evil star

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The evil star of my destiny had got in the ascendant and shot down its sparks upon me, enkindling in me a most singular but at the same time a most pernicious passion.

From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

Take care that you never stand in the light of that evil star.

From The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow by Stokes, Winston

An evil star, it would seem, has so far pursued you.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

And yet you may escape Your evil star.

From Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Bithell, Jethro

But my evil star was still above the horizon.

From In Kings' Byways by Weyman, Stanley John