Astrology, Science of Knowledge and Reason
A Treatise on the Heavenly Bodies in an Easy and Comprehensive Form (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Astrology, Science of Knowledge and Reason: A Treatise on the Heavenly Bodies in an Easy and Comprehensive Form<br><br>The Soul's Outlook.<br><br>Dedicated to the Author by Leila S. Frost.<br><br>Upward toward Heaven's silent starry splendor<br>The soul looks through life's bars,<br>Intent as though some secret sweet and tender<br>Were hidden by the stars.<br>Will ye reveal the secrets of your glory<br>To seer or to sage<br>Ye who have mused in silence o'er Earth's story<br>And read Life's tear-stained page<br><br>Ye told man of Our Saviour's birth, most holy:<br>'Twas Heaven's brightest star<br>That flashed the signal-light to shepherds lowly,<br>And spread Love's message far.<br>Is there no sign for us in all thy shining,<br>No lesser light of love.<br>To teach us to look up midst our repining,<br>And raise the soul above<br><br>Onward ye move in state from hour to hour,<br>We follow too at the same God's command.<br>Is there a mortal of us who hath power<br>To loose one glittering hand<br>Yet may be read in starry scrolls of splendor<br>Man's destiny - his works, done and undone:<br>Fate's menaces - Love's promise, true and tender,<br>Life's lessons and their rich rewards unwon.<br><br>Tracing these out amid their starlit courses<br>I see a slight form stand;<br>It scatters wisdom from those high, pure sources<br>That woman's slender hand!<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.