Excerpt from The Quarterly Review, Vol. 55: December, 1835, and February, 1836 Such are the German traditions about the tomb of Charlemagne: but this is by no means the only instance of the sort. Francis I. Of France, for example, caused the tomb of Roland to be Opened, in order that he might judge for himself whether the old hero had been of the gigantic stature ascribed to him by the poets. This occurred but a little while before the battle of Pavia. Strange and horrible curiosity which so often pushes men to explore the ...
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Excerpt from The Quarterly Review, Vol. 55: December, 1835, and February, 1836 Such are the German traditions about the tomb of Charlemagne: but this is by no means the only instance of the sort. Francis I. Of France, for example, caused the tomb of Roland to be Opened, in order that he might judge for himself whether the old hero had been of the gigantic stature ascribed to him by the poets. This occurred but a little while before the battle of Pavia. Strange and horrible curiosity which so often pushes men to explore the tombs of the past! This happens at extraordinary periods - when an epoch is accomplished when a catastrophe is at hand! 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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