other Essays The "vicissitudes of great families" form a curious chapter in the general history of mankind; in fact, the interest attaching to individual fortunes is of a more human character, and excites more of human sympathy, than that which belongs to the fate of kingdoms. But such details are seldom to be found close at hand. They lie for the most part scattered about in unread chronicles and private papers, overwhelmed, buried, as it were, under the dryness or the weight of the superincumbent materials, from which they must be disinterred, and the dust swept off, before they can be fitly presented to the public at large. The absence of such epitomizing aids may be considered as one reason for these domestic stories having excited so little general notice. Another cause must, no doubt, be sought in the multitude of subjects that press upon the reader´s time and attention, from every side, leaving but a narrow space for the development of any particular study. The history even of kingdoms has, in the course of ages, grown to a size so monstrous, that a lifetime is scarcely sufficient to grapple with it. 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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