I know not how others are impressed; but I call to mind no incident in history, no event of peace or war,--certainly none of war,--more strongly calculated, better adapted, to touch and exalt the imagination and the heart than his recent visit to England.
Sumner expresses that no historical event has moved him as much as the recent visit to England, emphasizing its significance.
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