The History of England, Band 7Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... soon became excellent officers ; and the generals of greatest fame and capacity happened , all of them , to spring up on the side of the parliament . The courtiers and great nobility , in the other party , checked the growth of any ...
... soon became excellent officers ; and the generals of greatest fame and capacity happened , all of them , to spring up on the side of the parliament . The courtiers and great nobility , in the other party , checked the growth of any ...
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... soon reached their victorious friends , engaged also in pursuit of the enemy . But after that tempest was past , Lucas , who commanded the royalists in this wing , restoring order to his broken forces , made a furious attack on the ...
... soon reached their victorious friends , engaged also in pursuit of the enemy . But after that tempest was past , Lucas , who commanded the royalists in this wing , restoring order to his broken forces , made a furious attack on the ...
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... soon completed their two armies com- manded by Essex and Waller . The great zeal of the city facilitated this undertaking . Many speeches were made to the citizens by the parliamentary leaders , in order to excite their ardour . Hollis ...
... soon completed their two armies com- manded by Essex and Waller . The great zeal of the city facilitated this undertaking . Many speeches were made to the citizens by the parliamentary leaders , in order to excite their ardour . Hollis ...
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... soon expected , con- firmed them still farther in this obstinacy . Sir Henry Vane , Oliver Cromwell , Nathaniel Fiennes , and Oliver St. John , the solicitor general , were regarded as the leaders of the independents . The earl of Essex ...
... soon expected , con- firmed them still farther in this obstinacy . Sir Henry Vane , Oliver Cromwell , Nathaniel Fiennes , and Oliver St. John , the solicitor general , were regarded as the leaders of the independents . The earl of Essex ...
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... soon found impracticable to come to any agreement with regard to any of these articles . In the summer 1643 , while the negotiations were car- ried on with Scotland , the parliament had summoned an assembly at Westminster , consisting ...
... soon found impracticable to come to any agreement with regard to any of these articles . In the summer 1643 , while the negotiations were car- ried on with Scotland , the parliament had summoned an assembly at Westminster , consisting ...
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action appeared arms army assembly authority Charles church civil Clarendon clergy command commissioners commons commonwealth conduct council council of officers courage court covenanters Cromwell crown dangerous declared duke duke of York Dutch earl endeavoured enemies engaged England English English commonwealth enterprise entertained entirely Essex execution extremely Fairfax farther favour fleet forces French friends Holland honour hopes house of peers Ibid intrusted Ireland king king's kingdom laws levied liament liberty long parliament lord measures ment military minister monarchy Monk Montrose nation never obliged officers Ormond parlia parliament parliamentary party peace person possessed presbyterians pretended prevailed prince of Orange prince Rupert principles prisoners protector reason regard religion rendered restoration royal cause royalists Rush Scotland Scots Scottish seemed sent sir Harry Vane soldiers soon sovereign Spain spirit success thought Thurloe tion treaty troops usurpation valour victory vigour violence voted Whitlocke whole zeal
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 125 - Mark, child! what I say: They will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: But mark what I say, thou must not be a king, as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head too they will cut off at last! Therefore, I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Seite 198 - are most of them old decayed serving men, and tapsters and such kind of fellows and,' said I, 'their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution in them?
Seite 97 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
Seite 38 - Merchiston, son of the famous inventor of the logarithms, the person to whom the title of GREAT MAN is more justly due, than to any other whom his country ever produced.
Seite 405 - I know very well that you are at the bottom of this late attempt upon my father. But I give you warning, if...
Seite 382 - Farewell, sun, moon, and stars ; farewell, world and time ; farewell, weak and frail body : welcome, eternity ; welcome, angels and saints ; welcome, Saviour of the world ; and welcome, God, the judge of all...
Seite 193 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Seite 65 - And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter ? have we eaten at all of the king's cost! or hath he given us any gift...
Seite 57 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
Seite 253 - What can be more extraordinary, than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient and...