Rome Was Great In Arms, In Government,

Dante Himself Is Open To The Suspicion Of Partiality: It Is Said, Not Without Apparent Ground, That He Puts Into Hell All The Enemies Of The Political Cause, Which, In His Eyes, Was That Of Italy And God.

The Natural Barriers Between England And Scotland Were Not Sufficient To Prevent The Extension Of The Saxon Settlements And Kingdoms Across The Border.

In My Youth,geology Was Nervously Striving To Accommodate Itself To Genesis. Now It Is Genesis That Is Striving To Accommodate Itself To Geology.

The Roman Legions Were Formed In The First Instance Of Citizen Soldiers, Who Yet Had Been Made To Submit To A Rigid Discipline, And To Feel That In That Submission Lay Their Strength.

Ancient History, Besides The Still Unequalled Excellence Of The Writers, Is The Best Instrument For Cultivating The Historical Sense.