But at his birth there shone a regal star.

Vol. VII. p. 74.

A poetical follower of Monmouth introduces the Duke of York murmuring against the good fortune of his brother, and exclaiming,

Curse on that planet, whose benign ray

Gilds the bright pavement of the Milky Way;

And is so good, so influential

To the great master of the Milky Hall.

The same star, it would seem, was again visible in 1660.

[Note XXVI.]

And as old Time his offspring swallowed down.—P. [37.]