Excerpt from The Political, Social, and Literary History of Germany From the Commencement to the Present Day Holy Empire like a Colossus, till the blasts of Moscow and the field of Waterloo robbed him of all his hangings, - yea, his leaves, - and left him bare to weather. Where has the struggle with papacy been more bravely fought? Where has the struggle of the burgher class, where that with the Corsican Sesostris been so graphically played out? For my own part I have been intensely interested, and hope that I have infused some portion of the interest I have felt in the pages I have written. The object I have kept in view has been to give bold broad outlines of German history, and to supply in smaller type the fullest detail. Those who wish to gain at a glance a general idea may read the larger type; those who would pick up the crumbs may consult the smaller under the heading of Chief Events. 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.