 And who that beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell, first entering the Parliament House with a threadbare torn cloak and greasy hat (perhaps neither of them paid for), could have suspected that in the space of so few years he should, by the...  Memorials of St. James's Palace - Page 364by Edgar Sheppard - 1894Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1814 - 662 pages
...life. Having exemplified the fact by the instances of Agathocles and Massaniello, he proceeded — " And who that beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell first entering the parliament-house, with a threadbare torn cloak, and greasy hat, perhaps neither of them paid for, could... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 516 pages
...hankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell, first entering the parliament house with a threadhare torn cloak, greasy hat (perhaps neither of them paid for), could...years, he should, by the murder of one king, and the hanishment of another, ascend the throne r" At this, the king is said to have fallen into a violent... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 512 pages
...advancements, those of Agathocles, Massaniello, and Oliver Cromwell. Of the latter he says, " And who that had beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell,...the parliament house with a threadbare torn cloak, greasy hat (perhaps neither of them paid for), could have suspected that in the space of so few years,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 520 pages
...South, who however had been lavish in fulsome compliments to the Protector while alive, " that had beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell first entering the parliament house, with a thread bare torn coat and a greasy hat (and, perhaps, neither of them paid for) could have suspected,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...South, who however had been lavish in fulsome compliments to the Protector while alive, " that had beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell first entering the parliament house, with a thread bare torn coat and a greasy hat (and, perhaps, neither of them paid for) could have suspected,... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...Cromwell, first entering the Parliament-house with a threadbare torne cloak, and a greasy hat, (and perhaps neither of them paid for,) could have suspected...years, he should, by the murder of one king, and the banish* Major Hedivlv. John Weyer: see Ravillac ment of another, ascend the throne, be invested in... | |
 | Robert South - Sermons, English - 1823 - 618 pages
...gold, and with a word or a nod " absolutely commanding the whole city of Naples ? " And who, that had beheld such a bankrupt, beggarly " fellow as Cromwell,...the parliament house " with a threadbare torn cloak, greasy hat, (perhaps neither " of them paid for,) could have suspected, that in the space " of so few... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...Cromwell, first entering the Parliament-house with a threadbare torne cloak, und a greasy bat, (and perhaps neither of them paid for,) could have suspected...years, he should, by the murder of one king, and the banish* Major Joba Weyer : sec Ravillac Jiediviv. ment of another, ascend the throne, be invested in... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 686 pages
...power, but who, in a brief space after the Restoration, speaks of him as follows :— " Who that had beheld such a bankrupt, beggarly fellow as Cromwell...entering the Parliament House, with a thread-bare torn tlwk and« f/reasy hat, (and perhaps neither of them paid for,) could have suspected that in the course... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1829 - 338 pages
...Cromwell first entering the Parliament House, with a threcttf-bpre torn tfatk and 9 greasy hat, (and perhaps neither of them paid for,) could have suspected that in the course of so rew years, he should, by the murder of one King and the banishment of another, ascend... | |
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