 Oliver Cromwell, his bitterest enemies themselves being judges, destitute of private virtues ? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles ? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his son, and fully as weak and narrow-minded, and...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 12by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Knapp Dillaway - Recitations - 1830 - 484 pages
...being judges, destitute of private virtues ? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...fifteen years of persecution, tyranny, and falsehood! For ourselves, we own that we do not understand the common phrase, a good man, but a bad king. We can... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his SOB, and fully as weak and narrow-minded, and a few of...and falsehood ! We charge him with having broken his coronation oath — and we are told that he kept his marriage vow ! We accuse him of having given up... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...being judges,) destitute of private virtues? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...and falsehood! We charge him with having broken his coronation oath — and we are told that he kept his marriage vow! We accuse him of having given up... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...being judges,) destitute of private virtues? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...those who lie beneath them. A good father! A good husband!—Ample apologies, indeed, for fifteen years of persecution, tyranny, and falsehood! We charge... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 466 pages
...being judges, destitute of private virtues ? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles ? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...and falsehood ! We charge him with having broken his coronation-oath — and we are told that he kept his marriage-vow! We accuse him of having given up... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 390 pages
...being judges, destitute of private virtues? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...those who lie beneath them. A good father! A good husband!—Ample apologies indeed for fifteen years of persecution, tyranny and falsehood. king who... | |
 | 1848 - 592 pages
...Charles? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his son, and fully as weak and narrow minded ; and a few of the ordinary household decencies which...and falsehood! We charge him with having broken his coronation oath, and we are told that he kept his marriage vow ! We accuse him of having given up his... | |
 | Sherman B. Canfield - 1850 - 212 pages
...cruel bigotry, was driven from the throne and the realm in I688] and fully as weak and narrow minded, and a few of the ordinary household decencies, which...A good husband! Ample apologies indeed for fifteen year* of persecution, tyranny and falsehood We charged him with having broken his coronation -oath... | |
 | James Goodeve Miall - 1851 - 382 pages
...being judges, destitute of private virtues ? And what, after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles ? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of his...good husband ! Ample apologies, indeed, for fifteen yeaas of persecution, tyranny, and falsehood! We charge bim with having broken his coronation oath... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...after all, are the virtues ascribed to Charles ? A religious zeal, not more sincere than that of 4 his son, and fully as weak and narrow-minded, and...tombstones in England claim for those who lie beneath them. 5 A good father! a good husband! Ample apologies, in6 deed, for fifteen years of persecution, tyranny... | |
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