Yet the preacher's mastery of the English language in all its rich and manifold resources has, and must always have, an irresistible charm.
The mantle of Newman had fallen on Froude, and Froude had also the indefatigable diligence of the born historian.

None of his mistakes were due to carelessness.

They proceeded rather from the multitude of the documents he studied and the self-reliance which led him to dispense with all external aid.

He had of course friendly reviewers, such as William Bodham Donne; afterwards Examiner of Plays, in Fraser, and Charles Kingsley in Macmillan.

Kingsley, however, though Lord Palmerston made him Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, was not altogether the best ally for an historian.