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Biljarda, the former residence of Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Cetinje. Since 1951 it is a Memorial Museum of Njegoš.
SPeeCH aT THe 100th aNNiVeRSaRY OF THe BiRTH OF NjeGOŠ
Nikola I Petrović Njegoš
as King of Montenegro, as successor and nephew of today’s great celebrant, i am grateful to this assembly and all the Serbian people for the sentiments of grati- tude, love and admiration, which delights his memory.
as a lion from the bushes, from the long dead, from the old sculptured volcanic valley of Njeguši, my uncle Rade rushed out to strengthen the Serbian world in its ideals and obligations in completing the great national task. its soul he instilled with faith for success, the blade he sharpened and warmed with poetry.
Our good, Serbian people responded delightfully.
Kosovo, the wound of his great heart, was healed, for in the days of the one hundredth anniversary since his birth that nation sanctified Kosovo for him.
a great nation in spirit could not have repaid the spirit of the greatest genius in a nicer way.
Glory to the Serbian people!
Glory to the ruler of Montenegro, to Bishop Rade (Petar ii Petrović Njegoš)!
Njegoš as Tragic Hero in the Thought of Kosovo
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