evil star

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He was born under an evil star, he said, and would not be free of its spell until he had passed through a period of servitude.

From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith

She had been the evil star of his house.

From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann

He was known as Ez-Zogoiby, "the Unlucky;" and he was ever lamenting his evil star, against which he felt it was useless to struggle.

From The Moors in Spain by Lane-Poole, Stanley

But he began to fear his evil star had risen above the horizon, and he was downcast, if not dispirited, while in proportion as he was depressed rose the spirits of the rancorous old governor.

From Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa by Ober, Frederick Albion

The powers of darkness, it seems, are to be defeated; the evil star, it seems, has set and the star of hope arisen.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall