Thomas Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, Introduction, Chapter I.
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Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.
— Historian
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About Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
About Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
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