. The book of similitudes: . d was distinguishedfor his personal accomplishments, both of body andmind, and is considered the greatest legislator,scholar and warrior in which he lived. After hav-ing restored tranquillity to his distracted kingdom,he employed himself in cultivating the arts of peace,and in raising his people from the depths of igno-rance, barbarism, and wretchedness. He invitedlearned men from every quarter of Europe to residein his dominions, established schools, &c. This prince was also the encourager of the me-chanical arts. He invited industrious foreigners tore-people his
. The book of similitudes: . d was distinguishedfor his personal accomplishments, both of body andmind, and is considered the greatest legislator,scholar and warrior in which he lived. After hav-ing restored tranquillity to his distracted kingdom,he employed himself in cultivating the arts of peace,and in raising his people from the depths of igno-rance, barbarism, and wretchedness. He invitedlearned men from every quarter of Europe to residein his dominions, established schools, &c. This prince was also the encourager of the me-chanical arts. He invited industrious foreigners tore-people his country, which had been desolated bythe Danes. He introduced and encouraged manu-factures : he prompted men of activity to engage innavigation and commerce, he appropriated a sev-enth part of his own revenue to rebuild ruined ci-ties, castles, monasteries, &c. Such was his saga-city and virtue, that he was regarded as one of thegreatest princes that ever appeared. 358 MODERN HISTORY. A. D. 900 to .....A. I>. TENTH CENTURY. Such was the ignorance, superstition and profligacy of allclasses at this period, that the tenth, and some of the succeedingcenturies, have been termed the Dark Ages. Pure Christi-anity was covered up with numerous forms, and useless cere-monies—the relics of saints were held in the greatest between the Greek and Latin Churches. TheSaracens extend their conquests in Europe. The tenth century is remarkable for having beenthe darkest period in modern history, so much thatit has been styled, with some of the succeedingepochs, The Dark Ages. Religion itself wasso connected with idolatry and superstition thatscarcely a trace of pure Christianity remained. MODERN HISTORY. 359 The Scriptures had fallen into general disuse, andin their stead, great quantities of relics were dis-tributed, and made the objects of veneration. Eventhe pontiffs and clergy were given up to everyspecies of profligacy, and often the respect felt forthe pr
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