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"There is a spell in mediaeval Art which has had power to bewitch some people into trying, or wishing to try, or fancying that they wish to try or making believe to fancy that they wish to try, to bring back the Middle Ages"
- Goldwin Smith
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Goldwin Smith
between August 13, 1823 and June 7, 1910. He/she was a famous
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