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Witty in all sorts of conversation ; and telling á story so well , that , not out of
flattery , but for the pleasure of hearing it , we used to seem ignorant of what he
had repeated to us ten times before , as a good comedy will bear the being seen
often .
Witty in all sorts of conversation ; and telling á story so well , that , not out of
flattery , but for the pleasure of hearing it , we used to seem ignorant of what he
had repeated to us ten times before , as a good comedy will bear the being seen
often .
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And , says he , when he is in England , he shall tell the king things that he
foresees will infallibly ruin him ; and so wish those to be removed , as having an
ill star , that would be unfortunate to you if they were not removed : but if that were
done ...
And , says he , when he is in England , he shall tell the king things that he
foresees will infallibly ruin him ; and so wish those to be removed , as having an
ill star , that would be unfortunate to you if they were not removed : but if that were
done ...
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His face was as little a blab as most mens ; yet , though it could not be called a
prattling face , it would sometimes tell tales to a good observer . When he thought
fit to be angry , he had a very peevish memory : there was hardly a blot that ...
His face was as little a blab as most mens ; yet , though it could not be called a
prattling face , it would sometimes tell tales to a good observer . When he thought
fit to be angry , he had a very peevish memory : there was hardly a blot that ...
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... to wit , that the government being entrusted to three estates , they should so fall
out among themselves , as the people cannot tell which to obey : that where
these great changes fall out , it is not possible for any man to proceed according
to ...
... to wit , that the government being entrusted to three estates , they should so fall
out among themselves , as the people cannot tell which to obey : that where
these great changes fall out , it is not possible for any man to proceed according
to ...
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But the king , finding hiş natural strength decay , commanded , of his own accord ,
all to retire out of the room ; telling them that he had something to communicate to
his brother . Then Mr . Huddleston being brought in , that great work was done ...
But the king , finding hiş natural strength decay , commanded , of his own accord ,
all to retire out of the room ; telling them that he had something to communicate to
his brother . Then Mr . Huddleston being brought in , that great work was done ...
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Page 7 - I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy, and other parts of human learning ; and particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy, or Experimental Philosophy...
Page 158 - ... the Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man or absolved of this declaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or persons or power whatsoever should dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Page 67 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Page 157 - I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
Page 365 - Though wit and art conspire to move your mind ; But dulness with obscenity must prove As shameful sure as impotence in love. In the fat age of pleasure, wealth, and ease, Sprang the rank weed, and thrived with large increase: When love was all an easy monarch's care ; Seldom at council, never in a war...
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Page 84 - I, AB do declare that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the king; and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person or against those that are commissionated by him; and that I will conform to the liturgy of the Church of England, as it is now by law established...
Page 38 - She was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously vicious and ravenous ; foolish but imperious, very uneasy to the king, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, while yet she pretended she was jealous of him. His passion for her, and her strange behaviour towards him, did so disorder him, that often he was not master of himself, nor capable of minding business, which, in so critical a time, required great application...
Page 84 - ... to endeavour any change or alteration of government either in church or state ; and that the same was in itself an unlawful oath, and imposed upon the subjects of this realm against the known laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Page 239 - I, AB, do declare and believe that it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take arms against the king, and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person, or against those that are commissioned by him.
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| Title | An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of James I. and Charles I. and of the Lives of Oliver Cromwell and Charles II...: From Original Writers and State-papers, Volume 5 An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of James I. and Charles I. and of the Lives of Oliver Cromwell and Charles II...: From Original Writers and State-papers, William Harris |
| Author | William Harris |
| Publisher | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1814 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Mar 2007 |
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