Most interesting studies are the tory of the growth of Cities, the description their monuments, the picture of the mar ners and customs of their inhabitants; not only does the narration of the vicissitudes of Cities afford to the minds theme for deep the but it also gives the hi torian the clue to many important prob which the consideration of mere general subjects had failed to solve. Indeed the history of towns has great value beyond a Jocal interest, as it includes very often the relation of events which have sfooted the whole of the country in which situated. Ts it saying too much, for instance, that Paris is France itself, and that
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