Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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Page 108
... Charles , to whom we have before alluded . Others are of opinion that he was a legiti- mate son of old Lady Magna Charta , although he was long concealed and kept out of his birthright . Certain it is that he was a very benevolent ...
... Charles , to whom we have before alluded . Others are of opinion that he was a legiti- mate son of old Lady Magna Charta , although he was long concealed and kept out of his birthright . Certain it is that he was a very benevolent ...
Page 122
... Charles . His compass varied ; and therefore he could not tack aright . If he had been an absolute king he would doubtless , like Titus Vespasian , have been called the delight of the human race . If he had been 122 CONVERSATION TOUCHING.
... Charles . His compass varied ; and therefore he could not tack aright . If he had been an absolute king he would doubtless , like Titus Vespasian , have been called the delight of the human race . If he had been 122 CONVERSATION TOUCHING.
Page 123
... Charles be thus dealt with . It was enough that in his life he was tried for an alleged breach of laws which none ever heard named till they were discovered for his destruction . Let not his fame be treated as was his sacred and ...
... Charles be thus dealt with . It was enough that in his life he was tried for an alleged breach of laws which none ever heard named till they were discovered for his destruction . Let not his fame be treated as was his sacred and ...
Page 125
... Charles was a ruler after the Italian fashion ; grave , demure , of a solemn carriage , and a sober diet ; as constant at prayers as a priest , as heedless of oaths as an atheist . ' Mr. Cowley answered somewhat sharply : " I am sorry ...
... Charles was a ruler after the Italian fashion ; grave , demure , of a solemn carriage , and a sober diet ; as constant at prayers as a priest , as heedless of oaths as an atheist . ' Mr. Cowley answered somewhat sharply : " I am sorry ...
Page 126
... Charles in particular , I will not now undertake to defend it . Death is inflicted , not that the culprit may die , but that the state may be thereby advantaged . And , from all that I know , I think that the death of King Charles hath ...
... Charles in particular , I will not now undertake to defend it . Death is inflicted , not that the culprit may die , but that the state may be thereby advantaged . And , from all that I know , I think that the death of King Charles hath ...
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