The Great Day of Wrath and Glory (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Great Day of Wrath and GloryOne night, many years ago, when locked in the em braces of slumber, I had a dream, a dream that was most fearful, a dream that shook me like an ague, and thrilled me with wonder. It seemed to me, that the citizens of my native town were all assembled on some public occa sion in the Academy, and on the Academy green. The day wore on amid the excreasing excitements of the festi val. Every one looked in the face of his neighbor, and found there nothing but gladness and security. I, my self, although but a boy, felt the strange, magnetic in¿u ence of the scene, a scene that was created for older heads and hearts than mine. It was now almost the hour of twilight, when suddenly a cry, a shriek was heard Every membe1 of the crowded audience within the house rushed to the doors, where such a sight presented itself will shall not forget to my dying.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.