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Essay heading: Nostradamus
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July 1, 2009 |
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After several years, Nostradamus developed the idea of
writing a complete almanac, entitled Centuries. This book came to consist
of prophecies ranging in time from his present to the end of the world.
In Centuries there were one thousand quatrains, or verses of four
lines each. One which was particularly amazing was this:
A Captain of great Germany,
Shall come to yield himself by stimulating help,
To the Kings of Kings with the help of Hungary,
So that his revolt shall cause great bloodshed... displayed 300 characters
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Many believe
that it is simply luck that Nostradamus had in predicting the future because
his prophecies are generalized and not exact. However, one of his writings
contained the man "Hister" who was to be very powerful in a revolt. This
obviously bears much resemble to Hitler, and if this is true, Nostradamus
clearly predicted someone that was not to be born until more than three
centuries after his own death... displayed next 300 characters
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