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It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6054</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Floyd's Flowers, or Duty and Beauty for Colored Children: One Hundred Short Stories-Silas X. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>18252</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Stories of the Royal Humane Society-Frank Mundell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-the-royal-humane-society-frank-mundell--73935087</link><description><![CDATA[The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised Middle Ages, magnified, mirrored, and roseate in the reflective thought of modern man concerning the Middle Ages. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12539</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bunce, the Bobby and the Broads-Fritz Zorn</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bunce-the-bobby-and-the-broads-fritz-zorn--73892205</link><description><![CDATA[The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised Middle Ages, magnified, mirrored, and roseate in the reflective thought of modern man concerning the Middle Ages. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26987</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Finland and the Tsars, 1809-1899-Joseph R. 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It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>30457</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Story of Young Abraham Lincoln-Wayne Whipple</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/story-of-young-abraham-lincoln-wayne-whipple--73804763</link><description><![CDATA[The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised Middle Ages, magnified, mirrored, and roseate in the reflective thought of modern man concerning the Middle Ages. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17956</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Life of Alfred the Great-Bishop of Sherbourne Asser</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-of-alfred-the-great-bishop-of-sherbourne-asser--73773530</link><description><![CDATA[The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised Middle Ages, magnified, mirrored, and roseate in the reflective thought of modern man concerning the Middle Ages. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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This is their contribution as it appeared to Morris, or as it appears to Mr. Belloc, or Mr. Chesterton, or the votaries of guild socialism. It is a contribution made not by the actual Middle Ages, but by a projection of the Middle Ages on an ideal screen by an idealising mind. It is a contribution, but it is an indirect contribution; it moves the mind and stirs the spirit of men, but the motion and the stirring are those not of the Middle Ages themselves, but rather of a certain antiquarian idealism — an inverted Utopianism, as it were, leading men to find the Utopia, or Nowhere, of the future in what one may call a Never Was of the past. But besides this indirect and ideal contribution — none the less real because it is indirect and ideal — there is the direct and actual contribution of the Middle Ages as they actually were. It is this contribution which is the peculiar theme of this book. That contribution is very real, and very profound. The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. They are the beginnings and the origin of the things that exist to-day; and "if one should look at things as they grow from the beginning," said Aristotle, "it would be the best method of study." - Summary by Preface<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1502</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>ages,civilisation,contribution,contributions,education,ideal,indirect,medieval,middle,modern</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/416c451c1d98e427263d776087341f47.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Medieval Contributions to Modern Civilisation - Various - Part 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/medieval-contributions-to-modern-civilisation-various-part-1--72088697</link><description><![CDATA[The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised Middle Ages, magnified, mirrored, and roseate in the reflective thought of modern man concerning the Middle Ages. 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The Middle Ages are the pit from which we were digged, and the rock from which we were hewn. 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