Helen Waddell, The Wandering Scholars ([1927] 1954) p. 20.
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He would be a scholar in any age, and was head and shoulders above his own.
— Helen Waddell
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About John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury (or Joannes Saresberiensis) (c. 1120 – October 25 1180) was an English philosopher who wrote on ethics, logic and political theory. He was a student of Peter Abelard and an associate of Thomas Becket.
About John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury (or Joannes Saresberiensis) (c. 1120 – October 25 1180) was an English philosopher who wrote on ethics, logic and political theory. He was a student of Peter Abelard and an associate of Thomas Becket.
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