J. C. Bateman
Published: 2017-03-19
Total Pages: 544
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Excerpt from Ierne of Armorica: A Tale of the Time of Chlovis Budik looked in the face of his companion. There was yet enough light for him to see the rapt look of his eyes, gazing, as it were, into the unseen, and he knew the power of divination was upon him, and that, till that power left him, he must speak its dic tates. He shuddered as he listened; for, in his double capacity as high-priest and king, he knew that the words of the inspired bard would inevitably come to pass. It was, indeed, death to all his hopes for the country to which he had devoted his life, yet he could not but listen; he was compelled to listen, however unwillingly. In spite of his own knowledge as a brother of the Inner Circle, he hoped the ruin new foretold might not be in his own day and he waited with patience that Gwench' lav should awake from his trance, during which. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.