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thebarbariansalypastinnsbruck；the
rchandisethereitdrifteddown
therhiothenorthseaandengland；oritakento
augsburgilyhbankers
andnufacturersandlyby‘‘shaving
theinsen；lookedafter
thefurtherdistributiontonureergandleipzigandthe
citiesofthebalticandtoheislandofgotland
ertheneedsofthenorthebalticanddealt
directlyrcial
centreofrussiaroyedbyivantheterriblein
theddleofthesixteenthcentury
thelittlecitiesontheastofnortheeuropehad
aninterestingstoryoftheiroediaevalea
greatdealoffishthereanyfastdaysandthenpeople
ittedtoeatatforthosewholivedaway
froheastandfroherivers；thisantadietofeggs
oothingatallbutearlyinthethirteenthcenturyadutch
fishehaddisveredahatit
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ofthenorthseathenbeportancebutso
tiduringthethirteenthcentury；thisusefullittlefishfor
reasonsofitsoovedfrohenorthseatothebalticand
theakeneyallthe
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ofthetiunlesstheyhadfoundanotheroccupationthey
henusedtocarrytheofnortheandcentralrussia
tosoutheandeeuropeontheretuvoyage
theybroughtspicesandsilksandcarpetsandorientalrugs
froeniburgandbren
outofsuportant
systefinteationaltradethe
nufacturingcitiesofbrugesandghentighty
guildsfoughtpitchedbattleshthekingsoffranceand
englandandestablishedalabourtyrannypletely
ruinedboththeeloyersandtheentotherepublic
ofnovgorodinnortherussia；ightycityuntil
tsarivan；erchants；tookthetownand
killedsixtythousandpeopleinlessthananthstiand
reducedthesurvivorstobeggary
thattheyghtprotecttheelvesagainstpiratesand
exerchantsofthe
northfoundedaprotectiveleaguehe
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orethanonehundredcities
theassoaintainedanavyofitsorolled
theseasandfoughtanddefeatedthekingsofenglandand
denrkheydaredtointerferehtherightsandthe
privilegesoftheghtyhanseaticrchants
iorespaeofthewonderful
storiesofthisstrangerceharriedon
aountainsandaidst
sueagloriousadventure
butitesanditcannotbedonehere
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agestokeyouoreintheexcellentbooks
ofe
theddleages；asihavetriedtoshowyou；hadbeena
periodofveryslohepeopleer
believedthat‘‘progressionof
theeviloneandoughttobedisuraged；andastheyhap
penedtooighty；itoenforce
theirhepatientserfsandtheilliterateknights
hereandthereafeetisventuredforthinto
theforbiddenregionofscience；buttheyfaredbadlyandwere
nsideredluckyheyescapedhtheirlivesandajail
sentenceoftyyears
inthethandthirteenthcenturiesthefloodof
inteationalrcesovereeuropeasthenile
hadsacrossthevalleyofancientegyptitleftbehind
afertilesedintofprosperityprosperityantleisure
hoursandtheseleisurehoursgavebothnandena
anuscriptsandtakeaninterestinliterature
andartandsic
thenoncerehehthatdivinecuriosity
anfroheranksofthoseother
alsained
du；andthecities；ofentihave
toldyouinlastchapter；offeredasafesheltertothese
bravepioneersain
oftheestablishedorderofthings
theysettoheheir
cloisteredandstudiouscellsafloodofsunlightenteredthe
dustyrooandshothebhered
duringthelongperiodofsedarkness
theybegantocleanhousenexttheycleanedtheirgardens
thentheybling
tohisisagoodworldweare
gladthat
atthatnt；theddleagescatoanendandanew
worldbegan
therenaissance
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第45节
peopleonceredaredtobehappy
justbecausetheyhey
triedtosavethereinsofthe
olderandreagreeablecivilisation
ofroandgreeceandthey
ents
thattheyspokeofarenaissance
orrebirthofcivilisation
therenaissanent
itind
thenoftherenaissancentinuedtobetheobedient
sonsofthetherchurchtheysofkingsand
eerorsanddukesandrrednot
buttheiroutlookuponlifeo
clothestospeakadifferentlanguagetolive
differentlivesindifferenthouses
theynolongecentratedalltheirthoughtsandtheir
effortsupontheblessedexistencethatainheaven
theytriedtoestablishtheirparadiseuponthispla；and；
truthtotell；theysucceededinarerkabledegree
ihavequiteoftenthedangerthat
liesinhistoritooliterallythey
thinkoftheddleagesasaperiodofdarknessandignor
ance‘‘click；saystheclock；andtherenaissancebeginsand
citiesandpalacesarefloodedhthebrightsunlightofan
eagerintellectualcuriosity
asatteroffact；itisquiteiossibletodrah
sharplinesthethirteenthostdecidedly
totheddleagesallhistoriansagreeuponthatbutwas
itatiofdarknessandstagnationrelybynoans
peopleendouslyalivegreatstateswerebeing
foundedlargeercewerebeingdeveloped
highabovetheturrettedtohecastleandthepeaked
roofofthetoheslenderspireofthene
gothiccathedraleveryotionthe
highandghtygentlenofthecityhall；e
nsciousoftheirorengthbyheirrecently
acquiredrichesorepohtheir
feudalsterstheersoftheguildse
aportantfactthat‘‘nuersuntwere
fightingthehighandghtygentlenofthecityhallthe
kingandhisshrefishinginthesetroubled
anyashiningbassofprofithey
proceededtookandeatbeforethenosesofthesurprisedand
disappointeduncillorsandguildbrethren
toenliventhesceneryduringthelonghoursofevening
hebadlylightedstreetsdidnotinvitefurtherpolitical
andenoinnesingerstold
theirstoriesandsangtheirsongsofronceandadventure
andheroisndloyaltytoallfairenanh；
iatientoftheslootheuniversities；
andtherebyhangsastory
theddleagesindedthat
soundsdifficult；butode
peopleare‘‘nationallyndederien
orfrenchnoritaliansandspeakenglishorfrench
oritalianandgotoenglishandfrenchanditalianuniversities