 ... disloyalty, in order to persuade their princes to trust them in their greatest emergencies ; but when their king had the misfortune to believe them honest, he paid too dear for the mistake ; for, as they were the first that prompted him to want their...  Jure Divino: a Satyr: In Twelve Books - Page iiby Daniel Defoe - 1706 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Wilson - Authors, English - 1830 - 556 pages
...the first that prompted him to want their assistance, they were also the first that let him want it. I believe I am in no danger of being thought a Jacobite, but this I must affirm," continues De Foe, "had I told King James II. 'twas my principle that I ought not to resist... | |
 | Walter Wilson - Authors, English - 1830 - 562 pages
...the first that prompted him to want their assistance, they were also the first that let him want it. I believe I am in no danger of being thought a Jacobite, but this I must affirm," continues De Foe, "had I told King James II. 'twas my principle that I ought not to resist... | |
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