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... rise and fall of nations and ideas , and retelling " sad stories of the death of kings " ? Have you learned more about human nature than the man in the street can learn without so much as opening a book ? Have you derived from history ...
... rise and fall of nations and ideas , and retelling " sad stories of the death of kings " ? Have you learned more about human nature than the man in the street can learn without so much as opening a book ? Have you derived from history ...
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... rise above partiality for his country , race , creed , or class betrays his secret predilection in his choice of materials , and in the nuances of his adjectives . " The historian always oversimplifies , and hastily selects a manageable ...
... rise above partiality for his country , race , creed , or class betrays his secret predilection in his choice of materials , and in the nuances of his adjectives . " The historian always oversimplifies , and hastily selects a manageable ...
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... rise and fall in the rhythm of emergence and erosion ; rivers swell and flood , or dry up , or change their course ; valleys become deserts , and isthmuses become straits . To the geologic eye all the surface of the earth is a fluid ...
... rise and fall in the rhythm of emergence and erosion ; rivers swell and flood , or dry up , or change their course ; valleys become deserts , and isthmuses become straits . To the geologic eye all the surface of the earth is a fluid ...
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PREFACE | 7 |
Hesitations I | 11 |
History and the Earth | 14 |
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