Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1826 |
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Page 92
... natural proneness of power to render itself arbi- trary . If he govern by Parliaments , and with regard to the privileges of the subject , wherefore not Oliver as well as Charles ? But I must take measures for having this conveyed ...
... natural proneness of power to render itself arbi- trary . If he govern by Parliaments , and with regard to the privileges of the subject , wherefore not Oliver as well as Charles ? But I must take measures for having this conveyed ...
Page 101
... natural parts , and a heart which even debauchery , and the wild life of a roaring cavalier , had not been able entirely to corrupt , moved on his present embas- sy with a strange mixture of feelings , such as perhaps he had never in ...
... natural parts , and a heart which even debauchery , and the wild life of a roaring cavalier , had not been able entirely to corrupt , moved on his present embas- sy with a strange mixture of feelings , such as perhaps he had never in ...
Page 105
... natural sagacity and depth of thought . His eyes were gray and piercing ; his nose too large in proportion to his other features . His manner of speaking , when he had the purpose to make himself distinctly understood , was energetic ...
... natural sagacity and depth of thought . His eyes were gray and piercing ; his nose too large in proportion to his other features . His manner of speaking , when he had the purpose to make himself distinctly understood , was energetic ...
Page 107
... natural temper , slightly subject to hy- pochondria was strongly agitated by the same fana- ticism which influenced so many persons of the time . On the other hand , there were periods during his po- litical career when , we certainly ...
... natural temper , slightly subject to hy- pochondria was strongly agitated by the same fana- ticism which influenced so many persons of the time . On the other hand , there were periods during his po- litical career when , we certainly ...
Page 122
... natural and sudden flash of indignation , which rushed through the veins of an ordinary man like Wildrake , was presently subdued , when con- fronted with the strong yet stifled emotion displayed by so powerful a character as Cromwell ...
... natural and sudden flash of indignation , which rushed through the veins of an ordinary man like Wildrake , was presently subdued , when con- fronted with the strong yet stifled emotion displayed by so powerful a character as Cromwell ...
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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...