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Página 414 - ... of a personal courage equal to his best parts: so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend ; and as much to be. apprehended where he was so, as any man could deserve to be.
Página 24 - That as to dispute what God may do is blasphemy, ... so is it sedition in subjects to dispute what a king may do in the height of his power.
Página xiv - May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me...
Página 242 - No churchman had it since Henry 7's time. I pray God bless him, to carry it so, that the Church may have honour, and the king and the state service and contentment by it. And now if the church will not hold up themselves, under God, I can do no more.
Página 276 - I have nigh done! One stroke will make my wife a widow, my dear children fatherless, deprive my poor servants of their indulgent master, and separate me from my affectionate brother and all my friends ! But let God be to you and them all in all...
Página 261 - Never any man acted such a part on such a theatre with more wisdom, constancy and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions than did this great and excellent person; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity.
Página 413 - He was not a man of many words, and rarely begun the discourse, or made the first entrance upon any business that was assumed; but a very weighty speaker; and after he had heard a full debate, and observed how the house was like to be inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired...
Página 307 - I have eaten his bread, and served him near thirty years, and will not do so base a thing as to forsake him; and choose rather to lose my life (which I am sure I shall do) to preserve and defend those things which are against my conscience to preserve and defend : for I will deal freely with you, I have no reverence for the bishops, for whom this quarrel [subsists.]" It was not a time to dispute; and his affection to the church had never been suspected.
Página 252 - Majesty, that he was loose and absolved from rules of government, and that he had an army in Ireland, which he might employ to reduce this kingdom ; for which he deserves to undergo "the pains and forfeitures of high treason.
Página xi - And it was confidently reported that in the council of officers it was more than once proposed, " that there might be a general massacre of all the royal party as the only expedient to secure the government," but Cromwell would never consent to it ; it may be, out of too much contempt of his enemies.