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The Astrologer's Daughter (Volume 1); An Historical Novel

Rose Ellen Hendriks

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1845 Excerpt: ... existence? Clementina spent the greater part of her time in the garden; the morning air refreshed her; the noon-tide beauty whispered hope; the evening shades harmonized with her broken spirits. In the fading day, and in the entrancing blue of the sky above, she fancied a voice was speaking to her heart! How beautiful are the phenomena of Nature! what a congeniality there is between the crepuscular hour and the tried and sad human heart! Day is fading, and so is the enjoyment of mirth; and the setting sun speaks volumes of pathos. The mellow hue of the sky, the expiring light, the unbroken silence which reigns around; and then the sudden appearance of the moon, replacing the bright Monarch of the East, oh! how gloriously beautiful! Then gliding, one by one, brightly, gently, gracefully on the the bosom of the richly-tinted sky, the moon's attendants, her satellites, the twinkling stars, shine forth in their glory, and the Queen of Heaven holds her Court. No wonder Clementina raised her tearful eyes above, and then she dreamed she was once more happy. She saw again, in a blissful vision, Poltrot, her own Poltrot--not soiled with crime, but bright and good. She heard again the rich tones of his loved voice; she felt the pressure of his hand! Oh, that all this should be but a vision! How rudely the reality came upon her; how bitterly were the words proclaimed--" Why does the Duke love me. I am a faded, unhappy girl. Would that each withered charm could take away his love." As thus Clementina stood alone in the moonlight, her slight, but very graceful figure, shaded by the dimness of night; her pale face touchingly expressive of the sorrow of her heart; of her might be said, in the words of Haynes Bayley: --"Her cheek had lost its summer's bloom, And her breath ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Astrologer's Daughter (Volume 1); An Historical Novel. To get started finding The Astrologer's Daughter (Volume 1); An Historical Novel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1154248100

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1845 Excerpt: ... existence? Clementina spent the greater part of her time in the garden; the morning air refreshed her; the noon-tide beauty whispered hope; the evening shades harmonized with her broken spirits. In the fading day, and in the entrancing blue of the sky above, she fancied a voice was speaking to her heart! How beautiful are the phenomena of Nature! what a congeniality there is between the crepuscular hour and the tried and sad human heart! Day is fading, and so is the enjoyment of mirth; and the setting sun speaks volumes of pathos. The mellow hue of the sky, the expiring light, the unbroken silence which reigns around; and then the sudden appearance of the moon, replacing the bright Monarch of the East, oh! how gloriously beautiful! Then gliding, one by one, brightly, gently, gracefully on the the bosom of the richly-tinted sky, the moon's attendants, her satellites, the twinkling stars, shine forth in their glory, and the Queen of Heaven holds her Court. No wonder Clementina raised her tearful eyes above, and then she dreamed she was once more happy. She saw again, in a blissful vision, Poltrot, her own Poltrot--not soiled with crime, but bright and good. She heard again the rich tones of his loved voice; she felt the pressure of his hand! Oh, that all this should be but a vision! How rudely the reality came upon her; how bitterly were the words proclaimed--" Why does the Duke love me. I am a faded, unhappy girl. Would that each withered charm could take away his love." As thus Clementina stood alone in the moonlight, her slight, but very graceful figure, shaded by the dimness of night; her pale face touchingly expressive of the sorrow of her heart; of her might be said, in the words of Haynes Bayley: --"Her cheek had lost its summer's bloom, And her breath ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Astrologer's Daughter (Volume 1); An Historical Novel. To get started finding The Astrologer's Daughter (Volume 1); An Historical Novel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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