Oliver CromwellF. A. Stokes, 1915 - 192 Seiten |
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... horse- men at his own expense for the defence of the land against " the devilish superstition of the Pope , " as he put it . In the course of time , when Henry was gathered to his fathers , his eldest son , Oliver , inherited ...
... horse- men at his own expense for the defence of the land against " the devilish superstition of the Pope , " as he put it . In the course of time , when Henry was gathered to his fathers , his eldest son , Oliver , inherited ...
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... horse and field exercise , football , cudgels , and boisterous games , rather than severe study . Nevertheless he profited by his academic course , becoming well read in ' Greek and Latin story , ' and proficient in mathematics and ...
... horse and field exercise , football , cudgels , and boisterous games , rather than severe study . Nevertheless he profited by his academic course , becoming well read in ' Greek and Latin story , ' and proficient in mathematics and ...
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... horse and field exercise , football , cudgels , and boisterous games , rather than severe study . Nevertheless he profited by his academic course , becoming well read in ' Greek and Latin story , ' and proficient in mathematics and ...
... horse and field exercise , football , cudgels , and boisterous games , rather than severe study . Nevertheless he profited by his academic course , becoming well read in ' Greek and Latin story , ' and proficient in mathematics and ...
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... service . His two nephews , Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice , both held high command ; the former , a gallant young man of two and twenty , was appointed general of the horse . Some ten thousand men had flocked 67 Civil War.
... service . His two nephews , Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice , both held high command ; the former , a gallant young man of two and twenty , was appointed general of the horse . Some ten thousand men had flocked 67 Civil War.
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Estelle Ross. of the horse . Some ten thousand men had flocked to the royal banner . The Parliamentary army , under the Earl of Essex , Commander of the Forces , had chosen Northampton as the rallying - point . Hither came about 14,000 ...
Estelle Ross. of the horse . Some ten thousand men had flocked to the royal banner . The Parliamentary army , under the Earl of Essex , Commander of the Forces , had chosen Northampton as the rallying - point . Hither came about 14,000 ...
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Bible brought called Castle Chamber CHAPTER Charles Church command Commonwealth Council Court Covenant Crom Cromwell's crown daughter death defeat Elizabeth enemy England English Essex Fairfax faith father fight force God's Government Hampden hands hath head heart honour hope horse House of Commons Huntingdon Ireland Ireton Irish James John Hampden John Lilburn John Milton King King's Lambert land Leslie letter London Long Parliament Lord Major-General marched Mayor ment Model Army monarchy months nation numbers officers Oliver Cromwell once Parlia Parliamentary army passed peace Presbyterians Prince prisoner Protector Protestant Puritan Queen refused returned Richard Richard Cromwell Roman Catholics Roundheads royal Royalist Rupert Scotland Scots Scottish army sent side Sidney Sussex College Skippon soldiers Speaker spirit St Ives Star Chamber stood Strafford summoned sword Thomas Cromwell tion took town troops Vane victory Westminster Hall Whitehall wife wrote young
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Seite 142 - CROMWELL, our chief of men, who through a cloud Not of war only, but detractions rude, Guided by faith and matchless fortitude, To peace and truth thy glorious way hast ploughed...
Seite 185 - LORD, though I am a miserable and wretched creature, I am in covenant with Thee through grace. And I may, I will, come to Thee for Thy people. Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service...
Seite 87 - The furious German comes, with his clarions and his drums, His bravoes of Alsatia and pages of Whitehall ; They are bursting on our flanks ! Grasp your pikes ! Close your ranks ! For Rupert never comes but to conquer or to fall. They are here — they rush on — we are broken — we are gone— Our left is borne before them like stubble on the blast. O Lord, put forth thy might ! O Lord, defend the right ! Stand back to back, in God's name ! and fight it to the last ! Stout Skippon hath a wound...
Seite 120 - I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the Town: and, I think, that night they put to the sword about 2000 men...
Seite 70 - I had rather have a plain russet-coated Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call "a Gentleman" and is nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so indeed!
Seite 131 - O praise the LORD, all ye nations : praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Seite 18 - It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do; good Christians content themselves with his will revealed in his Word; so it is presumption and high contempt in a subject to dispute what a king can do; or to say that a king cannot do this or that; but rest in that which is the king's will revealed in his law.
Seite 152 - You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!
Seite 69 - At my first going out into this engagement, I saw our men were beaten at every hand. I did indeed ; and desired him that he would make some additions to my Lord Essex's army of some new regiments ; and I told him I would be serviceable to him in bringing such men in as I thought had a spirit that would do something in the work.
Seite 84 - For what do the enemy say? Nay, what do many say that were friends at the beginning of the Parliament ? Even this, that the members of both houses have got great places and commands, and the sword into their hands ; and, what by interest in Parliament, what by power in the army, will perpetually continue themselves in grandeur, and not permit the war speedily to end, lest their own power should determine with it.