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HISTORIC DOUBTS OF THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD.
HISTORIC DOUBTS OF THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD.
by L'histoire n'est fondee que sur le tomoignage des Auteurs qui nous l'ont transmisse. Il importe donc extremement, pour la scavoir, de bien connoitre quels etoient ces Auteurs. Rien n'est a negliger en ce point; le tems ou ils ont vecu, leur naissance, leur patrie, le part qu'ils ont eue aux affaires, les moyens par lesquels ils ont ete instruits, et l'interet qu'ils y pouvaient prendre, sont des circonstances essentielles qu'il n'est pas permis d'ignorer: dela depend le plus ou le moins d'aut
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HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD III.
HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD III.
There is a kind of literary superstition, which men are apt to contract from habit, and which-makes them look On any attempt towards shaking their belief in any established characters, no matter whether good or bad, as a sort of prophanation. They are determined to adhere to their first impressions, and are equally offended at any innovation, whether the person, whose character is to be raised or depressed, were patriot or tyrant, saint or sinner. No indulgence is granted to those who would asce
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