Never Had There Been Such An Attempt

No Student Of History Can Fail To See The Moral Interest Of The Middle Ages, Any More Than An Artist Can Fail To See Their Aesthetic Interest.

The Insular Arrogance Of The English Character Is A Commonplace Joke.

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.

But If Anyone Supposes That There Was No Commercial Fraud In The Middle Ages, Let Him Study The Commercial Legislation Of England For That Period, And His Mind Will Be Satisfied, If He Has A Mind To Be Satisfied And Not Only A Fancy To Run Away With Him.

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