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The room received no other light than what issued from these stars. " ** These images, " said old Julian, ** represent heavenly planets that rule our earth, and us. He, farthest from 3^ou, with cold and melancholy aspect, and wrinkled froiit, isSATURN. IIeopp;^site, in armour, whose star em its red coloured light, is Mars. — Neither ofthese bring good to us inhabitants of earth. " ** Next SPLENDID MISERY. I9I " Next Stood Venus, represented by a lovely woman's form, and on her head a star shone... with a bright soft lustre. Mercury, with wings, stood on the left, and opposite were placed the SuN^and Moon. But, Elmer, in the centrestood illustrious Jupiter. The bright effulgence of his star I think I still behold : it shot quite through my heart, and 1 started as the old man pointed my observation towards it. ** Ah, that would have been his, " said he, " had our Octavian been born one hour later; that joyous star would have been his ! Oh, my gracious Lord, "con- tinued the old man, "had Jupiter been his; see here — now near at hand, a won- derful conjunction of that glorious star.
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