 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...in 1640, his power and interest to do good or harm, in the opinion of lord Clarendon, were greater than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his bad possessed at any time. His reputation for honesty was universal: and be appeared to be guided by... | |
 | Biography - 1836 - 506 pages
...vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any man in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath held in any time : for his reputation of honesty... | |
 | Statesmen - 1837 - 430 pages
...tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man in his rank hath had in any time ; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections... | |
 | Biography - 1838 - 562 pages
...vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any man in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath held in any time ; for his reputation of honesty... | |
 | Literature - 1841 - 500 pages
...vessel through the tempests and rooks which threatenfd it. And, I am persuaded, his power and interest at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any man's in the kingdom, or than My man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections... | |
 | 1845 - 410 pages
...vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any man in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath held in any time ; for his reputation of honesty... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 570 pages
...vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any man in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath held in any time ; for his reputation of honesty... | |
 | John Forster - Great Britain - 1846 - 738 pages
...tempests and rocks which threatened it ; and I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man in his rank hath had in any time ; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pages
...began to threaten its destruction. Clarendon Said of him, " I am persuaded his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt than any man in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath held in any time ; for his reputation for honesty... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - Governors - 1851 - 910 pages
...distinguished leader of the popular party in the Long Parliament, " His power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom ; * * * for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided,... | |
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When this parliament began (being returned knight of the shire for the county where he lived), the eyes of all men were fixed on him, as their patria pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And... 
