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Excerpt from History of the Conquest of Mexico, Vol. 2
But the capital, so conspicuous for its refinement and its great antiquity, was even more venerable for the religious traditions which invested it. It was here that the god Quetzalcoatl paused in his passage to the coast, and passed twenty years in teaching the Toltec inhabit ants the arts of civilization. He made them acquainted with better forms of government, and a more spiritual ized religion, in which the only sacrifices were the fruits and ?owers of the season.6 It is not easy to determine what he taught, Since his lessons have been so mingled with the licentious dogmas of his own priests and the mystic commentaries of the Christian missionary.7 It is probable that he was one of those rare and gifted beings who, dissipating the darkness of the age by the illumination of their own genius, are deified by a grateful posterity and placed among the lights of heaven.
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But the capital, so conspicuous for its refinement and its great antiquity, was even more venerable for the religious traditions which invested it. It was here that the god Quetzalcoatl paused in his passage to the coast, and passed twenty years in teaching the Toltec inhabit ants the arts of civilization. He made them acquainted with better forms of government, and a more spiritual ized religion, in which the only sacrifices were the fruits and ?owers of the season.6 It is not easy to determine what he taught, Since his lessons have been so mingled with the licentious dogmas of his own priests and the mystic commentaries of the Christian missionary.7 It is probable that he was one of those rare and gifted beings who, dissipating the darkness of the age by the illumination of their own genius, are deified by a grateful posterity and placed among the lights of heaven.
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.
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Language - English
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William H. Prescott
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ISBN - 9780265884829
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 485
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William H. Prescott
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ISBN - 9781330483251
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Page Count - 487
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