Andrew Reeves (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} schizmatic) wrote,@ 2008-07-20 10:12:00 |
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Why I Love Biographical History
From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry on Boniface of Savoy:
From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry on Boniface of Savoy:
The experiences of twenty years of incessant travel no doubt explain why one of his many bequests was money to build a bridge over the Rhône on the road between Savoy and France.I like to imagine a bishop who, on every trip to Savoy from England, after going through the headache of getting a ferry for his entourage, would think, "You know, someone should really build a bridge here." In the end of his life, I guess he finally figured that if he didn't get it done, no one would and thus the bequest.
