Showing posts with label otto van veen. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Relief


Otto van Veen, Relief of Leiden, 1574

"It is not necessary to hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere."
- Charles the Bold [1422-1477]; adopted by the Dutch when waring against Spain, then the most powerful empire in the world.