Ivan De Biron; Or, the Russian Court in the Middle of Last Century 1
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And yet you are sure you could reconstruct, and greatly improve upon the deli- cate but strong net-work of interwoven webs of custom, law, manners, lineage and history, of which a State is formed, and by which its people are kept in harmony. Unravel it, or destroy it, you can, if rulers are fools enough to let you do so.'' Again there was silence for a minute or two, for the Princess, perceiving the fierce irony of the ex-Regent's mood, did not dare to interrupt him.
" Why, girl," he resumed, '...' did I not, as I have told you before, raise towns, build bridges, keep rivers within due bounds, bring men of science to the capital, and continually promote that civilization, which had been the dream — a noble one, I must say — of that barbarian Peter ? And 168 IVAN DE BIRON.
then, that smootli-faced youth and you_, for I can see what you are always hinting at, would con- demn the Duke of Courland because he sent a few thousand useless and troublesome people into exile, and so saved the State/' In almost every Russian room there is, in one of the corners of it, a rude picture of the Almighty or of our Saviour, with a lamp burning under it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And yet you are sure you could reconstruct, and greatly improve upon the deli- cate but strong net-work of interwoven webs of custom, law, manners, lineage and history, of which a State is formed, and by which its people are kept in harmony. Unravel it, or destroy it, you can, if rulers are fools enough to let you do so.'' Again there was silence for a minute or two, for the Princess, perceiving the fierce irony of the ex-Regent's mood, did not dare to interrupt him.
" Why, girl," he resumed, '...' did I not, as I have told you before, raise towns, build bridges, keep rivers within due bounds, bring men of science to the capital, and continually promote that civilization, which had been the dream — a noble one, I must say — of that barbarian Peter ? And 168 IVAN DE BIRON.
then, that smootli-faced youth and you_, for I can see what you are always hinting at, would con- demn the Duke of Courland because he sent a few thousand useless and troublesome people into exile, and so saved the State/' In almost every Russian room there is, in one of the corners of it, a rude picture of the Almighty or of our Saviour, with a lamp burning under it.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875 to read onlineMoreLess
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