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No man is quite so much a hero in the dark as in broad daylight, in solitude as in society, in the gloom of the churchyard as in the blaze of the dra… - William Hickling Prescott
" "No man is quite so much a hero in the dark as in broad daylight, in solitude as in society, in the gloom of the churchyard as in the blaze of the drawing-room. The season and the place may be such as to oppress the stoutest heart with a mysterious awe, which, if not fear, is near akin to it.
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About William Hickling Prescott
William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 29, 1859) was an American historian, best known for his History of the Conquest of Mexico and History of the Conquest of Peru.
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