The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, that Contributed Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, Upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660, Volume 2, Part 2Printed at the Theater, 1707 - Great Britain |
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Page 713 - Pointz, and forced him to retire. But the diforder of thofe Horfe which firft fled, had fo filled the narrow ways, which were unfit for Horfe to Fight in, that at laft the...
Page 601 - The commiffioners feldom parted, during that whole time, till two or three of the clock in the morning. Befides, they were obliged to fit up later who were to prepare fuch papers as were directed for the next day...
Page 509 - He liked the pomp and absolute authority of a general well, and preserved the dignity of it to the full; and for the discharge of the outward state, and circumstances of it, in acts of courtesy, affability, bounty, and generosity, he abounded ; which, in the infancy of a war, became him, and made him, for some time, very acceptable to men of all conditions.
Page 507 - He was a very fine gentleman, active and full of courage, and most accomplished in those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and fencing which accompany a good breeding ; in which his delight was. Besides that, he was amorous in poetry and music, to which he indulged the greatest part of his time ; and nothing could...
Page 579 - Auditory, which consisted of the People of the Town, and of those who came to the Market, the Church being very full, ' That they were not to expect any good from the Treaty; for that they came from Oxford with hearts full of Blood, and that there was as great distance between this Treaty and Peace, as between Heaven and Hell...
Page 574 - ... a particular celebration), than that his learning, piety, and virtue, have been attained by very few, and the greateft of his infirmities are common to all, even to the beft men.
Page 527 - He was in truth a very extraordinary man, of a large and very graceful person, of an honourable extraction, his grandfather having been knight of the garter ; besides his great experience and abilities as a soldier, which were very eminent, he had very great parts of breeding, being a very good scholar in the polite parts of learning, a great master in...
Page 721 - that it was the plot of the Lord Digby, who was a traitor, and he would prove him to be so.
Page 567 - ... for, besides -that it was not good to put so much trust in any arm of flesh, as to think such a cause...
Page 713 - He was a very faultless young man, of a most gentle, courteous, and affable nature, and of a spirit and courage invincible ; whose loss all men exceedingly lamented, and the king bore it with extraordinary grief.