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" He spoke very agreeably, and with much spirit." P. 695. Burnet. " Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in learning. He was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous ; and, by the great liberties... "
Three Early English Metrical Romances: With an Introduction and Glossary - Page ix
edited by - 1842 - 132 pages
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 17

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...vice-admiral's son." — Swift. " He spoke very agreeably, and with much spirit." P- 695. Burnet. " Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of...himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sort." — Swift. " Only s y." P. 697. Burnet. " In all nations the privileges of colleges and universities...
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The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year ...

William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1809 - 860 pages
...of king James's privy-council, and colonel of a regiment. He died in 1701. t Dr. Cartw right. " lie was a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in On sir Thomas Jenner. Mr. Smith. I know not if ignorance and poverty may be an exemption from punishment...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical tracts. Political poetry. Poems ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 618 pages
...vice-admiral's son." — Szvtff. " He spoke very agreeably, and with much spirit." P. 695. Burnet. " Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of...himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sort." — Swift. " Only s y." P. 697. Burnet. " In all nations the privileges which tainted the character...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical tracts. Political poetry. Poems ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 614 pages
...vice-admiral's son." — Szrift. " He spoke very agreeably, and with much spirit." P. 6'y5. Burnet. " Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of...himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sort." — Hwift. " Only s y." P. 697. Burnet. " In all nations the privileges which tainted the character...
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Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed ..., Volume 3

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 408 pages
...resolved to stay till he should die. The other two bishopricks were less considerable : promoted!' so they resolved to fill them with the two worst men...allowed himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sorf. He had set himself long to raise the king's authority above law ; which, he said, was only a...
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History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed Passages of the First ..., Volume 3

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 408 pages
...they resolved to stay till he should die. The other two bishopricks were less considerable ; promoted" so they resolved to fill them with the two worst men...allowed himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sorty. He had set him-. self long to raise the king's authority above law ; which, he said, was only...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 12

Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 520 pages
...the vice-admiral's son." — Swift, " He spoke very agreeably, and with much spirit." P. 695. Burnet. "Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man...he fell under much scandal of the worst sort."— Swift. " Only s y." P. 697. Burnet. " In all nations the privileges of colleges and universities are...
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The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People ..., Volume 6

George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 540 pages
...gone to Ireland with King James, died there in neglect and destitution. " He was," Burnet allows, " a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in learning;" but, he adds, "he was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous ; and by the great liberties he allowed...
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Royal visits and progresses to Wales, and the border counties

Edward Parry - 1851 - 532 pages
...bishopricks were less considerable ; so they resolved to fill them with the two worst raen that couid be found out. Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of good capacity, and had some progress in learning : he was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous ; and by the great liberties...
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The Annals of England: An Epitome of English History, from Co[n ..., Volume 3

William Edward Flaherty - Great Britain - 1857 - 440 pages
...after (April 15), and was buried in Christ Church, Dublin. A professed opponent (Burnet) allows that he was "a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in learning ;" but he adds, that "he was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous; and by the great liberties...
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