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what　has　happened。　This　union　of　the　two　meanings　we　must　regard　as　of　a　higher　order　than　mere

outward　accident；　we　must　suppose　historical　narrations　to　have　appeared　contemporaneously

with　historical　deeds　and　events。　It　is　an　internal　vital　principle　mon　to　both　that　produces　them

synchronously。　Family　memorials；　patriarchal　traditions；　have　an　interest　confined　to　the　family　and

the　clan。　The　uniform　course　of　events　which　such　a　condition　implies；　is　no　subject　of　serious

remembrance；　though　distinct　transactions　or　turns　of　fortune；　may　rouse　Mnemosyne　to　form

conceptions　of　them；　—　in　the　same　way　as　love　and　the　religious　emotions　provoke　imagination　to

give　shape　to　a　previously　formless　impulse。　But　it　is　the　State　which　first　presents　subject…matter

that　is　not　only　adapted　to　the　prose　of　History；　but　involves　the　production　of　such　history　in　the

very　progress　of　its　own　being。　Instead　of　merely　subjective　mandates　on　the　part　of　government；

—　sufficing　for　the　needs　of　the　moment；　—　a　munity　that　is　acquiring　a　stable　existence；　and

exalting　itself　into　a　State；　requires　formal　mands　and　laws　—　prehensive　and　universally

binding　prescriptions；　and　thus　produces　a　record　as　well　as　an　interest　concerned　with　intelligent；

definite　—　and；　in　their　results　—　lasting　transactions　and　occurrences；　on　which　Mnemosyne；　for

the　behoof　of　the　perennial　object　of　the　formation　and　constitution　of　the　State；　is　impelled　to

confer　perpetuity。　Profound　sentiments　generally；　such　as　that　of　love；　as　also　religious　intuition　and

its　conceptions；　are　in　themselves　plete　—　constantly　present　and　satisfying；　but　that　outward

existence　of　a　political　con