Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Elucidations, Volumes 3-5Chapman & Hall, 1894 - Great Britain |
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... ready upon all occasions to manifest the high sense and value I have of his Majesty's friendship and alliance . My Lord , you are welcome into England ; and during your abode here , you shall find all due regard and respect to be given ...
... ready upon all occasions to manifest the high sense and value I have of his Majesty's friendship and alliance . My Lord , you are welcome into England ; and during your abode here , you shall find all due regard and respect to be given ...
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... ready been at St. Martha on the Spanish Main , and burnt it ; but got few ships , ' nor any right load of plunder either ; the people having had him in sight for six hours before landing , and run away with everything to the woods . He ...
... ready been at St. Martha on the Spanish Main , and burnt it ; but got few ships , ' nor any right load of plunder either ; the people having had him in sight for six hours before landing , and run away with everything to the woods . He ...
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... ready expressions of your love in giving assistance to our late Design . 13 Which indeed , though it hath miscarried 9 No other fear ; nor is there need of any other hope or strength ! * Thurloe , iv . 130 . 10 Thurloe , iv . 117 ...
... ready expressions of your love in giving assistance to our late Design . 13 Which indeed , though it hath miscarried 9 No other fear ; nor is there need of any other hope or strength ! * Thurloe , iv . 130 . 10 Thurloe , iv . 117 ...
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... ready to supply what they may be defective in , or you may rea- sonably demand when once you are upon the place , —where certainly you may be better able to judge what may tend most to your accommodation than at a distance . Surely the ...
... ready to supply what they may be defective in , or you may rea- sonably demand when once you are upon the place , —where certainly you may be better able to judge what may tend most to your accommodation than at a distance . Surely the ...
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... ready to excuse ' this " sorrily , your Highness ! ] and ' most of our actions , and to justify them too , as well as to excuse them , -upon the ground of Necessity . And ' the ground of Necessity , for justifying of men's actions , is ...
... ready to excuse ' this " sorrily , your Highness ! ] and ' most of our actions , and to justify them too , as well as to excuse them , -upon the ground of Necessity . And ' the ground of Necessity , for justifying of men's actions , is ...
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Page 215 - Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Page 152 - Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Page 215 - I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land.
Page 217 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Page 217 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth : he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Page 151 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the Name of the Lord ! — "His Highness," says Harvey,3 "being at Hampton Court, sickened a little before the Lady Elizabeth died.
Page 16 - are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and,' said I, ' their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality; do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour and courage and resolution in them...
Page 206 - I have known in my experience abominable murders quitted ; and to see men lose their lives for petty matters ! This is a thing that God will reckon for ; and I wish it may not lie upon this nation a day longer than you have an opportunity to give a remedy; and I hope I shall cheerfully join with you in it.
Page 205 - I think I may say it, I have as eminent Judges in this land as have been had, as the Nation has had, for these many years. [Hale and, others; yea,f\ — Truly I could be particular, as to the executive part [of it], as to the administration [of the Law] ; but that would trouble you.
Page 139 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.