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 Freeman (E. A.) continued. 



' I have here" the author says, "tried to treat the history of the 

 Church of Wells as a contribution to the general history of the Church 

 and Kingdom of England, and specially to the history of Cathedral 

 Churches of the Old Foundation. . . . I wish to point out the general 

 principles of the original founders as the model to which the Old Foun- 

 dations should be brought back, and the New Foundations reformed after 

 their pattern" " The history asstimes in Mr. Freeman^s hands a signi- 

 ficance, and, -we may add, a practical value as suggestive of what a cathe- 

 dral ought to be, which make it well worthy of mention." SPECTATOR. 



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The principle on which these Essays have been chosen is that 

 of selecting papers which refer to comparatively modern times, or, at 

 least, to the existing states and nations of Europe. By a sort of accident 

 a number of the pieces chosen have thrown themselves into something like 

 a continuous series bearing on the historical causes of the great events of 

 1870 71. Notes have been added whenever they seemed to be called for ; 

 a,nd^vhenever he could gain in accuracy of statement or in force or clear- 

 ness of expression, the author has freely changed, added to, or left out, 

 what he originally wrote. To many of the Essays has been added a short 

 note of the circumstances under which they were written. It is needless to 

 say that any product of Mr. Freeman's pen is worthy of attentive perusal ; 

 and it is believed that the contents of this volume will throw light on 

 several subjects of great historical importance and the widest interest. 

 The following is a list of the stibjects : I. The Mythical and Romantic 

 Elements in Early English Histoiy ; 2. The Continuity of English 

 History ; 3. The Relations between the Crowns of England and Scotland ; 

 4. Saint Thomas of Canterbury and his Biographers ; 5. The Reign of 

 Edward the Third ; 6. The Holy Roman Empire ; 7. The Franks and 

 the Gauls ; 8. The Early Sieges of Pans ; 9. Frederick the First, King 

 of Italy y I O. The Emperor Frederick the Second ; 1 1 . Charles the Bold ; 

 12. Presidential Government. " lie never touches a question without 

 adding to our comprehension of it, withotit leaving t>:e impression of an 

 ample knowledge, a righteous purpose, a char and powerful under- 

 standing." SATURDAY REVIEW. 



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