Evaluations by H.E. Jacob of 3 different 18th century cultures

Evaluations by H.E. Jacob of 3 different 18th century cultures Russia: “ A land of exaggeration and tragedy; a land where life was lived to the accompaniment of church bells, sleigh bells and the rattle of spurs; where plains stretched out the horizon and the pageantry of peasant costumes was in constant evidence.” Hungarians: “excessive high spirits, strength, love of horses, love of a bet, love of display before a woman. ... her aristocracy, her horses, her plains and her fiery wine. Hungary, where life was so bold, so closely related to laughing death.” Anglo-Saxons ( Americans): “For here is the thing for which he fights and for which all that marching is worth while: his home, his fireside, his parents, moral values - and in his heart-searching, this moral counterpoint written by the heart for the movement of the feet, lies the value, the unspeakable magic of the transparent music...”