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This baby was Charles, Prince of Wales, born 29 May, 1630; his mother is describing him in a letter to her old governess, Mme. De Motteville. His birth was greeted by innumerable poems, most of them containing some allusion to the star which had been visible as Charles I rode to St. Paul's to give thanks for the Queen's delivery.2 From this omen most men presaged that that prince should be of high undertakings and of no common glory among kings. If he had spoken of this later in life, Charles II might well have anticipated the words of Pope's Achilles, Portents and prodigies are lost on me! If, however, the star was, as Lilly the astrologer declared, the planet Venus, its appearance was certainly appropriate enough.
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This baby was Charles, Prince of Wales, born 29 May, 1630; his mother is describing him in a letter to her old governess, Mme. De Motteville. His birth was greeted by innumerable poems, most of them containing some allusion to the star which had been visible as Charles I rode to St. Paul's to give thanks for the Queen's delivery.2 From this omen most men presaged that that prince should be of high undertakings and of no common glory among kings. If he had spoken of this later in life, Charles II might well have anticipated the words of Pope's Achilles, Portents and prodigies are lost on me! If, however, the star was, as Lilly the astrologer declared, the planet Venus, its appearance was certainly appropriate enough.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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