Captivity 



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the fence, repulsing- with spear thrusts the more 

 venturesome who were not overawed with 

 threats ; and then, too, it was that the great men 

 of the earth, from the secure advantage of 

 towers built into strong trees, could watch the 

 captives, as they moved restlessly to and fro, 

 avoiding each other, as if ashamed of their 

 predicament, and looking with wondering and 

 terrified eyes on the antics of their captors. 



