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
... force of horse , and raised the siege of Newark ; and then , to use the words of Lloyd , “ brought , in his dextrous way of marching horse , several supplies , through the thickest of his enemies , to Oxford , where his counsels and ...
... force of horse , and raised the siege of Newark ; and then , to use the words of Lloyd , “ brought , in his dextrous way of marching horse , several supplies , through the thickest of his enemies , to Oxford , where his counsels and ...
3. oldal
... to remain unexplained . " MY DEAREST HART , " The King's condition is much improved of late . His force increaseth daily , which increaseth the insolencie of the . : papists . How much I am unsatisfied with 3 FIRST EARL OF SUNDERLAND .
... to remain unexplained . " MY DEAREST HART , " The King's condition is much improved of late . His force increaseth daily , which increaseth the insolencie of the . : papists . How much I am unsatisfied with 3 FIRST EARL OF SUNDERLAND .
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... forces here , which are six thousand foot , fifteen hundred dragoons , and above two thousand horse . There are four thousand foot more raised , they saie : two thousand by my Lord Strange ; one thousand by Sir Thomas Salisburie ; and ...
... forces here , which are six thousand foot , fifteen hundred dragoons , and above two thousand horse . There are four thousand foot more raised , they saie : two thousand by my Lord Strange ; one thousand by Sir Thomas Salisburie ; and ...
8. oldal
... force him . to it by cutting off his provisions , for which purpose the best way was for the bodie of our army to go back to Evesholme , and for our horse to distress him . Upon which I , and others , resolved to come for a few days to ...
... force him . to it by cutting off his provisions , for which purpose the best way was for the bodie of our army to go back to Evesholme , and for our horse to distress him . Upon which I , and others , resolved to come for a few days to ...
5. oldal
... force , and candour , and closeness of argument , before which all doubt on the subject must vanish . Little remains to be said by me of this excellent man . The noble historian informs us that " his stature was low , and smaller than ...
... force , and candour , and closeness of argument , before which all doubt on the subject must vanish . Little remains to be said by me of this excellent man . The noble historian informs us that " his stature was low , and smaller than ...
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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.