Alexandra Petrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, born June 2, 1838, though eventually retiring from court to become a nun in 1889, known as Sister Anastasia.
The Anatomy of Melancholy
History, Horoscope, and Hearsay
"All my griefs to this are jolly,
Naught so damned as melancholy."
-- Robert Burton
from The Anatomy of Melancholy
