King Eric and the Outlaws

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. IV. The party rode on for some time in silence and at an easy pace through the dusky forest. The elder sister sat with drooping head, and seemed lost in melancholy thought; but on reaching an open place in the forest, from whence they had an unclouded view of the star-lit heavens, she looked up, and...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. IV. The party rode on for some time in silence and at an easy pace through the dusky forest. The elder sister sat with drooping head, and seemed lost in melancholy thought; but on reaching an open place in the forest, from whence they had an unclouded view of the star-lit heavens, she looked up, and the star-light seemed to be reflected in her soft blue eye, while her countenance was irradiated by an expression of that inward peace which springs from the stedfast hope of a blessed immortality. God's heaven is vast, and beautiful, and calm, indeed, she exclaimed, in a gently tremulous tone. In God's kingdom above no one is outlawed or persecuted. And no soul shut out from love and mercy, added the young Drost, painfully reminded of his separation from the church, Which he felt but too deeply; yet, even here, noble lady he continued, with calmness ? even here, God's kingdom can and will come to us ? that we daily pray for. But what avails it, that we look for the peace of Heaven ere we have it within our own hearts It is my belief that God's kingdom may be found every where. Assuredly you are right, said the gentle maiden, regarding him with friendly sympathy; you must likewise have known what sorrow is, noble knight but Christ and our blessed Lady have given you the grace to overcome evil with good. This 1 can see in your eyes, and hear in your voice, though you are a brave and redoubted knight. Would you were right touching such victory, noble maiden answered Aage, but evil is so mighty in the world, that no knight should vaunt himself of having overcome it; the noblest of monarchs overcomes not evil in his own kingdom, and scarcely even in his own heart. Yes, in his own heart he surely must said the ma...