Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1

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THE WORKS OF HENRY HALLAM.
TO THE
IN THE FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH, AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES.
CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES IN THE FRENCH INSTITUTE
VOLUME I.
WARD, LOCK & CO.,
LONDON: WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. NEW YORK: BOND STREET.
PREFACE.