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" ... he desired to become absolute, and to overturn both our religion and our laws, yet he would neither run the risk, nor give himself the trouble, which so great a design required. He had an appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment ; but he... "
An Historical and Critical Account of the Life of Charles the Second, King ... - Page 29
by William Harris - 1766
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The History of England: As Well Ecclesiastical as Civil, Volume 14

Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1731 - 546 pages
...Appearance of Gen* tlenefs in his outward. Deportment : but he feemed * to have no Bowels nor Tendernefs in his Nature : * and in the End of his Life he became Cruel. He ' was apt to forgive alj Crimes, even Blood itfelf : * Yet he never forgave any thing that was done againft * himfelf, after...
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Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...appearance of gentlenefs in his outward deportment ; but he fcemed to have no bowels йог tcndernefs in his nature; and in the end of his life he became cruel. Burnet. § 85. Amthcr Cbaraflrr of CHARLES II. The ch.iraiter of Charles the Second, like the tranlaftians...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...appearance of gentlenefs in his oat ward deportment; but he feemed to have no bowels nor tendernefs in his nature ; and in the end of his life he became crueL Burnet. § 103. Another CbaraStr of CHARLES II. The character of Charles the Second, lilce the tranfaflions...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...appearance of gendcnefs in his outward deportment ; but he feemed to hive no bowels nor tendernefs in his nature ; and in the end of his life he became eroeL Burnct. 5 103. Another CbaraStr of CHARLES II. The charafler of Charles the Second, like the...
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The History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland ..., Volume 2

William Crookshank - Scotland - 1812 - 408 pages
...appearance of gentleness in his outward ' deportment ; but he seemed to have no bowels nor tenderness 4 in his nature ; and in the end of his life he became cruel.' In short, the best way tb judge of his character, is to consider the history of his reign. CHAP. XII....
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 4

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment; but he seemed to have no bowels nor tenderness in his nature ; and in the end of his life he became cruel. Burnet. CHARACTER OF JAMES II. IN many respects it must be owned, that he was a virtuous man, as well...
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History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed Passages of the First ..., Volume 2

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 500 pages
...appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment : but he seemed to have no bowels nor tenderness in his nature: and in the end of his life he became cruel. He was apt to forgive all crimes, even blood itself: yet he never forgave any thing that was done against himself, after...
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Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 3

Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment; but he seemed to have no bowels nor tenderness in his nature : and, in the end of his life, he became cruel. He was apt to forgive all crimes, even blood itself : yet he never forgave any thing that was done against himself, after...
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The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of ...

Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 516 pages
...an appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment, but he seemed to have no bowels or tenderness in his nature, and in the end of his life, he became cruel." (Own Time, vol. ii. p. 1052.) long. He told us, that, observing the discourse of the doctors to run...
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The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of ...

Roger North - 1826 - 496 pages
...an appearance of gentleness in his outward deportment, but he seemed to have no bowels or tenderness in his nature, and in the end of his life, he became cruel." (Own Time, vol. ii. p. 1052.) long. He told us, that, observing the discourse of the doctors to run...
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