Page:The Examination and Confession of certain Witches at Chelmsford in the County of Essex.djvu/9

 HEN Hitory draws its everlating marks to picture the life of nations, its apect becomes gloomier in noting down the intances where people meet to detroy in bloody wars what the bleings of peace have created, intances in which the genii of life lower their torch, in a hort pace, a thouand and more than a thouand times. But when Hitory paints even uch mournful pictures, there is the omewhat reconciling thought that motly holy principles, powerfully influencing the progres of mankind, were the ubject of controvery. But when facts have to be written down, proving that many