Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain...: With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions, 6. kötetHarding and Lepard, 1835 |
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3. oldal
... determined bravery , after having had two horses killed under him and four wounded , he was disabled by a musket - shot , and carried to Oxford , where he languished for some weeks , and expired . The noble historian , however ...
... determined bravery , after having had two horses killed under him and four wounded , he was disabled by a musket - shot , and carried to Oxford , where he languished for some weeks , and expired . The noble historian , however ...
5. oldal
... determination , should a treaty be offered by that assembly , to give it his strenuous support ; and tells his lady ... determined . Writ- ing to Lady Sunderland , on the ninth of that month , he expresses himself unfavourably of that ...
... determination , should a treaty be offered by that assembly , to give it his strenuous support ; and tells his lady ... determined . Writ- ing to Lady Sunderland , on the ninth of that month , he expresses himself unfavourably of that ...
3. oldal
... determine it by his autho- rity . The King employed three hours in the examination of the case ; was convinced that Laud had been treated unjustly ; and not only decided the question in his favour , but soon after appointed him one of ...
... determine it by his autho- rity . The King employed three hours in the examination of the case ; was convinced that Laud had been treated unjustly ; and not only decided the question in his favour , but soon after appointed him one of ...
8. oldal
... determined him to quit it . He prevailed however on Charles not only to dissolve that commission , which was certainly composed of wise and experienced persons , but to nominate for Lord Treasurer his friend , Bishop Juxon , an ...
... determined him to quit it . He prevailed however on Charles not only to dissolve that commission , which was certainly composed of wise and experienced persons , but to nominate for Lord Treasurer his friend , Bishop Juxon , an ...
9. oldal
... call either on the House of Peers , or on a jury , to decide on the evidence . The Commons , however , had determined to shed the blood of this champion of the Church and the Monarchy , and , even in 9 ARCHBISHOP LAUD .
... call either on the House of Peers , or on a jury , to decide on the evidence . The Commons , however , had determined to shed the blood of this champion of the Church and the Monarchy , and , even in 9 ARCHBISHOP LAUD .
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affairs affection afterwards appointed army became Buckingham castle character Charles Church command Council Court covenanters Cranfield Crown daughter death died dignity DUKE OF HAMILTON Earl of Arundel Earl of Denbigh Earl of Essex Earl of Holland eldest endeavours enemy engaged England estates father favour favourite force France friends Goring GRACE hath heir Henry honour horse House of Commons House of Peers James King King's kingdom lady late Laud length letter London Long Parliament Lord Capel Lord Clarendon Majesty marched Marquis married master means memoir military Montrose never noble nobleman occasion ORIGINAL OF VANDYKE Oxford Parliament party passed passion Peers person presently Prince Privy Queen rebels received religion says Lord Clarendon scarcely Scotland Scots Scottish shew Sir Edward Walker soon succeeded thought thousand pounds tion tonnage and poundage treaty troops unto Viscount wilbe William WILLIAM LAUD
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9. oldal - His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his motion not graceful, and his aspect so far from inviting, that it had somewhat in it of simplicity ; and his voice the worst of the three, and so untuned that instead of reconciling-, it offended the ear, so that nobody would have expected music from that tongue ; and sure no man was ever less beholden to nature for its recommendation into the world.
9. oldal - Falkland ; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so glowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there were no other brand upon this odious and accursed Civil War than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable to all posterity.