 | Oliver Cromwell - History - 1821 - 668 pages
...to him as he was withdrawing with the rest of the committee out of the councilchamber, and to desire him, that he would not in compliment and humility...obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal : but, he adds, the consequence made it sufficiently evident that he had no such intention. . Nothing is unfavourable... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1821 - 596 pages
...command Cromwell appeared so much in earnest that Ludlow believed him, and took him aside to entreat that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal. When it was determined that Cromwell was to be general, Ludlow had a conference with him, in which... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1821 - 612 pages
...command Cromwell appeared so much in earnest that Ludlow believed him, and took him aside to entreat that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal. When it was determined that Cromwell was to be general, Ludlow had a conference with him, in which... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - Great Britain - 1822 - 622 pages
...withdrawing with the rest of the committee out of the Council-chamber, (to proceed to Fairfax), and to desire him, that he would not, in compliment and humility,...sufficiently evident that he had no such intention.' Upon the Committee's interview with Fairfax, (as Whitelock, who was one of them, informs us,) ' they... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1833 - 286 pages
...council-chamber, and to desire him that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the public service of the nation by his refusal ; but the consequence...whereupon they ordered the report of this affair to he made to the parliament. Which being done, and some of the general's friends informing them that,... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1838 - 394 pages
...council-chamber, and to desire him that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the public service of the nation by his refusal ; but the consequence...evident that he had no such intention. " The committee, haying spent some time in debate with the Lord Fairfax without any success, returned to the council... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1838 - 288 pages
...council-chamber, and to desire him that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the public service of the nation by his refusal ; but the consequence...had no such intention. " The committee, having spent sbme time in debate with the Lord Fairfax without any success, •A• returned to the council of state,... | |
 | Wilhelm Meinhold - Witchcraft - 1844 - 432 pages
...command, Cromwell appeared so much in earnest that Ludlow believed him, and took him aside to entreat that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal. When it was determined that Cromwell was to be general, Ludlow had a conference with him, in which... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1844 - 536 pages
...command, Cromwell appeared so much in earnest that Ludlow believed him, and took him aside to entreat that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal. When it was determined that Cromwell was to be general, Ludlow had a conference with him, in which... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1845 - 190 pages
...command, Cromwell appeared so much in earnest that Ludlow believed him, and took him aside to entreat that he would not in compliment and humility obstruct the service of the nation by his refusal. When it was determined that Cromwell was to be general, Ludlow had a conference with him, in which... | |
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LieutenantGeneral," says Ludlow, "acted his part so to the life that I really thought him in earnest; which obliged me to step to him as he was withdrawing with the rest of the Committee out of the council-chamber, and to desire him that he would not,... 
