John William Cousin, A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature… (1910)
“ It is, however, on his work as an historian that his literary fame chiefly rests, his chief works in this department being his History of the Jews (1830) , History of Christianity (1840) , and especially The History of Latin Christianity (6 vols. 1854-56) , which is one of the most important historical works of the century, characterised alike by literary distinction and by learning and research. ”
