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togoandkillturkschildrenesto‘‘go
topalestineandbringtheterribleturkstotheirkneesby
thereappealoftheiryouthfulzealandchristianpiety
fullyniypercentofthoseenthusiastsnevergothin
sightoftheholylandtheyhadnoneytheywere
foreadanger
tothesafetyofthehighroadsandtheyhe
angryuntrypeople
thefirstcrusade;aobofhonestchristians;defaulting
bankrupts;pennilessnoblenandfugitivesfroustice;
folloitander
paignagainsttheinfidelsby
rderingallthejetheytbythehey
gotasfarashungaryandthentheywereallkilled
thisexperien
alonesettheholylandfreeorganisationwas
asnecessaryasgoodin
trainingandequippinganarof200;000ntheywere
placedundedofgodfreyofbouillon;robert;duke
ofnody;robert;untofflanders;andanuerof
otheoblen;allexperiencedintheartofwar
intheyear1096thissendcrusadestarteduponitslong
voyageatnstantinopletheknightsdidhogetothe
eerorforasihavetoldyou;traditionsdiehard;and
aroneeror;hoillheld
ingreatrespectthentheycrossedintoasia;killedallthe
sleedjerusalessacred
thehaedanpopulation;andrchedtotheholy
sepulidsttearsofpietyand
gratitudebutsoontheturksrengthenedbythearrival
offreshtroopsthentheyretookjerusalendintu
killedthefaithfulfollohecross
duringthenextturies;sevenothercrusadestook
placegraduallythecrusadersleaedthetechniqueofthe
tripthelandvoyageootediousandtoodangerous
theypreferredtocrossthealpsandgotogenoaorvenice
heytookshipfortheeastthegenoeseandtheveians
dethistransditerraneanpassengerserviceavery
profitablebusinesstheychargedexorbitantrates;andwhen
theoneyuldnot
paytheprice;theseitalian‘‘profiteerskindlyallo
to‘‘venice
toaountof
fightingfortheohisly
increasedherterritoryalongtheastoftheadriaticandin
greece;eaveianlony;andinthe
islandsofcyprusandcreteandrhodes
allthis;hotleinsettlingthequestion
oftheholylandafterthefirstenthusiasad
epartoftheliberal
educationofeveryan;andthere
neveresforserviceinpalestine
buttheoldzealhecrusaders;who
hadbeguntheirhdeephatredforthe
haedansandgreatloveforthechristianpeople
oftheeasteroneireandaia;suffered
apleteetodespisethe
greeksofbyzantiuandfrequentlybetrayed
theeniansandallthe
otherlevantineraces;andtheybegantoappreciatethevir
tuesoftheireneesobegenerousandfair
opponents
ofurse;itosaythisopenlybutwhen
thecrusaderretued
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ho;heitatethenners
hisheathenishfoe;pared
totheaverageeknightillagooddealofa
untrybukinhealsobroughtseveralnew
foodstuffs;suchaspeachesandspinachedinhis
gardenandgrehegaveupthebarbarous
custofourandappeared
intheflotonhetraditional
habitofthefolloheprophetandwereoriginallywo
bytheturksindeedthecrusades;hhadbegunasa
punitiveexpeditionagainsttheheathen;becaaurseof
generalinstruillionsofyoungeuropeans
frolitaryandpoliticalpointofviehecrusades
andanuerofcitiesaken
andlostadozenlittlekingdoablishedinsyria
andpalestineandasianor;buttheyonqueredby
theturksandaftertheyear1244beca
definitelyturkishthestatusoftheholylande
asithadbeenbefore1095
buteuropehadundergoneagreatchangethepeopleof
thepseofthelightandthesunshine
andthebeautyoftheeasttheirdrearycastlesno
longersatisfiedthetheyedabroaderlifeneither
theyfounditinthecities
thediaevalcity
iddleages
saidthat‘‘cityairisfreeair
theearlypartoftheddleageshadbeenaneraof
pioneeringandofsettlentanehusfar
hadlivedoutsidetheountainsand
rshesan
eire;hadforceditsotheplainsofe
europeandhadtakenpossessionofstofthelandthey
less;asallpioneershavebeensincethebeginningof
titheylikedtobe‘‘onthegotheycutdohe
forestsandtheycuteachothersthroatshequalenergy
feedtoliveincitiestheyinsisteduponbeing
‘‘free;theylovedtofeelthefreshairofthehillsidesfilltheir
lungsheydrovetheirherdsacrossthepastures
es;theypulled
upstakesandaures
theersandtheurageous
enenintothewildeess
survivedinthisheydevelopedastrongraceof
ntheycaredlittleforthegracesoflifetheyoo
busytoplaythefiddleorepiecesofpoetrytheyhad
littlelovefordisanofthe
villageandbeforetheddleofthethirteenthcentury;alayn
ewasregardedasa‘‘sissywas
supposedtosettleallquestionspractical
valueananchieftain;thefrankishbaron;
thenorthndukeoresandtitlesoccupied
theirshareoftheterritoryof
thegreatroneireandangtheruinsofpastglory;
theybuiltaghtily
andheynsideredquiteperfect
theynagedtheaffairsoftheircastleandthesurrounding
untrytothebestoftheirabilitytheyhful
tothendntsofthechurchasanyortaluld
hopetobetheyperor
tokeepongoodterhthosedistantbutalwaysdangerous
potentatesinshort;theytriedtodorightandtobe
fairtotheieighbourshoutbeingexactlyunfairtotheir
oerests
itselves
thegreaterpartofthepeople
handsuchapartofthesoiluponhey
livedastheablestheysharedtheir
fateparticularlyhappynorparticularly
unhappybutodothegoodlordwhoruled
theiddleageshadundoubtedlyorderedeverything
forthebestifhe;inhis;haddecidedthat
therestbebothknightsandserfs;itthedutyof
thesefaithfulsonsoftheent
theserfsthereforedidnotplainbutheyoo
harddriven;theytlefed
andstabledintherightethingily
doobettertheiditionbutiftheprogressofthe
aster;wewould
stillbelivingafterthefashionofthethcentury;saying
‘‘abracadabrariedtostopatoothache;andfeeling
adeepntetandhatredforthedentistohelp
usostlikelydan
orheathenishoriginandthereforebothkedanduseless
whenyougroanypeopledo
notbelievein‘‘progressandtheyoyoubythe
terribledeedsofsoofouroporariesthat‘‘the
changebutihopethatyoupay
chattentiontosuchtalkyousee;ittookourancestors
al