Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-02-29


learned the art OF the mason, the black
smith, and the shipwright; while the latter
to give the Franks zest for Greek, Latin,
astronomy, logic, and writing studied what
he recommended, and became in his own
person an example Of the advantages they
conferred among other things, he wrote
great number oflettersto the Pope, to the
bishops of the empire, to his friend, Alcuin,
to the various members Of his family, and
to the princes and rulers of other nations.
His epistles to the emperor of Constants
nople alone, were sufficiently numerous to
from considerable collection, and COPIES
of them as such were TO be seen few
years after his death in the library-cf the
monastery of st. Riqu;er. Poetry also is
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many 'lie" ~, u'o''nsu''neu lor ,eainiuS anu
Aho na'ueS VI tue iast arc sn-
snriheo IN poetry ana romance, and have De-
come known asmodeisot chlvairy through
out the world. who has not heard OF OH
yer, Guy OF burgundy, Rloi du Mas and the
invinci5le Rolando, the Orlando of Aristo,
and Bojardo?
Among the learned men whom Charlie
magne caused to become part of his court
were Peter of Pisa, before mentioned Paul
Warnefrid, the historian of the Lombards:
TheoduIfe and Leidrade. two of the most
eminent churchmen and writers of the age:
Clement, an Irish monk, and Alcuin, men
toned before as his intimate friend. who
was an Englishman, and one Of the grea-
test men in the history of the neriod his
own bionrapber was Euinhard a learned
secretary of his court. of whose love for the
daughter of Charlemaeue we are now abost
to speak.
Eoinhard was of Frank;sh race horn be-
yond the Rhine. and calls himself ga bar-
barian but little yersed in the lanouaoe of
the Romans" King Charlemagne took
the youth into his service while still very
Young. and caused him TO be brougbt ND
with his children in that school Of the nal
ace of which AIcuin was the head.
Emma, one of the daughters of Charlie
magne, and, it is believed, the favorite of
| her father, was very beautiful. She inher-
tied the charms of her moGher, the beauti-
i fnl Maihalgarde slave hrangh.- FROM
0reece. ner tong oack haIr feiI 10 ner
waist III oroad ana giossy oralos; mel lea-
lures were statuesque IN their perfection
her form was graceful and rounded; and
rch color mantied IN her cheeks.
FROM ner earliest chlidhood, inc losely
h'hina was accus'oineG O. 10 tne society OF
the ooy' Lg'nnara' Inc youtn was en-
oo~ec WIN reuarkaDle oea1ly OF person,
oi WHICH Tue in'eiiectual order contras0ed
grea'ly WIN tne savage type OF most OF
!, lne m commentaries seen III Ihe court Oh
+ onsrieliiaene. :,
& lnh" "as ~ na.ure enuo"eu WIN gle"s
Isien.s' anu 'n's attracteo inc attehtich Oh
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perao. 10. ina1.nas'on, an9 was aole 70 guIe ne.
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uy' "hich' lhuS hgn,enea ana deprived OF
thelr monotohy 0y tne nashes Oh Emma 5
genus oecalne 'ne tiii,e Tue most 81 iooked
lot anu ionSeu LOT curing ali tne years
WHICH Ho'"hard passeo a1 the PaiaUhe
: collegei
EgiEnard was no mere DooK-worm- he
exceiied IN all manly sports. lhe chase
1 was que 0i n'S iasori.e occuPa'ios' slo
! nc oroAe several s,eeos' ofougn' lIoln lor-
e:su Janus a,nong 'he spoons oi 'he ever, ,
> VICTORIOUS onar,enagne. ana SO governed
W I1e'n a. 70 enao.e .he Ian oangnIer os Tue
6 mug " en'rus' " .lie'ii Tue ou'aeh o. he'
). ieas ana g'aoe'uI iotln
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i ciarea 70 h'nha passion, ., ~nlcn tne
- SsinP'uoue"eso 70 so"f1c " oe apPfeela
le ted at the present day, lwhen the daugh