Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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Page 111
... Desborough hath an interest allowed him therein ; which interest , as he hath well deserved it for his true and faithful service to these unhappy and devoted coun- tries , so it would ill become me to diminish the same to his prejudice ...
... Desborough hath an interest allowed him therein ; which interest , as he hath well deserved it for his true and faithful service to these unhappy and devoted coun- tries , so it would ill become me to diminish the same to his prejudice ...
Page 112
... Des- borough , the great importance of the palace and Park of Woodstock , -the determination of the Par- liament that it should be confiscated , and the produce brought into the coffers of the state , -his own deep veneration for the ...
... Des- borough , the great importance of the palace and Park of Woodstock , -the determination of the Par- liament that it should be confiscated , and the produce brought into the coffers of the state , -his own deep veneration for the ...
Page 118
... Desborough and Harrison , will suit ill with fugitives from Worcester- field . ' ( " I thought as much , and so , indeed , would I have it , ' answered the general . Long may it be ere our names shall be aught but a terror to our ...
... Desborough and Harrison , will suit ill with fugitives from Worcester- field . ' ( " I thought as much , and so , indeed , would I have it , ' answered the general . Long may it be ere our names shall be aught but a terror to our ...
Page 121
... Desborough out foremost , though he be wedded to my sister . " ' So please you , sir , ' said Wildrake , and with your most powerful warrant , I trust I might expel the commissioners , even without the aid of your most warlike and ...
... Desborough out foremost , though he be wedded to my sister . " ' So please you , sir , ' said Wildrake , and with your most powerful warrant , I trust I might expel the commissioners , even without the aid of your most warlike and ...
Page 136
... Desborough , or the bloody and de- vouring bear Harrison , or the cold and poisonous snake Bletson - all of whom are now at the Lodge , doing license and taking spoil as they think meet ; and , as all men say , the devil has come to ...
... Desborough , or the bloody and de- vouring bear Harrison , or the cold and poisonous snake Bletson - all of whom are now at the Lodge , doing license and taking spoil as they think meet ; and , as all men say , the devil has come to ...
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Page 106 - ... speaker that ever perplexed an audience. It has been long since said by the historian that a collection of the Protector's speeches would make, with a few exceptions, the most nonsensical book in the world; but he ought to have added that nothing could be more nervous, concise, and intelligible than what he really intended should be understood. It was also remarked of Cromwell that, though born of a good family, both by father and mother, and although he had the usual opportunities of education...