History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Complete
History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Complete
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The expensive policyof maintaining traitors in every cabinet of Europe; the support of theLeague in France; the revolt of the Moors in Granada; the conquest ofPortugal, and the magnificent fabric of the Escurial, drained at lasthis apparently inexhaustible treasury, and prevented his acting in thefield with spirit and energy. The German and Italian troops, whom thehope of gain alone allured to his banner, mutinied when he could nolonger pay them, and faithlessly abandoned their leaders in the d...ecisivemoment of action. These terrible instruments of oppression now turnedtheir dangerous power against their employer, and wreaked theirvindictive rage on the provinces which remained faithful to him. The unfortunate armament against England, on which, like a desperategamester, he had staked the whole strength of his kingdom, completed hisruin; with the armada sank the wealth of the two Indies, and the flowerof Spanish chivalry.
But in the very same proportion that the Spanish power declined therepublic rose in fresh vigor.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The expensive policyof maintaining traitors in every cabinet of Europe; the support of theLeague in France; the revolt of the Moors in Granada; the conquest ofPortugal, and the magnificent fabric of the Escurial, drained at lasthis apparently inexhaustible treasury, and prevented his acting in thefield with spirit and energy. The German and Italian troops, whom thehope of gain alone allured to his banner, mutinied when he could nolonger pay them, and faithlessly abandoned their leaders in the d...ecisivemoment of action. These terrible instruments of oppression now turnedtheir dangerous power against their employer, and wreaked theirvindictive rage on the provinces which remained faithful to him. The unfortunate armament against England, on which, like a desperategamester, he had staked the whole strength of his kingdom, completed hisruin; with the armada sank the wealth of the two Indies, and the flowerof Spanish chivalry.
But in the very same proportion that the Spanish power declined therepublic rose in fresh vigor.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Friedrich Schiller to read onlineMoreLess
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