Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham, marquis of Montrose. Transl. With an appendix, containing many curious papers |
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Popular passages
Page 397 - Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord ? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
Page 404 - Let them bestow on every airth a limb, Then open all my veins that I may swim To Thee, my Maker, in that crimson lake ; Then place my parboiled head upon a stake, Scatter my ashes, strew them in the air. Lord, since Thou knowest where all these atoms are, I'm hopeful Thou'lt recover once my dust, And confident Thou'lt raise me with the just.
Page 331 - CHARLES R. Charles, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To our right trusty and well beloved Cousin, Edward, Earl of Glamorgan, greeting.
Page 382 - ... of the parliaments, and the liberties of the kingdoms, and to preferve and defend the king's...
Page 355 - ... the said address to us ; so your vigorous proceeding will be a good means to bring them to such moderation in the said treaty as probably may produce an agreement, and a present union of that whole nation in our service. We assure you, therefore, that we will not, before or during the treaty, do...
Page 403 - I'd weep the world to such a strain As it should deluge once again : But, since thy loud-tongued blood demands supplies More from Briareus
Page 128 - ... almost depopulated by a dreadful plague, so that no supplies of men could be expected from it ; but they were ready to contribute all they could to defray the expense of what troops he might raise in other places. Above all, they most earnestly implored him to intercede for them with their most gracious and merciful king, to obtain his pity and pardon, and that he would not condemn the whole city for the crime of rebellion...
Page 356 - ... for our cause. In the mean time, we think fit to declare to you, that we have called them a Committee of Estates, only in order to a treaty, and for no other end whatever ; and if the treaty do not produce an agreement, as we are already assured, that the calling of them a Committee of Estates, in the direction of a letter, doth neither acknowledge them to be legally so, nor make them such...
Page 343 - The most sensible part of my many misfortunes is to see my friends in distress and not to be able to help them, and of this kind you are the chief. Wherefore, according to that real freedom and friendship which is between us, as I cannot absolutely command you to accept of unhandsome conditions, so I must tell you that I believe your refusal will put you in a far worse estate than your compliance will.
Page 138 - ... arrefted both Roxburghe and Home, which Wifcheart, the hiftorian of the heroic Marquis, alleges was done by their own connivance. " That cunning old fox, Roxburgh, practifed this artifice as a confummate piece of policy ; he expected to curry favour with the Covenanters, by having thus voluntarily delivered himfelf into their protection, and at the fame time was in no danger of lofing that of the King, as he pretended that he fell into their hands much againft his will.