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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. His daughter Fleetwood... "
Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications - Page 234
by Constable and co, ltd - 1829
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The Annals of England: An Epitome of English History, from Co[n ..., Volume 3

William Edward Flaherty - Great Britain - 1857 - 440 pages
...himself, he had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter r'leetwood was humbled, and not exalted with these things, but...Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and viituons, but became not greatness. His court was full of sin and vanity, and the more abominable,...
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Popular History of England, Volume 4

Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1858 - 556 pages
...for preserving an authority as legitimate not recognised by many. Mrs. Hutchinson describee him as " a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatness." If, yielding to the flattering idea of hereditary succession, his father had really nominated him,...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled, 1ZAAK WALTON. 169 and not exalted with these things, but the rest were...and the more abominable, because they had not yet cast away the name of God, but profaned it by taking it in vain upon them. True religion was now almost...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled, IZAAK WALTON. 169 and not exalted with these things, but the rest were...and the more abominable, because they had not yet cast away the name of God, but profaned it by taking it in vain upon them. True religion was now almost...
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The Annals of England: An Epitome of English History, from Contemporary ...

William Edward Flaherty - Great Britain - 1863 - 462 pages
...ape ; only, to speak the truth of himself, he had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled,...was full of sin and vanity, and the more abominable, that they had not yet quite cast away the name of God, but profaned it by taking it in vain upon them."...
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Monk: Or, The Fall of the Republic and the Restoration of the ..., Volumes 1-2

Guizot (M., François) - Great Britain - 1866 - 542 pages
...ape ; only, to speak the truth of himself, he had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter, Fleetwood, was humbled,...son, Henry, were two debauched, ungodly Cavaliers. Eichard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous, but became not greatness. His court was...
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A Historical Inquiry Concerning Henry Hudson, His Friends, Relatives and ...

John Meredith Read - Explorers - 1866 - 774 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....
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History of the Commonwealth of England from the Death of Charles I ..., Volume 2

Andrew Bisset - Great Britain - 1867 - 552 pages
...them than scarlet on the ape. His daughter Fleetwood " [the lady mentioned above as Ireton's widow] " was humbled and not exalted with these things; but the rest were insolent fools." She afterwards says: "Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous—a meek, temperate,...
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Omitted Chapters of the History of England from the Death of ..., Volume 2

Andrew Bisset - Great Britain - 1867 - 538 pages
...them than scarlet on the ape. Hi a daughter Fleetwood " [the lady mentioned above as Ireton's widow] " was humbled and not exalted with these things ; but the rest were insolent fools." She afterwards says : " Richard was a peasant in his nature, yet gentle and virtuous — a meek, temperate,...
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A history of England, by mrs Markham 12th ed

Elizabeth Penrose - 1869 - 528 pages
...them than scarlet did the ape. Cromwell himsell had much natural greatness, and well became the place he had usurped. His daughter Fleetwood was humbled,...with 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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