James the second, or, The Revolution of 1688, ed. [really written] by W.H. Ainsworth |
Other editions - View all
James the Second, Or, the Revolution of 1688, Ed. [Really Written] by W.H ... William Harrison Ainsworth No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
afterwards alarm ambassador answered approached archbishop army arose asked attendance Barillon became bishops boat Burnet Charles Moor Church Churchill Citters Colonel Sidney Colonel Trelawney companion council Count de Lauzun court cried James cried Lauzun cried Sidney Dawson Dissenters door drew Duke Earl Earl of Feversham enemy England entered exclaimed Father Petre favour Feversham Finchley Common forward France glance guard Halifax hand heard horse hurried instantly Jeffreys Jesuit king king's Lady Lady Sunderland letter liege Littlehales London look Lord Halifax Lord Mauvesin lord mayor Lord Nottingham Lord Sunderland lordship madam majesty majesty's Mary monarch observed officers palace party passed persons present Prince of Orange prince's prison proceeded queen received rejoined replied Moor returned rode round royal Sabine Saint Leu scarcely Schomberg silence Sir Edward Hales smile Snewin soon Speke stepped Sunderland surprise throne traitor turned usher uttered voice Whitehall William words young
Popular passages
Page 102 - ... in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings...
Page 33 - For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem : thou shalt weep no more : he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry ; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Page 34 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written. MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 27 - Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD ; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Page 154 - Some Passages of the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester," which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Page 158 - Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Page 30 - And the work of righteousness shall be peace ; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, when it shall hail, coming down on the forest ; and the city shall be low in a low place.
Page 188 - He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent good plain understanding, with sound judgment. But these alone would probably have raised him but something higher than they found him, which was page to King James II.'s queen.
Page 84 - For among other positions condemned by that learned body, one was, " that if lawful governors become tyrants, or govern otherwise than by the laws of God or man they ought to do, they forfeit the right they had unto their government...
Page 50 - Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them ; but they will not hearken to thee : thou shalt also call unto them ; but they will not answer thee.