The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volume 4J. Mawman, 1816 - Great Britain |
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Page 40
... Lordship concerning him , made me anxious and doubtful , and put me to a stand , how I should succeed so able , so good , and so great a man . It doth very much trouble me , that I , who in compa rison of him am but like a candle ...
... Lordship concerning him , made me anxious and doubtful , and put me to a stand , how I should succeed so able , so good , and so great a man . It doth very much trouble me , that I , who in compa rison of him am but like a candle ...
Page 131
... Lordship pronounced him " Like a nine - pin , little at both ends , but great in the middle . " During the latter part of his life he resided in Nor yet to visit concubine , Or at a city - feast to dine , But Hudibras must still be ...
... Lordship pronounced him " Like a nine - pin , little at both ends , but great in the middle . " During the latter part of his life he resided in Nor yet to visit concubine , Or at a city - feast to dine , But Hudibras must still be ...
Page 137
... Lordship's character , by an amiable instance of loyalty to his King and of regard for the public tranquillity : for , at the beginning of the civil war , he repaired to Charles I. at Oxford with a pro- ject , not for subduing or ...
... Lordship's character , by an amiable instance of loyalty to his King and of regard for the public tranquillity : for , at the beginning of the civil war , he repaired to Charles I. at Oxford with a pro- ject , not for subduing or ...
Page 142
... Lordship was never consulted upon the subject : and it is equally admitted , that he neither then nor afterward received bribes from France , as so many of both parties in that humiliating reign are known to have done . Yet he ...
... Lordship was never consulted upon the subject : and it is equally admitted , that he neither then nor afterward received bribes from France , as so many of both parties in that humiliating reign are known to have done . Yet he ...
Page 143
... Lordship being alone with the King , said , " Sire , I know you intend to give the Seals to the Attorney General , but I am sure your Majesty never intended to dismiss me with con- tempt . " The King , who could not do an ill - natured ...
... Lordship being alone with the King , said , " Sire , I know you intend to give the Seals to the Attorney General , but I am sure your Majesty never intended to dismiss me with con- tempt . " The King , who could not do an ill - natured ...
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