Oliver Cromwell; Or, England's Great Protector |
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already answered arms army aught battle blood brow calm cavaliers charge charger Charles Charles Stuart command coppice cried Cromwell dare dark deemed deep doubt ears Edgar Arden England exclaimed Fairfax father fear fierce flashed gallant gazed glance ground guard Hampden hand hath heard heart heaven honor hope horse host hour Huntingdon instant instantly Ireton ironsides John Hampden John Milton king king's leader less liberties light lips look Lord ment mighty mind mingled morion never night noble numbers officers Oliver OLIVER CROMWELL once palace of Whitehall parliament party passed pause pikemen pray Presbyterian Puritans rapier regiment replied rode roundhead royal royalists Rupert scabbard scarce shouted Sibyl Sir Edgar smile sorrow soul sound spirit stern stood strong sword thee thou tion tones troopers troops trumpets trust truth turned unto verily voice wild wont Woodleigh words
Popular passages
Page 367 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Page 90 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 319 - And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Page 297 - Lords and Commons of England, consider what nation it is whereof ye are and whereof ye are the governors : a nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent, subtle and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point the highest that human capacity can soar to.
Page 383 - To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell.
Page 200 - I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury ; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Page 296 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 114 - We had sheathed our swords in each other's bowels," says an eye-witness, "had not the sagacity and great calmness of Mr. Hampden, by a short speech, prevented it.
Page 9 - THIS is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free ; Which he who can, and will, deserves high praise ; Who neither can, nor will, may hold his peace ; What can be juster in a state than this ? FROM HORACE.
Page 409 - Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask? The conscience, friend, to have lost them overplied...