Crusades.

I must write a composition on the crusades
Showing the design with which they were
undertaken, the zeal with which all the
Christian princes engaged in them & the
good effect it produced in Europe by bringing
the military art to perfection, polishing
the manners of the people & destroying
in a great measure the feudal system. This
last was one of the greatest blessings it
conferred upon the civilized world. —
The historical part of these crusades may
be found in an abridged form in
Lytler's History.

2599.