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“By this time, like one who had set out on his way by night, and travelled through a region of smooth or idle dreams, our history now arrives on the confines, where daylight and truth meet us with a clear dawn, representing to our view, though at a far distance, true colours and shapes.”
Provenance
- Source:
- The History of England. Book i.
- Type:
- Book
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- b4e5ab9e5190372025ecf4c22b793a26f561b2fc477c1cb2dfd1c1ff3388716d
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