Macaulay

'But in another sense the antiquity of some of his impressions gave an extraordinary freshness to his writing. He held a great deal of the eagerness of a boy in his enthusiasm and excitement. Macaulay's rejuvenative effect on his audience owed much to his finding within his work his own mental rejuvenation, so that for a time he could blot out the cruel present and be once more a brother telling stories to little sisters.'