# The Continental Monthly Vol 5 No 5 May 1864 Devoted To Literatu

Author: Unknown

Genre: Public Domain

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: Local public-domain TXT source

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## Summary

The day wore quietly on, like any other day; for the confusion and turmoil of the ovation were already a half-forgotten thing of the past, and Rome had again subsided into its usual course: in the earlier hours, a city of well-filled streets, astir and vocal with active and vigorous trade and labor; then--as the noontide sun shed from the brazen sky a molten glow, that fell like fire upon the lava pavement, and glanced from polished walls until the whole atmosphere seemed like a furnace--a city seemingly deserted, except by a few slaves, engaged in removing the triumphal arches hung with faded and lifeless flowers, and by a soldier here and there in glistening armor, keeping a lonely watc...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-continental-monthly-vol-5-no-5-may-1864-devoted-to-literatu-5da54c40/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-continental-monthly-vol-5-no-5-may-1864-devoted-to-literatu-5da54c40/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-continental-monthly-vol-5-no-5-may-1864-devoted-to-literatu-5da54c40/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-continental-monthly-vol-5-no-5-may-1864-devoted-to-literatu-5da54c40/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-continental-monthly-vol-5-no-5-may-1864-devoted-to-literatu-5da54c40/chapters/3/index.md)