Excerpt from Of Charlemagne Whilst all Europe felt the fury of the storm, Germany and France were its focus and centre It was there that the conflicting torrents met, and that the devastation and ruin were com piete. It was there, too, that the work of reconstruction was to commence for, in the words of Frederick Schlegel, it was Charle magne who laid the sure foundation for Chris tian government, and all the improvements of its subsequent superstructure. On this basis of Christian government and Christian manners, ...
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Excerpt from Of Charlemagne Whilst all Europe felt the fury of the storm, Germany and France were its focus and centre It was there that the conflicting torrents met, and that the devastation and ruin were com piete. It was there, too, that the work of reconstruction was to commence for, in the words of Frederick Schlegel, it was Charle magne who laid the sure foundation for Chris tian government, and all the improvements of its subsequent superstructure. On this basis of Christian government and Christian manners, and under the cover and vivifying influence of Christian faith, sprang human science out of the small fragments of ancient art and learning which had survived all these mighty devasta tions. It was, then, an era of vast historical importance. But the life of Charlemagne has a still further interest and value as a biography. He combined in himself most of the elements of true great ness. Great by his position, through his achieve ments, and In his character; distinguished as a soldier, a legislator, a church reformer, and a re viver of learning - his personal history demands and amply repays a diligent study. Whilst his genius and energy would have rendered him illustrious in any age, his loneliness and isola tion in the period in which he lived make him more signally and obviously so. He stands alone, and there are none around him to contest with him the palm of greatness. Like the pyramid in the desert, the blank waste from which he rises seems to give him a more com manding elevation. Among the generations which preceded and which followed his, our own Alfred* alone can rank with him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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