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... historian of the name ; and was considered almost as great a man as his cousin the congressman — with whom , by tne by , he became perfectly reconciled , and contracted a strong friendship . In spite , however , of the kindness of his ...
... historian of the name ; and was considered almost as great a man as his cousin the congressman — with whom , by tne by , he became perfectly reconciled , and contracted a strong friendship . In spite , however , of the kindness of his ...
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... have simply contented myself with combining and concentrating the excellences of the most approved ancient historians . Like Xenophon , I have main- 7 tained the utmost impartiality , and the strictest adherence 24 TO THE PUBLIC .
... have simply contented myself with combining and concentrating the excellences of the most approved ancient historians . Like Xenophon , I have main- 7 tained the utmost impartiality , and the strictest adherence 24 TO THE PUBLIC .
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... historian , and entice him to turn aside , and refresh himself from his wayfaring . I trust it will be found , that I have always resumed my staff , and addressed myself to my weary journey with renovated spirits , so that both my ...
... historian , and entice him to turn aside , and refresh himself from his wayfaring . I trust it will be found , that I have always resumed my staff , and addressed myself to my weary journey with renovated spirits , so that both my ...
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... historian as myself to relate them . For after all , gentle reader , cities of themselves , and , in fact , empires of themselves , are nothing without an historian . It is the patient narrator who records their prosperity as they rise ...
... historian as myself to relate them . For after all , gentle reader , cities of themselves , and , in fact , empires of themselves , are nothing without an historian . It is the patient narrator who records their prosperity as they rise ...
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... historian ! The philanthropist may weep over their desolation — the poet may wander among their mouldering arches and broken columns , and indulge the visionary flights of his fancy -but alas ! alas ! the modern historian , whose pen ...
... historian ! The philanthropist may weep over their desolation — the poet may wander among their mouldering arches and broken columns , and indulge the visionary flights of his fancy -but alas ! alas ! the modern historian , whose pen ...
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