Improvement Era (Volume 7, No. 1) (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the purchaser turned to the girl and made her understand that she was his property, and must go with him. Her terror was pitiable. She threw her arms about her mother and sobbed in agony. She turned appealing eyes on her brother, but his chains rendered him powerless to help her. At last she fell on her knees and pleaded with the keeper for protection. But, accustomed to such appeals, and trained to disregard them, he roughly bade her prepare to follow her new owner. Darkness settled down upon the forum--and dense darkness of despair on the hearts of mother and brother, as they bewailed the dear one who had been dragged away to a fate, the very uncertainty of which rendered it all the more terrible. CHAPTER II. Five years had passed, and mighty changes had been wrought. The principles of Christianity were being preached in the island of Britain, in their primitive purity and simplicity, and the hearts of some had been touched with the beauty and dignity of the message. And yet the land as a whole lay in darkness, and the factions still carried on ceaseless warfare. The Picts and Scots and Britain8 were struggling for supremacy, and the Romans were striving to pacify the land in their usual way--by bringing all factions under the absolute sway of Rome. Yet even in the Roman camp, the ministrations of the Christian missionaries had worked wonders, in the softening of the tone of warfare, and the raising of the standard of morality and humanity. The summer campaign of the Roman army in Britain was ended, and such officers and men as were not needed to garrison the outposts, had gathered in semi-military winter quarters. Evening had fallen on the town. The mists which had been hovering over the landscape during the day, were giving way to the frosty brightn...

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the purchaser turned to the girl and made her understand that she was his property, and must go with him. Her terror was pitiable. She threw her arms about her mother and sobbed in agony. She turned appealing eyes on her brother, but his chains rendered him powerless to help her. At last she fell on her knees and pleaded with the keeper for protection. But, accustomed to such appeals, and trained to disregard them, he roughly bade her prepare to follow her new owner. Darkness settled down upon the forum--and dense darkness of despair on the hearts of mother and brother, as they bewailed the dear one who had been dragged away to a fate, the very uncertainty of which rendered it all the more terrible. CHAPTER II. Five years had passed, and mighty changes had been wrought. The principles of Christianity were being preached in the island of Britain, in their primitive purity and simplicity, and the hearts of some had been touched with the beauty and dignity of the message. And yet the land as a whole lay in darkness, and the factions still carried on ceaseless warfare. The Picts and Scots and Britain8 were struggling for supremacy, and the Romans were striving to pacify the land in their usual way--by bringing all factions under the absolute sway of Rome. Yet even in the Roman camp, the ministrations of the Christian missionaries had worked wonders, in the softening of the tone of warfare, and the raising of the standard of morality and humanity. The summer campaign of the Roman army in Britain was ended, and such officers and men as were not needed to garrison the outposts, had gathered in semi-military winter quarters. Evening had fallen on the town. The mists which had been hovering over the landscape during the day, were giving way to the frosty brightn...

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Imprint

General Books LLC

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2012

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First published

2012

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 9mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

174

ISBN-13

978-1-154-18696-3

Barcode

9781154186963

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LSN

1-154-18696-2



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