Excerpt from Compton Audley, Vol. 1 of 3: Or Hands Not Hearts The memory of the contests, the sight of those who had survived the destruction of the battle field, associated as all was with the du ties of religious worship, was well calculated to inspire the purest feeling of veneration, and produce an inuence on the mind, ap proaching to sublimity. A spirit of holiness cast over every soul a glow of patriotism, and the service of the nation's thanksgiving was, on this great occasion, performed with a oneness of sentiment and feeling, perhaps hitherto unparalleled. The ceremony was ren dered still more intensely effective by the pre sence of the conqueror of conquerors, who, at the distance of a hundred years, revived the glories of a Marlborough, and outwent the expectations of the people who confided in his strength. The service ended, the gathered multitude again went forth, yet pressing, clinging and struggling still around the church; forto use the good language of Southey' the people would not be debarred from gazing till the last moment upon the Hero, the darling Hero of England. A temporary lull now prevailed; the crowd drew simultaneously back, and the Duke of Wellington came forth to thrill the one heart of the people, whose battles he had fought. Meanwhile, the various bands of music struck up the inspiring air, See the con quering hero comes Handkerchiefs waved, and shouts, cries, and huzzas, burst upon the ear from all quarters. Screams and laughter were i termingled in the general m l e, but the pulse of joy which throbbed in the great breast of a nation might be heard as it sometimes is in a single human breast. 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.
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