 Pray, Mr. Hampden, who is that man, for I see he is on our side, by his speaking so warmly to-day ?" — " That sloven," said Mr. Hampden, prophetically, " whom you see before you, hath no ornament in his speech ; that sloven, I say, if we should ever...  Oliver Cromwell - Page 51by Michael Russell - 1910Full view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - 1844 - 536 pages
...the house, Lord Digby asked Ilampden who he was ; and Hampden is said to have replied, " That sloven whom you see before you, hath no ornament in his speech ; that sloven, I say, if we should ever cone to a breach with the king (which God forbid !) in such a case, 1 say, that sloven will be the... | |
 | People - 1845 - 348 pages
...unto," is borne out by Hampden, who, in reply to an enquiry by Lord Digby, exclaimed, " that sloven whom you see before you hath no ornament in his speech...that sloven will be the greatest man in England." The parliament were not slow to turn their newly acquired authority to profitable use. Charles, whose... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1845 - 174 pages
..." That sloven whom you see before you, hath no orna[* Clar. Hist., vol. ii., p. 57, ed. 1826.] ment in his speech ; that sloven, I say, if we should ever...that sloven will be the greatest man in England." Baxter has said of Hampden, that he was a man whom " friends and enemies acknowledged to be the most... | |
 | 1851 - 650 pages
...perhaps, to his patriotism, could reply at that early stage of the struggle which awaited the country, " That sloven, I say, if we should ever come to a breach...that sloven will be the greatest man in England." In estimating the character of the men who figured at this time in England, nothing is more important... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - 1847 - 292 pages
...and enemies acknowledged to be the most eminent for prudence," answered with a smile : " That sloven whom you see before you hath no ornament in his speech...that sloven will be the greatest man in England." The sloven was Oliver Cromwell. To those who like his cousin Hampden, had enjoyed the intimacy of his... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - Great Britain - 1847 - 396 pages
...enemies acknowledged to be the most " eminent for prudence," answered with a smile : " That sloven whom you see before you, hath no " ornament in his...that " sloven will be the greatest man in England." The sloven was Oliver Cromwell. To those who, like his cousin Hampden, had enjoyed the intimacy of... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...enemies acknowledged to be the most eminent for prudence,' answered with a smile: ' That sloven whom yon see before you, hath no ornament in his speech; that...that sloven will be the greatest man in England.' ' ' BrilliantaswereCromwell'sachievements in arms, it is on other grounds he claims onr admiration,... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - 1847 - 298 pages
...and enemies acknowledged to be the most eminent for prudence," answered with a smile : " That sloven whom you see before you hath no ornament in his speech...breach with the King, (which God forbid !) in such a case,-1 say, that sloven will be the greatest man in England." The sloven was Oliver Cromwell. To those... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - Great Britain - 1848 - 334 pages
...side, by his speaking so warmly ?" Hampden an swered, in ever memorable language — " That sloven whom you see before you, hath no ornament in his speech...that sloven will be the greatest man in England." Such men as Hampden already saw what was in the man, what power of genius lay beneath that rough exterior.... | |
 | 1848 - 606 pages
...demanded, Who is that sloven to whom the house seems to listen so attentively ? That sloven, said Hampden, if we should ever come to a breach with the King,...say that sloven will be the greatest man in England. That breach, however, could not be averted. It soon became manifest that the people's branch of the... | |
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