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Title: More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Chandler, Anna Curtis
Subjects: Children's stories Storytelling
Publisher: New York : H. Holt
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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all the splendor about him, and his heartanswered that he had been, as he saw again the ter-rible massacre in the Circus, and the fires kindledin the city in \vhich was destroyed that wonderfulchurch founded by Constantine. Despair not, oh Csesar, said the Empress Theo-dora advancing softly before him and laying her handgently upon his shoulder. Dressed in magnificentrobes was she, tall and stately, with a dignity in herbearing that made her the fit companion of an em-peror. Thou art Emperor still though the ficklepeople are plotting to put another in thy place. Thouhast been a hard ruler, oh my husband, but it is nottoo late to please and win thy people even now. Notmerely against thee have they taken up arms butagainst their God, and God has allowed them to dothis thing and destroy His church, that the beauty of JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA 39 the restored church might be twofold! Thou art theone, oh Csesar, to thus please thy God and thypeople, so throw off thy sorrow and thy remorse and
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THEODORA AND HER ATTENDANTS A Byzantine Mosaic, 6th century A. D. Ravenna, Church of San Vitale.Just think of the careful and delicate work in the forming of these pictures fromlittle cubes of glass, all cunningly fitted together. think of the wonderful church which thou shalt re-build! : Thus did the noble Empress arouse and inspire herhusband, the Emperor, and far into the night he 40 JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA thought and planned of the great church which heshould erect. The bright light of the moon wasshining upon the gardens and the terraces whichsurrounded the palace, and as the Emperor gazedinto the distance, thinking, thinking, of this wonder-ful church which should be built, he heard a clearvoice close beside him saying: I am sent by theMost High God to help thee erect a temple whichshall surpass all that have ever been built from thetime of Adam. Then did Justinian raise his eyes and in the greatlight all around him, far brighter than the moonlight,he seemed to see before him an

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