 ... mischief of the reaction against them. There was besides a peculiar importance attaching, in his view, to political questions, with which every reader of his works must be familiar. The life of the Commonwealth is to him the main subject of history—...  The life and correspondence of Thomas Arnold - Page 180by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley - 1844 - 548 pagesFull view - About this book
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