Footnotes
- The great Epos of Troy, in which the Holy City plays a central and predominating part, is a good illustration of the growth of the burg into the city, and it may be noted that the Holy City was the centre of the Hellenes of Asia, where civilisation was more advanced, whereas their ruder European brethren felt themselves the enemy of the new development, just as in England the incoming Teutonic þeoð fell on the Roman cities then existing, which, when conquered, they could make no use of, but merely destroyed.Back
- It is worth while noting, as showing that there are yet left definite survivals of tribal life, that one of the incidents in the recent anti-Christian movement in China was a solemn proclamation from certain of the tribes calling on another tribe much infected by Christianity to purge itself of the offence by expelling the offending members if they proved to be obstinate.Back
- As for instance the actual chattel-slavery of the workhouse children consigned to the manufacturers of the northern towns, and their torture to keep them awake during the monstrous duration of the hours of labour, that obtained before the passing of the Factory Act.Back
- The Tyrannies cannot be considered as a development of city life but rather as sporadic disease of its corruption; and seldom covered more than a single city.Back
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