N. F. Zaba
Published: 2015-07-03
Total Pages: 174
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Excerpt from The Principal Features of the History and Literature of Poland Foe more than half a century, Poland has been an object of attention to the statesman and the philosopher, and a constant theme of sympathy to the civilised world. Yet, strange to say, the voice of truth, although repeatedly raised by the brightest intellects on behalf of her sacred rights, passed away as if unheeded, leaving only a satisfactory recollection, as a legacy to posterity, that crime of such a magnitude as the dismemberment of Poland was not suffered to take place unnoticed. But, whilst the sentiments of indignation of the just manifested themselves periodically, studying the suitableness of the occasion, the guilty parties spared no effort in disseminating false statements, with the object of palliating their conduct. Germany, in particular, furnished a host of apologists, strong in the spirit of enmity and malignity, that takes delight in crushing its victim with the weapons of vindictiveness and calumny. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.