The Sins of a Saint

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Excerpt from The Sins of a Saint: An Historical RomanceON May-day, in the year of our Lord 955, three noble youths were lying on the banks of the Thames, in the royal grounds at Kingston. They were tired with the frolics Of the day, and silently watched the river run, the sweet-breathed cattle graze, and the sun set, in glory Of gold and crim son, beneath a bank Of murky gray. Since early morn, when with the royal maids they washed their faces in the glittering dew to make them rosy all the year, they had filled the hours with leaping mirth. In concord and in peace, they lay together, happy as youth without a fear. But had it been given them to see, only for one moment, the com ing years, they would have started, clutched their golden Scabbards, and wondered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.