The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland, 3. kötetUniversity Press, 1849 |
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19. oldal
... foot , three thousand men , ) " who would be hardly brought to begin upon so desperate service ; that it was the only army the parliament had , upon which all their hopes and welfare depended ; and if in the spring it should receive an ...
... foot , three thousand men , ) " who would be hardly brought to begin upon so desperate service ; that it was the only army the parliament had , upon which all their hopes and welfare depended ; and if in the spring it should receive an ...
26. oldal
... foot and dragoons being an inconsiderable force for such an attempt . But whether the difficulties were not throughly discerned and weighed at first , or whether the importance of the place was thought so great , that it was worth an ...
... foot and dragoons being an inconsiderable force for such an attempt . But whether the difficulties were not throughly discerned and weighed at first , or whether the importance of the place was thought so great , that it was worth an ...
27. oldal
... foot in the wall , in a place least suspected by those within ; yet they defended it with all possible courage and resolution , and killed and hurt very many ; whereof some , officers of prime quality ; whereof the lord Digby , colonel ...
... foot in the wall , in a place least suspected by those within ; yet they defended it with all possible courage and resolution , and killed and hurt very many ; whereof some , officers of prime quality ; whereof the lord Digby , colonel ...
28. oldal
... foot which he could speedily draw together , leaving very few behind him in Oxford , or in any other garrison , advanced towards Reading ; hoping , and that was the utmost of his hope , that he might , with the assist- ance of the ...
... foot which he could speedily draw together , leaving very few behind him in Oxford , or in any other garrison , advanced towards Reading ; hoping , and that was the utmost of his hope , that he might , with the assist- ance of the ...
37. oldal
... foot upon the down , about a mile from Abingdon ; which was the head quarter for his horse . When the season of the year grew ripe for taking the field , the earl of Essex found that his too early march had nothing advanced his affairs ...
... foot upon the down , about a mile from Abingdon ; which was the head quarter for his horse . When the season of the year grew ripe for taking the field , the earl of Essex found that his too early march had nothing advanced his affairs ...
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able ammunition amongst answer arms believed Bristol cannon castle charge church colonel command commissioners commons condition consent Cornwall council courage court covenant declared defend desired Digby discourse earl of Antrim earl of Essex enemy engaged England expected farther forces garrison Gloucester governor hath honour hope horse and foot house of peers houses of parliament hundred inclined Ireland jealousy justice king king's army kingdom kingdom of England knew letters likewise London lord Hopton lord Wilmot majesty majesty's marquis ment never night officers Oxford party peace persons persuaded present preservation prevailed prince Maurice prince Rupert prisoners provisions quarters raised Ralph Hopton reason rebels received regiment religion resolution resolved retire Scotland Scots sent siege sir William Waller soever soldiers supply taken thence thing thither thought thousand tion town trained bands treaty troops trust victuals VIII whereof whilst
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260. oldal - Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? Should it not be with the heads of these men? 5. Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
197. oldal - When there was any overture, or hope of peace, he would be more erect and vigorous, and exceedingly solicitous to press any thing which he thought might promote it; and sitting among his friends, often, after a deep silence and frequent sighs, would, with a shrill and sad accent, ingeminate the word peace, peace...
198. oldal - In the morning before the battle, as always upon action, he was very cheerful, and put himself into the first rank of the lord Byron's regiment, who was then advancing upon the enemy, who had lined the hedges on both sides with musketeers ; from whence he was shot with a musket in the lower part of the belly, and in the instant falling from his horse, his body was not found till the next morning; till when, there was some hope he might have been a prisoner ; though his nearest friends, who knew his...
217. oldal - God, endeavour in our several places and callings, the preservation of the reformed religion in the Church of Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, against our common enemies ; the reformation of religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, according to the Word of God. and the example of the best reformed Churches...
68. oldal - Afterwards, he retired to a more reserved and melancholy society, yet preserving his own natural cheerfulness and vivacity, and above all, a flowing courtesy to all men...
219. oldal - ... all the days of our lives, zealously and constantly continue therein, against all opposition, and promote the same according to our power, against all lets and impediments whatsoever. And what we are not able ourselves to suppress or overcome, we shall reveal and make it known, that it may be timely prevented or removed ? all which we shall do as in the sight of God.
70. oldal - ... courage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend, and as much to be apprehended, where he was so, as any man could deserve to be ; and therefore his death was no less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other.
239. oldal - And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.
188. oldal - He was superior to all those passions and affections which attend vulgar minds, and was guilty of no other ambition than of knowledge, and to be reputed a lover of all good men ; and that made him too much a contemner of those arts which must be indulged in the transactions of human affairs.
60. oldal - ... leave to live out of his own. And there cannot be a greater evidence of the inestimable value of his parts, than that he lived, after this, in the good affection and esteem of many, the pity of most, and the reproach and scorn of none.