 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL, Born in Madrid, 1612 : died, 1676. " A singular person, " (says lord Orford) whose life was one contradiction. He " wrote against...opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it : was con" scientiously converted, in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...EARL OF BRISTOL, Was born in Madrid, 1612 : died, 1070. " A singular person," says lord Oi ford, " whose life was one contradiction. He " wrote against...opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it: was con. " scientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...embraced it : he was a zealous " opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it : was con" scientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously a prose" cutor of lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always " hurt himself and his friends ; with romantic... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 468 pages
...liberties."] GEORGE, DlGBSr.EARlL, of TBlilSTOlL. GEORGE DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL, A SINGULAR person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against...zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it2; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of lord Strafford, and was most... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...jollities as he was pleased with.' (Continuation of his Life, p. 208.) Lord Orford says of him, that " his life was one contradiction. He wrote against popery,...was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice to it; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 610 pages
...following pltiy. He was, as'Mr Wolpoic observe!, " a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. Be wrote against Popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous...sacrifice for it : was conscientiously converted in the midit of his prosecution of Lord Straffbrd, and teas most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon.... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...observes, " a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Papery, and t»braced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the Court, and a sacrifice for it : teal conscientiously eo»•oerled in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Straffbrd, and was most... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 476 pages
...DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL, Was born in Madrid, 1 612: died, 1676. " A singular person," says lord Orford, " whose life was one contradiction. He " wrote against popery, and embraced it; he was a zealons " opposer of the court, and a. sacrifice for it ; was con" scientiously converted in the midst... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 472 pages
...DIGRY, GEORGE, EARL OP BRISTOL. This author was, as DIL Mr. Walpole observes, " a singu" lar person, whose life was one "contradiction. He wrote against...converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Straflbrd, and was most vaiconscientious-ly a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 476 pages
...contradiction. He wrote against ' poperv, and embraced it ; he ' was a zealous opposer of the ' coi.rt, and a sacrifice for it; ' was conscientiously converted...his prosecution of " Lord Strafford, and was most " unconscientiouslya prosecutor of " Lord Clarendon. With great ' parts, he always hurt himself ' and... | |
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Strafford, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always hurt himself and his friends. With romantic bravery, he was always an unsuccessful commander. He spoke for the Test Act, though a Roman Catholic ; and... 
