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Aboyne action advance Argyle army Astley attack Baillie battle Bevil Grenville body Bristol capture Castle cause cavalry Charles command Court Covenant Covenanters Cromwell declared defeat Demy 8vo Digby Digby's E. V. Lucas Earl Earl of Lindsey Edward Hutton enemy England English Essex Fairfax Falkland Fcap Fifth Edition fight followed foot forces Fourth Edition friends garrison Gordon Goring Hamilton Hertford Highlanders honour hope Hopton horse Huntly Hyde Illus Illustrated infantry Irish joined King King's Lady Langdale leader letter Lindsey London Lord Lord Hopton loyalty Marmaduke Langdale Marquis matter Montrose Montrose's Newcastle Newcastle's numbers officers Oxford Parliament Parliamentary party peace position Prince Maurice Prince Rupert Queen Ralph Hopton regiment retreat returned Roundhead royal Royalists Scotch Scotland Second Edition sent Seventh Edition siege Sir Jacob Astley Sir Marmaduke Sixth Edition soldier success surrender Third Edition tion town trated troops victory Wales Waller York
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Page 219 - Falkland ; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there were no other brand upon this odious and accursed civil war, than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable to all posterity.
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Page 194 - God may in due time avenge his own cause. Though I must avow to all my friends, that he that will stay with me at this time must expect and resolve either to die for a good cause, or (which is worse) to live as miserable in maintaining it as the violence of insulting rebels can make him.
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Page 196 - Though the loss of Bristol be a great blow to me, yet your surrendering it as you did is of so much affliction to me, that it makes me not only forget the consideration of that place, but is likewise the greatest trial of my constancy that hath yet befallen me ; for what is to be done, after one that is so near me as you are, both in blood and friendship, submits himself to so mean an action...
Page 133 - He was a man of great honour, and spent his youth and the vigour of his age in military actions and commands abroad, and albeit he indulged to himself great liberties of life, yet he still preserved a very good reputation with all men and a very great interest in his country, as appeared by the supplies he and his son brought to the King's army...