Excerpt from Harold, Vol. 2 of 3: The Last of the Saxon Kings Edith, after a long homily from the King, re turned to Hilda; nor did her godmother renew the subject of the convent. All she said on part ing was, Even in youth the silver cord may be loosened, and the golden bowl may be broken; and rather perhaps in youth than in age when the heart has grown hard, wilt thou recal with a sigh my counsels. Godwin had departed to Wales; all his sons were at their several Iordships; Edward was left alone to his monks and relic-venders. And so months passed. N ow it was the custom with the old kings of England to hold state and wear their crowns thrice a-year, at Christmas, at Easter, and at Whitsun tide; and in those times their nobles came round them, and there was much feasting and great pomp. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.