Oliver Cromwell: His Life, Times, Battlefields, and ContemporariesHodder and Stoughton, 1884 - 428 páginas |
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... never forgive his father's death , and if he could he would be altogether unworthy to wear his father's crown . What ... never withdrew his life of Cromwell , never formally announced his dissent from the doctrine and theory of ...
... never forgive his father's death , and if he could he would be altogether unworthy to wear his father's crown . What ... never withdrew his life of Cromwell , never formally announced his dissent from the doctrine and theory of ...
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... never deserted him . He never consented to take part in any public affairs upon any compul- sion less strong than that of conscience . He was guided by superior instinct and the practical good sense of a man set apart by God to govern ...
... never deserted him . He never consented to take part in any public affairs upon any compul- sion less strong than that of conscience . He was guided by superior instinct and the practical good sense of a man set apart by God to govern ...
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... never seems to have coveted despotic power . He , at first , fought sincerely and manfully for the Parliament , and never deserted it till it had deserted its duty . But even when thus placed by violence at the head of affairs , he did ...
... never seems to have coveted despotic power . He , at first , fought sincerely and manfully for the Parliament , and never deserted it till it had deserted its duty . But even when thus placed by violence at the head of affairs , he did ...
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... never suffered his country to be ill - used by any but himself . It must indeed have been difficult for any Englishman to see the salaried viceroy of France sauntering through his harem , yawning and talking nonsense , or be ...
... never suffered his country to be ill - used by any but himself . It must indeed have been difficult for any Englishman to see the salaried viceroy of France sauntering through his harem , yawning and talking nonsense , or be ...
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... never mounted so high as when one did not know where one was going . " Whereupon says the cardinal , " You know I have a great horror of Cromwell ; but however great a man many think him , I add to this horror contempt , for if that be ...
... never mounted so high as when one did not know where one was going . " Whereupon says the cardinal , " You know I have a great horror of Cromwell ; but however great a man many think him , I add to this horror contempt , for if that be ...
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Página 336 - Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Página 403 - Marvel, Harrington, Young Vane, and others who called Milton friend. These moralists could act and comprehend : They knew how genuine glory was put on ; Taught us how rightfully a nation shone In splendour : what strength was, that would not bend But in magnanimous meekness.
Página 226 - If your forces had been in a readiness to have fallen upon the back of Copperspath, it might have occasioned supplies to have come to us. But the only wise God knows what is best. All shall work for Good. Our spirits are comfortable, praised be the Lord — though our present condition be as it is. And indeed we have much hope in the Lord ; of whose mercy we have had large experience.
Página 292 - Your pretended fear lest Error should step in, is like the man who would keep all the wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy, to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon a supposition he may abuse it. When he doth abuse it, judge.
Página 239 - Dear Heart, press on ; let not thy ' Husband, let not anything cool thy affections after ' Christ. I hope he \thy husband] will be an occasion ' to inflame them. That which is best worthy of love in " thy Husband is that of the image of Christ he bears. " Look on that, and love it best, and all the rest for that.
Página 346 - They never fail who die In a great cause : the block may soak their gore ; Their heads may sodden in the sun ; their limbs Be strung to city gates and castle walls — But still their spirit walks abroad. Though years Elapse, and others share as dark a doom, They but augment the deep and sweeping thoughts Which overpower all others, and conduct The world at last to freedom.
Página 335 - I can say in the presence of God, in comparison with whom we are but like poor creeping ants upon the earth, I would have been glad to have lived under my woodside, to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than undertaken such a government as this.
Página 170 - The left wing, which I commanded, being our own horse, saving a few Scots in our rear, beat all the Prince's horse. God made them as stubble to our swords, we charged their regiments of foot with our horse, routed all we charged.
Página 201 - And at a shock have scattered the forest of his pikes. Fast, fast, the gallants ride, in some safe nook to hide Their coward heads, predestined to rot on Temple Bar: And he — he turns, he flies: — shame on those cruel eyes That bore to look on torture, and dare not look on war.
Página 361 - Then to advise how war may best upheld Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage...