The loyalists: an historical novel, by the author of 'Letters to a young man'.1812 |
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The Loyalists: An Historical Novel, by the Author of 'Letters to a Young Man' Jane West Prévia não disponível - 2016 |
The Loyalists: An Historical Novel, by the Author of 'Letters to a Young Man' Jane West Prévia não disponível - 2016 |
The Loyalists: An Historical Novel, by the Author of 'Letters to a Young Man' Jane West Prévia não disponível - 2016 |
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affection affliction Allan Archbishop Laud Arminianism arms atheism Barton Beau Beaumont answered Bishop blessed brother calash called cause Christian church Church of England comfort conscience Constantia cornet court covenant cure of souls Dame Humphreys danger Davies dear divines Doctor doctrines duty enemies England Eustace Evellin exer eyes faithful father favour fear girl godly grace hand happy heart Heaven honour hope House of Peers Hyæna Isabel Jobson King King's knew labours Lady Eleanor lamented Lancashire liberty lives look Lord lute master Mellicent ment mercy mind Morgan nerally ness never Neville noble offences opinion Parliament party pass pastor peace person popery preaching Priggins Prince quired racter recollection reformation replied returned Ribblesdale royal safety shew Sir William Waverly sister smiled sorrows spirit suffer sure tears tell thought tion uncon Vallance virtue Walter wife wish young zeal
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Página 343 - Green-yard pulpit, and the servicebooks and singing-books that could be had, were carried to the fire in the public market-place ; a lewd wretch walking before the train, in his cope trailing in the dirt, with a service-book in his hand, imitating in an impious scorn the tune, and usurping the words of the litany used formerly in the church.
Página 342 - Lord, what work was here ! what clattering of glasses ! what beating down of walls ! what tearing up of monuments ! what pulling down of seats ! what wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves ! what defacing of arms ! what demolishing of curious stone-work...
Página 257 - England ; many of them infamous in their lives and conversations; and most of them of very mean parts in learning, if not of scandalous ignorance ; and of no other reputation, than of malice to the church of England...
Página 12 - England was generally thought secure, with the advantages of its own climate ; the court in great plenty, or rather (which is the discredit of plenty) excess, and luxury ; the country rich, and, which is more, fully enjoying the pleasure of its own wealth, and so the easier corrupted with the pride and wantonness of it; the church flourishing with learned and extraordinary men, and...
Página 20 - You and I have gone different ways in these late affairs, but I trust heaven's gates are wide enough to receive us both. What I have done, I have done in the integrity of my heart.* Upon this, Mr.
Página 342 - Toftes the sheriff, and Greenwood. Lord, what work was here ; what clattering of glasses, what beating down of walls, what tearing up of monuments, what pulling down of seats, what wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves ; what defacing of arms, what demolishing...
Página 32 - He was a man of great parts, and very exemplary virtues, allayed and discredited by some unpopular natural infirmities; the greatest of which was (besides a hasty, sharp way of expressing himself) that he believed innocence of heart, and integrity of manners, was a guard strong enough to secure any man in his voyage through this world...
Página 263 - ... they might be religious first, and then just and merciful; that they might sell their consciences, and yet have something left that was worth keeping; that they might be sure they were elected, though their lives were visibly scandalous ; that to be cunning was to be wise ; that to be rich was to be happy, though their wealth was got without justice or mercy ; that to be busy in things they understood not, was no sin.
Página 13 - ... the country full of pride, mutiny, and discontent; every man more troubled and perplexed at that they called the violation of one law, than delighted or pleased with the observation of all the rest of the charter: never imputing the increase of their receipts, revenue, and plenty, to the wisdom, virtue, and merit of the crown, but objecting every small imposition to the exorbitancy and tyranny of the government...
Página 14 - Apostacy in the whole Nation from their Religion and Allegiance, could, in so short a Time, have produced such a total and prodigious Alteration, and Confusion over the whole Kingdom; And, that the Memory of those, who, out of Duty and Conscience, have opposed that Torrent, which did overwhelm them, may not lose the recompense due to their Virtue, but, having undergone the injuries and reproaches of This, may find a vindication in a better...