 ... him for having violated the articles of the Petition of Right, after having, for good and valuable consideration, promised to observe them : and we are informed that he was accustomed to hear prayers at six o'clock in the morning. It is to such considerations...  Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay - Page 44by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1853 - 658 pages
...prayers at six o'clock in the morning ! It is to such considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that...unnatural father, or a good man and a treacherous friend. Wo cannot, in estimating the character of an individual, leave out of our consideration his conduct... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1856 - 752 pages
...prayers at six o'clock in the morning! It is to such considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that...ourselves, we own that we do not understand the common phrase—a good man, but a bad king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 770 pages
...prayers at six o'clock in the morning! It is to ssch considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that...popularity with the present generation. For ourselves, v.>e own that we do not understand the common phrase — a good man, but a bad king. We can as easily... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...years of persecution, tyranny, and falsehood. " For ourselves, we own that we do not understand the phrase, a good man but a bad king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural Cither, or a good man and a treacherous friend. We cannot, in estimating I hi- character of an individual,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...o'clock ш the morning! It is to such considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, hit handsome face, and his peaked beard, that he owes,...present generation. For ourselves, we own that we do not understand4 the common phrase — a good man, but a bad king. We can as easily conceive a good man... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...tyranny, and falsehood. " For ourselves, we own that we do not understand the phrase, a good man but a bod king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural Cither, or a good man and a treacherous friend. We cannot, In estimating the character of an Individual,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1897 - 1112 pages
...considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that he ow^s, we verily believe, most of his popularity with the...can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural fafher, or a good man and a treacherous friend. We cannot, in estimating the character of an individual,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 1084 pages
...considerations as these, together with his Vandyke dress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that he owns, we verily believe, most of his popularity with the...generation. For ourselves, we own that we do not understand die common phrase, a good man, but a bad king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1861 - 752 pages
...prayers at six o'clock iii the morning! It is to such considerations as these, together with his Vandyke wa av bad king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father, or a good man and a treacherous... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1864 - 514 pages
...six o'clock, in the morning ! It is to such considerations at these, together with his Vandykedress, his handsome face, and his peaked beard, that he owes,...not understand the common phrase, a good man, but a had king. We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father, or a good man and a treacherous... | |
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