New Eclectic Magazine

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334081323
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The New Eclectic Magazine, Vol. 5 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New Eclectic Magazine, Vol. 5: July December, 1869 Doves know very little of evil. They are not in the way of learning it and they do not care to learn it. The few villagers who are sup posed to lead ill lives are spoken of below the breath, and carefully avoided without being critically studied. When the railway is carried down past their quiet nest, there is an immense excitement as the report goes that a knot of strange men have been seen scattering themselves over the fields with their little white ags and theodolites, their measuring lines and levels. But when the army of navvies fol lows after, the excitement is changed to consternation, and a general sense of evil brooding ruthlessly over them. The clergy of the district organize special services, and the scared doves keep religiously away from the place where the navvies are hutted. They are little better than the savages, the deputation tell them about once or twice a year, and create almost as much terror as an encampment of gipsies. They represent the lawless forces of the world, and the unknown evil of strong men; and the wildest story about them is not too wild to be believed. The railway altogether is a great offence to the neighbour hood, and the line is assumed to destroy the whole sc'enic beauty of the place. There are lamentations over the cockneys it will bring down, over the high prices it will create, the immorality it will cause. Only the sons who are out in the world, and have learnt how life goes on outside the dovecot, advocate keeping pace with the times 5 and a few of the more strong-minded of the doves listen to them with a timid admiration of their breadth and boldness, and think there may be two sides to the question after all. When the dashing captain and his fast wife suddenly appear in the village as often happens in these remote districts - the doves are in a state of great moral complexity. They are scandalized at Mrs. Highfiyer's costume and complexion, and think4 Dovecots. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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."