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Excerpt from Man and His Buildings
History is valuable in so far as it enlarges and deepens our knowledge of the spirit of man. Countless numbers of men in the past have made their contributions towards the great enterprise Of mankind, the quest of the knowledge of God. In studying History, these efforts of man's spirit are laid open to the sympathetic enquirer, and we are enabled to fortify and direct our efforts by theirs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
