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92 A TOUR THROUGH
the whole island; and a final period put
to the Saracen tyranny. Count Rugiero
fixed the seat of government at Palermo;
and put the political system of the island
upon a solid basis; of which the form
(and the form alone) still remains to this
day. He divided the whole island into
three parts; one he gave to his officers,
another to the church, and a third he re-
served for himself. Of these three branches
he composed his parliament, that respecl:-
able body, of which the skeleton only now
exists: for it has long ago lost all its
blood, nerves, and animal spirits; and for
many ages pasl has been reduced to a per-
fect caput mortuum. The superstitious ty-
ranny of Spain has not only destroyed the
national spirit of its own inhabitants, but
likewise that of every other country which
lias fallen under its power. Adieu.
Ever yours.
the whole island; and a final period put
to the Saracen tyranny. Count Rugiero
fixed the seat of government at Palermo;
and put the political system of the island
upon a solid basis; of which the form
(and the form alone) still remains to this
day. He divided the whole island into
three parts; one he gave to his officers,
another to the church, and a third he re-
served for himself. Of these three branches
he composed his parliament, that respecl:-
able body, of which the skeleton only now
exists: for it has long ago lost all its
blood, nerves, and animal spirits; and for
many ages pasl has been reduced to a per-
fect caput mortuum. The superstitious ty-
ranny of Spain has not only destroyed the
national spirit of its own inhabitants, but
likewise that of every other country which
lias fallen under its power. Adieu.
Ever yours.