“The poetry of history lies in the quasi-miraculous fact that once, on this earth, once, on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, as actual as we are today, thinking their own thoughts, swayed by their own passions, but now all gone, one generation vanishing into another, gone as utterly as we ourselves shall shortly be gone, like ghosts at cockcrow.”
Quote by G. M. Trevelyan
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G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan was a distinguished British historian, recognized for his scholarly works on the history of England. Born on February 16, 1876, and passing away on July 21, 1962, Trevelyan's writing was celebrated for its lively narrative and his skill in reenacting historical events. more
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