History of the Commonwealth of England: The civil warH. Colburn, 1824 - Great Britain |
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affairs appeared appointed Argyle army assembly Baillie battle battle of Edgehill bill bishops Bristol Catholics cause CHAP character Charles Charles's church church-government Clarendon clergy commencement commissioners committee conduct considerable court Cromwel declared desired earl of Essex earl of Strafford enemy England English episcopacy Fairfax favour Fiennes forces Hampden Henry Marten Holland horse house of commons house of lords houses of parliament Ibid impeachment Ireland Irish John Journals of Commons Journals of Lords judges July June king king's kingdom leaders letter liament liberty London Long Parliament Manchester ment Montrose Nathaniel Fiennes nation negociation Newcastle ordinance Oxford parlia parliamentary party passed persons petition presbyterians present prince proceedings purpose racter religion royal royalists Rupert Rushworth says Scotland Scots Scottish seemed sent seqq shew siege soldiers spirit Strafford thing thousand tion ubi supra Vane VIII voted Waller Whitlocke William Waller СНАР
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Page 333 - I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam, — purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.
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Page 333 - Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam: purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance...
Page 45 - O sir, if we could but see the shape of our dear mother England, as poets are wont to give a personal form to what they please, how would she appear, think ye, but in a mourning weed, with ashes upon her head, and tears abundantly flowing from her eyes, to behold so many of -her children exposed at once, and thrust from things of dearest necessity, because their conscience could not assent to things which the bishops thought indifferent...
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Page 144 - That we do keep this city, according to our oaths and allegiance, to and for the use of his majesty and of his royal posterity ; and do accordingly conceive ourselves wholly bound to obey the commands of his majesty, signified by both Houses of Parliament ; and are resolved, by God's help, to keep this city accordingly.
Page 87 - Certainly," says Whitlocke,** with his usual candor, "never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity.
Page 93 - Hollis answered that, if the king pleased, since the execution of the law was in him, he might legally grant him a reprieve, which must be good in law ; — but he would not advise it. That which he proposed was, that lord Strafford should send him a petition for a short respite, to settle his affairs, and to prepare for death, upon which he advised the king to come next day with the petition in his hands, and lay it before the two houses, with a speech which he drew for the king, and Hollis said...
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Page 282 - I have, to the utmost of my power, prepared my soul to become a worthy receiver : and may I so receive comfort by the blessed sacrament, as I do intend the establishment of the true, reformed, Protestant religion, as it stood in its beauty, in the happy days of queen Elizabeth, without any connivance at popery.