 | 1882 - 844 pages
...which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; " although they might admit that, "to speak the truth of himself, he had much natural...greatness, and well became the place he had usurped." In short, nothing could have been more aristocratic than the republican, and nowhere was there more... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1846 - 550 pages
...could not persuade themselves that the reign of Cromwell answered to that description. " Claypooie, who married his daughter, and his son Henry, were two debauched, ungodly cavaliers. Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatnesse. His course was full of sinne... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1846 - 548 pages
...could not persuade themselves that the reign of Cromwell answered to that description. " Claypoole, who married his daughter, and his son Henry, were two debauched, ungodly cavaliers. Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatnesse. His course was full of sinne... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1846 - 546 pages
...could not persuade themselves that the reign of Cromwell answered to that description. " Claypoole, who married his daughter, and his son Henry, were two debauched, ungodly cavaliers. Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatnesse. His course was full of sinne... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 790 pages
...he had much naturall greatnesse, and well became the place he had usurp'd. His daughter Fleetewood was humbled, and not exalted, with these things ; but the rest were insolent fooles. Cleypoole, who married his daughter, and his son Henry, were two debauch'd ungodly cavaliers.... | |
 | François Guizot - 1851 - 272 pages
...Worsted-stocking Men.\ Cromwell's wife and children were setting up for principality, which suited no better with any of them than scarlet on the ape ; only, to speak...son, Henry, were two debauched, ungodly Cavaliers. Bichard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatness. His court was... | |
 | Thomas Bailey - 1852 - 470 pages
...crowned with triumph. 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...greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His court was full of sin and vanity, the more abominable because they had not yet quite cast away the... | |
 | 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... | |
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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. 
