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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 21 : Germany .—October , 1839 , to March , 1840 .—Age, 28 -29 . (search)
January 4.
A happy New Year to you and Mrs. Greene, and Ponto. May your plans thrive.
I wish you could give up article-writing and the thought of making translations, and apply yourself entirely to your Opus Maximum.
Ranke, the historian of the Popes, I know.
He is an ardent, lively, indefatigable person.
He once obtained permission to search the manuscripts of the Vatican.
Mai
Angelo Mai, 1782-1854; discoverer of Cicero de Republica and other palimpsests, and at one time Librarian of the Vatican. attended him, and they took down a volume which contained several different things; Ranke at once struck upon a manuscript upon the Inquisition.
Mai tore this out of the book and threw it aside.
The French had the Vatican in their hands ten or more years.
It is strange they did not bring out its hidden treasures.
I like Ranke better than Von Raumer.
Both are professors at Berlin.
Our countryman, Dr. Robinson,
Dr. Edward Robinson, 1794-1863; a distinguished Biblical scho
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 24 : Slavery and the law of nations.—1842 .—Age, 31 . (search)