partly, because in history proper, it is not so much men as nations and heroes that act, and the individuals who do appear, seem so far off, surrounded with such pomp and circumstance, clothed in the stiff robes of state, or heavy, inflexible armour, that it is really hard through all this to recognise the human movements.
gero, historia propioan gizakiek baino herriek eta armadek gehiago dihardutelako, eta agertzen diren partikularrak, hain distantzia handira agertzen dira, hainbesteko ingurunearekin eta hain segizio handiarekin, estatu-jantzi zurrunetan edo armadura astun malguezinean estalirik, non egiazki zaila baita, horretan guztian zehar giza mugimendua ezagutzea.