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The Middle Ages have grown into manhood; that manhood has an art of its own, which, though developed step by step from that of Old Rome and New Rome, and embracing the strange mysticism and dreamy beauty of the East, has forgotten both its father and its mother, and stands alone triumphant, the loveliest, brightest, and gayest of all the creations of the human mind and hand. THE MIDDLE AGES HAVE GROWN INTO MANHOOD THAT MANHOOD HAS AN ART OF ITS OWN WHICH THOUGH DEVELOPED STEP BY STEP FROM THAT OF OLD ROME AND NEW ROME AND EMBRACING THE STRANGE MYSTICISM AND DREAMY BEAUTY OF THE EAST HAS FORGOTTEN BOTH ITS FATHER AND ITS MOTHER AND STANDS ALONE TRIUMPHANT THE LOVELIEST BRIGHTEST AND GAYEST OF ALL THE CREATIONS OF THE HUMAN MIND AND HAND
e compact with his feudatories, had necessarily forfeited his right. If we compare his case with that of Charles I. we shall find this difference in it, besides the obvious one that Edward was held responsible to his feudatories and Charles towards the upper middle classes, the squirearchy, as represented by Parliament; that Charles was condemned by a law created for the purpose, so to say, and evolved from the principle of the representation of the propertied classes, while Edward’s deposition was the real logical outcome of the confirmed feudal system, and was practically legal and regular. The successor of the deposed king, the third Edward, ushers in the complete and central period of the Middle Ages in England. The feudal system is complete: the life and spirit of the country has developed into a condition if not quite independent, yet quite forgetful, on the one hand of the ideas and customs of the Celtic and Teutonic tribes, and on the other of the authority of the Roman Empire. ING BROKEN THE COMPACT WITH HIS FEUDATORIES HAD NECESSARILY FORFEITED HIS RIGHT IF WE COMPARE HIS CASE WITH THAT OF CHARLES THE FIRST WE SHALL FIND THIS DIFFERENCE IN IT BESIDES THE OBVIOUS ONE THAT EDWARD WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE TO HIS FEUDATORIES AND CHARLES TOWARDS THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASSES THE SQUIREARCHY AS REPRESENTED BY PARLIAMENT THAT CHARLES WAS CONDEMNED BY A LAW CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE SO TO SAY AND EVOLVED FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PROPERTIED CLASSES WHILE EDWARD'S DEPOSITION WAS THE REAL LOGICAL OUTCOME OF THE CONFIRMED FEUDAL SYSTEM AND WAS PRACTICALLY LEGAL AND REGULAR THE SUCCESSOR OF THE DEPOSED KING THE THIRD EDWARD USHES IN THE COMPLETE AND CENTRAL PERIOD OF THE MIDDLE AGES IN ENGLAND THE FEUDAL SYSTEM IS COMPLETE THE LIFE AND SPIRIT OF THE COUNTRY HAS DEVELOPED INTO A CONDITION IF NOT QUITE INDEPENDENT YET QUITE FORGETFUL ON THE ONE HAND OF THE IDEAS AND CUSTOMS OF THE CELTIC AND TEUTONIC TRIBES AND ON THE OTHER OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
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