Boscobel, or, The royal oak

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第 94 頁 - This is the immutable resolution, and shall be the undoubted practice, of him who accounts it the chiefest glory to be, His Majesty's Most Loyal and Obedient Subject, Castle Town, 12 July, 1649. DERBY.
第 328 頁 - Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my Lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.
第 367 頁 - NEAR Wilton sweet, huge heaps of stones are found, But so confused, that neither any eye Can count them just; nor reason, reason try, What force brought them to so unlikely ground.
第 47 頁 - SIR, It is acknowledged by your books and by report of your own quarter, that the king is in some of your armies. That granted, it may be easy for you to procure his Majesty's commands for the disposal of this garrison. Till then I shall make good the trust reposed in me. As for conditions, if I shall be necessitated, I shall make the best I can. The worst I know and fear not; if I had, the profession of a soldier had not been begun, nor so long continued by your Excellency's humble servant, HENRY...
第 125 頁 - Forces and those new-raised have behaved themselves •with very great courage ; and He that made them come out, made them willing to fight for you. The Lord God Almighty frame our hearts to real thankfulness for this, which is alone His doing.
第 342 頁 - Where would you have me go? What would you have me do ?
第 129 頁 - Worcefter, on the 3rd September, 1651, Charles fled towards the North, accompanied by the Duke of Buckingham, the Earls of Derby and Lauderdale, Lords Talbot and Wilmot, (afterwards Earl of Rochefter), Col. Blagge (Charles's "Tom Blague"), Col. Rofcarrock, Marmaduke Darcy (Charles's 'duke Darcy), Richard Lane, William Armorer, Hugh May, Charles Giffard, and others to about the number of fixty. After...
第 vi 頁 - ... interesting. Charles wrote a very handsome letter to Lady Fisher, before the Restoration, full of respect and gratitude, and signing himself, " Your most assured and constant friend." Richard Penderel, Charles introduced to his Court saying, " The simplest rustic who serves his sovereign in the time of need to the utmost extent of his ability, is as deserving of our commendation as the victorious leader of thousands.
第 353 頁 - Windsor, and preparations were therefore made for immediate departure. During breakfast, a consultation took place as to the best course to be pursued in the present state of affairs. Colonel Wyndham was clearly of opinion that it would be extremely hazardous for his majesty to attempt to embark from any part in Dorsetshire, so many forces being now drawn to the coast for the expedition to Jersey, and he besought him to return to Trent, and to remain there till some other plan could be devised for...
第 94 頁 - I received your letter with indignation, and with scorn I return you this answer : that I cannot but wonder whence you should gather any hopes from me, that I should (like you) prove treacherous to my Sovereign ; since you cannot be insensible of my former actings in his late Majesty's service ; from which principle of loyalty I am...

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