 | Thomas Bailey - 1852 - 472 pages
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 | 1852 - 782 pages
...he had much naturall greatnesse, and well became the place he bad osuru'd. His daughter Fleetewooct was humbled, and not exalted, with these things; but the rest were insolent toóles. Cleypoole, who married his daughter, and his son Henry, were two debauch'd ungodly cavaliers.... | |
 | Edward Herbert (1st baron.) - 1853 - 534 pages
...no better with any of them than seal-let on the ape ; only, to speak the truth of himself, he liad much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter Flcctwood was humbled, and not exalted with these things, but the rest were insolent fools. Claypole,... | |
 | Elizabeth Cartwright Penrose - 1854 - 602 pages
...for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet did the ape. Cromwell himself had much natural greatness, and well became the place...these things ; but the rest were insolent fools." The truth was, that Mrs. Fleetwood's principles of republicanism suited better than those of the Protector's... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1857 - 440 pages
...very unfavourable character of Cromwell and his family, from which the following are extracts : — " Cromwell and his army grew wanton with their power,...well became the place he had usurped. His daughter r'leetwood was humbled, and not exalted with these things, but the rest were insolent fools. Claypole.... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...a better name. His wife and children were setting up for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; only, to speak...he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled, 1ZAAK WALTON. 169 and not exalted with these things, but the rest were insolent fools. Claypole, who... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...a better name. His wife and children were setting up for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; only, to speak...he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled, IZAAK WALTON. 169 and not exalted with these things, but the rest were insolent fools. Claypole, who... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1858 - 288 pages
...Noble's Memoirs, vol. 1. p. 151. •' were setting up for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; only, to speak...much natural greatness, and well became the place which he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled and not exalted with these things, but the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1897 - 876 pages
...condemning, as we have seen, the Protector's court, admits that, to speak the truth of the Protector himself, ' he had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped.1 But it roused her spleen to see ' his wife and children setting up for principality, which... | |
 | James Anderson - 1862 - 452 pages
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His wife and children were setting up for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; only, to speak the truth of himself, he had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. 
