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"History would be earthy were it not
For spiritual deductions; but where facts
Could be authenticated, I have ever
Given faithful record and fair inference,
Rearing a superstructure on just grounds."Cosmo de Medici.A fictionalized or dramatic quotation attributed to Cosimo de' Medici, suggesting that historical study requires both facts and spiritual interpretation.