...17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including Oliver Cromwell, Edmund Burke, William Wilberforce, William Gladstone, Keir Hardie, Winston Churchill and Aneurin Bevan. (Summary by Carl Manchester)...

...ar and the Restoration [summary by hefyd] After refusing a long string of suitors put forth by her family, including her cousin Thomas Osborne, Henry Cromwell (son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell) and Sir Justinian Isham, in 1655 Dorothy Osborne married Sir William Temple, a man with whom she had carried on a lengthy clandestine courtship that was largely epistolary in n...

...of heresy flourish together, under that odious tyrant and hypocritical fanatic, Oliver Cromwell: when the altar was thrown down and both King and Ar... ...sy flourish together, under that odious tyrant and hypocritical fanatic, Oliver Cromwell: when the altar was thrown down and both King and Archbisho...

... Caxton drew 7,108 votes; Charles Darwin, 6,337; Isaac Newton, 4.664; and Oliver Cromwell, 4,653. copy available to burn them, but then Tyndale wou... ... drew 7,108 votes; Charles Darwin, 6,337; Isaac Newton, 4.664; and Oliver Cromwell, 4,653. copy available to burn them, but then Tyndale would use ...

... Caxton drew 7,108 votes; Charles Darwin, 6,337; Isaac Newton, 4.664; and Oliver Cromwell, 4,653. William Tyndale was the first man to print the Ne... ... drew 7,108 votes; Charles Darwin, 6,337; Isaac Newton, 4.664; and Oliver Cromwell, 4,653. William Tyndale was the first man to print the New Testa...

...stime -- A chronicle of demoniac acts -- Reckless bravery of the Buccaneers -- Cromwell's defeat of Charles I -- The effect on the naval war with Spai... ...umbers were now many professional soldiers, men who had fought for and against Cromwell, who had followed Turenne to victory, and had studied the fort... ...full speedy frightened half to death at the fearless bearing of these two men. CROMWELL'S DEFEAT OF CHARLES I. While the affairs of the sea rovers wer... ...un at Edge Hill Moor, was ended at Naseby by the total defeat of the King, and Cromwell came into power as Lord Protector. No sooner was he establishe... ...exultation with which they advanced to the combat. It was the fixed purpose of Cromwell to humble the power of Spain everywhere, and to this end a lar... ...wounded him severely, one in the shoulder, the other in the side. At this Mr. Oliver, who carried a gun, aimed his weapon at the attacking party but ... ... English advanced Drake seized a gun, and taking aim at the man who had killed Oliver, used it with such precision that he shot the native in the stom... ... precipitately. Mr. Winter was borne off at once to the ships, but the body of Oliver was left until the following day when a company was sent to reco... ...'s axe. The body of Mr. Doughty was buried with those of Mr. Winter and of Mr. Oliver upon the island in the harbor, above which was erected a stone o...

...appen. A century earlier in England, a similar change-dynamic happened with Cromwell’s severe religious Republicanism. As a result of this: Engla... ...sident of the United States of America. Then there was the dead giveaway of Oliver Stone on the Charlie Rose Show… Being interviewed about his ne... ...vie and trying to justify Alexander as one of the greatest humans ever born. Oliver Stone lamely, and self-effacingly listed the areas Alexander had... ...l-tribes of Afghanistan: worshipping their ancient images of ‘Iskander’. Oliver Stone was wearing orange socks during that interview. Orange is... ...xander the great Jesus Christ Julius Romeo and Juliet Tristan and Isolde Oliver and Roland King Arthur and Lancelot and Guinevere Marilyn Monr...

...ETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS. ........131 LECTURE VI.THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM...................................... ...f him, and of all that can lie in him, this. No Mirabeau, Napoleon, Burns, Cromwell, no man adequate to do anything, but is first of all in right earn... ... con- sider him to be, of the Faith that became Scotland’s, New England’s, Oliver Cromwell’s. History will have something to say about this, for some ... ...ider him to be, of the Faith that became Scotland’s, New England’s, Oliver Cromwell’s. History will have something to say about this, for some time to... ...r may pass over them dry-shod, and gain the honor? How many earnest rugged Cromwells, Knoxes, poor Peasant Covenanters, wres- tling, battling for very... ...Worcester Fight! But the mournful, over- sensitive, hypochondriac humor of Oliver, in his young years, is otherwise indisputably known. The Huntingdon... ...od; it is the symptom and promise of quite other than falsehood! The young Oliver is sent to study Law; falls, or is said to have fallen, for a little... ...and this poor Earth of ours was the threshold either of Heaven or of Hell! Oliver’s life at St. Ives and Ely, as a sober industrious Farmer, is it not... ...ling, yet on the whole grateful and real way, accept this anomalous act of Oliver’s; at least, he and they together made it good, and always better to...

.... LUTHER; REFORMATION: KNOX; PURITANISM. 99 LECTURE V.THE HERO AS MAN OF LETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS. ........ 131 LECTURE VI.THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM................................................................................................................. 165 Index ................................................................

... the king and queen toward him.” “Alas! you know that even now the king is but a child and the queen a woman weak enough. Here, Monsieur Mazarin is ev... ...ything.” “Does he desire to play the part in France that Cromwell plays in England?” “Oh, no! He is a subtle, conscienceless Italian, who though he ve... ...neighboring nation. Mazarin, as a statesman, will understand the politic necessity.” “Are you sure,” said the queen doubtfully, “that you have not bee... ...imes I will answer for anything.” 290 Twenty Years After “Come then, my lord,” said the queen, with the painful doubt that is felt by those who have ... ...as by accident, Monsieur Bernouin was found standing behind the door and must have heard all that had passed. “You seek me, sir,” said he. “From whom ... ...at time to Puritans. Bernouin cast an inquisi- torial glance at the person of the young man and entered the cabinet of the cardinal, to whom he transm... ... thus: “Mr. Mordaunt, one of my secretaries, will remit this letter of introduction to His Eminence, the Cardinal Mazarin, in Paris. He is also the be... ...fidential, and for that rea- son I send it to you by a man who shares my most intimate counsels. It anticipates, through a sentiment which your eminen... ... doubt, but too much guided by vain prejudices of birth and of divine right. “Farewell, monseigneur; should I not receive a reply in the space of fift...

...ermitage, June, 1919. CHARACTERS GERALD BARLOW . MR. BARLOW (his father). OLIVER TURTON. JOB ARTHUR FREER. WILLIE HOUGHTON. ALFRED BREFFITT. WILLAM (... ...it. Did you mean your own importance? (A motor car, GERALD BARLOW driving, OLIVER TURTON with him has pulled up.) JOB ARTHUR (glancing at the car). No... ...y thing the decisions all have the same foxy smell about them, Job Arthur. OLIVER TURTON (calling from the car). What was the speech about, in the fir... ...car). What was the speech about, in the first place? WILLIE. I beg pardon? OLIVER. What was the address about, to begin with? WILLIE. Oh, the same old... ... the Unco Guid, as they pass to their Sabbath banquet of self-complacency. OLIVER. What about Freedom? WILLIE. V ery much as usual, I believe. But you... ...GERALD. Is that what it is?—But one must be moral. OLIVER. Oh, yes. Oliver Cromwell wasn’t as moral as Anabel is—nor such an iconoclast. GERALD. Poor ...

................................... ......... 379 CHAPTER XXXIV ENGLAND UNDER OLIVER CROMWELL......................................... 386 A Child’s Hist... ............................ ......... 379 CHAPTER XXXIV ENGLAND UNDER OLIVER CROMWELL......................................... 386 A Child’s History of ... ...ew. In this state of mind he still evaded and did noth ing. Then, Thomas Cromwell , who had been one of Wolsey’s faithful attendants, and had remain... ...and abbeys. This destruction was begun by a body of commissioners, of whom Cromwell (whom the King had taken into great Charles Dickens 293 favour) w... ...wo heads; but, that only owning one, she must beg to keep it safe. At last Cromwell represented that there was a Protestant Princess in Germany—those ... ...achusetts Bay in America. It is said that Hampden himself and his relation Oliver Cromwell were going with a company of such voyag ers, and were act... ... taste and in his own colours, and commanded it. Foremost among them all, Oliver Cromwell raised a troop of horse—thoroughly in earnest and thor Ch... ... the Parliamentary side were Hampden, Sir Thomas Fairfax, and, above all, Oliver Cromwell, and his son in law Ireton. During the whole of this war, ... ...o their hands, they became very anxious to get rid of their army, in which Oliver Cromwell had begun to acquire great power; not only because of his c...

...hungry prey. ALENCON: Froissart, a countryman of ours, records, England all Olivers and Rowlands bred, During the time Edward the Third did reign. Mo... ...odrig and Urchinfield, Lord Strange of Blackmere, Lord Verdun of Alton, Lord Cromwell of Wingfield, Lord Furnival of Sheffield, The thrice victorious ...

... of Salem. Mr. Peters afterwards went back to England, and was chaplain to Oliver Cromwell; but Grand father did not tell the children what became of... ...em. Mr. Peters afterwards went back to England, and was chaplain to Oliver Cromwell; but Grand father did not tell the children what became of this u... ...ct it, was left to take care of itself. In 1649 King Charles was beheaded. Oliver Cromwell then became Protector of England; and as he was a Puritan h... ...was left to take care of itself. In 1649 King Charles was beheaded. Oliver Cromwell then became Protector of England; and as he was a Puritan himself,... ...les II. on his restoration to his father’s throne. When death had stricken Oliver Cromwell, that mighty protector had no sincerer mourners than in New... ... on his restoration to his father’s throne. When death had stricken Oliver Cromwell, that mighty protector had no sincerer mourners than in New Englan... ...ised the king to tax America. The other was meant for the effigy of Andrew Oliver, a gentleman belonging to one of the most respectable families in Ma... ...appointed him to be distributor of the stamps,” answered Grandfather. “Mr. Oliver would have made a great deal of money by this business. But the peop...

... that would not disgrace us: I should not be afraid to trust either of the Olivers or Charles Maddox. Tom Oliver is a very clever fellow, and Charles ... ...eyond what she had ever met with. The King, the Queen, Buckingham, Wolsey, Cromwell, all were given in turn; for with the hap- piest knack, the happie...

...e one is as good as the other: pass for pass, tit for tat, a Roland for an Oliver. “Opinion in good men,” says Milton, “is but knowledge in the making... ... and Habakkuk may do pretty well, but they must not think to cope with the Cromwells and Isaiahs. And you 83 Virginibus Puerisque & Other Papers coul...

... the wrong I have done thee?” “I am called Edwards,” returned the hunter; “Oliver Edwards, I am easily to be seen, sir, for I live nigh by , and am no... ...I dodged the trees in the bargain; but this is a very different thing, Mr. Oliver.” “This,” cried the young man, with an accent that sounded as if he ... ...y rifle, and get a shot at the big turkey they’ve put up at the stump. Mr. Oliver is over-anx- ious for the creatur’, and I’m sure to do nothing when ... ...here, all are equal who know how to conduct themselves with propriety; and Oliver Edwards comes into my family on a footing with both the high sheriff... ...sachusetts, to make a trial of fortune in the woods. During all this time, Oliver Edwards, whose sudden eleva- tion excited no surprise in that change... ...thed sword, that he was fond of saying his ancestors had carried in one of Cromwell’ s victories, and crying, in an authoritative tone, to “clear the ...

... every thing, which ever happened, or may happen to kings as being his work. OLIVER CROMWELL thanks you. CHARLES, then, died not by the hands of man; ... ...thing, which ever happened, or may happen to kings as being his work. OLIVER CROMWELL thanks you. CHARLES, then, died not by the hands of man; and sho...

...by taking things from the begin- ning I shall have a better chance of touching the heart of your majesty.” “Speak on, my brother — speak on.” “Y ou kn... ...rother — speak on.” “Y ou know, sire, that being called in 1650 to Edinburgh, during Cromwell’s expedition into Ireland, I was crowned at Scone. A yea... ... everywhere, I could not leave one city, or go into another, without passing under some fragments of a body which had acted, fought, and breathed for ... ...eing so roughly received in England, you can still hope for any- 67 Dumas thing from that unhappy country and that rebellious people?” “Oh, sire! sin... ... yours. He died on the 5th of September, 1658, a fresh anniversary of the battles of Dunbar and Worcester.” “His son has succeeded him.” “But certain ... ...as never been unskillful. 80 Ten Years Later – V ol. 1 Now that which is proposed to your majesty is dishonest and unskillful at the same time.” “Dis... ...sheep have not both teeth and claws; I renounce being their shepherd. Ah, you tremble, gentlemen, do you?” “Yes, general, for you.” “Oh! pray meddle w...

...’s “Cato.” One of Pope’s most intimate friends in his early days was Henry Cromwell—a distant relative of the great Oliver—a gentleman of fortune, gal... ...iends in his early days was Henry Cromwell—a distant relative of the great Oliver—a gentleman of fortune, gallantry, and literary taste, who be- came ... ...e had kept no copies. He was induced to this by the fact, that after Henry Cromwell’s death, his mistress, Mrs Thomas, who was in indigent circumstanc... ...gins smiled at what they blush’d before. 21 In this passage he alludes to Cromwell, Charles II., and the Revolution of 1688, and to their various eff... ...ghtest, meanest of mankind: Or, ravish’d with the whistling of a name, See Cromwell, 93 damn’d to everlasting fame! If all, united, thy ambition call... ...ame! 300 What greater bliss attends their close of life? 93 ‘Cromwell:’ it is not necessary now to answer this insult to the greatest of...

...vagant purpose. He was really a scientific man, and already in the time of Cromwell (about 1656) had projected that Royal Society of London which was ... ..., and certain tribes amongst the Alps, known to Evelyn in his youth (about Cromwell’s time) by an unpleasant travelling experience. These gigantic rac... ...hood and turning out true. 10 This Dr. Wilkins was related to marriage to Cromwell, and is better known to the world, perhaps, by his Essay on the po... ...es, I mean, historically connected with the great events of Elizabeth’s or Cromwell’s era—at- tending at the Phoenix Park. But the persons whom I re- ... ...ld butlers, and old customs, that seemed all alike to belong to the era of Cromwell, or even an earlier era than his; whilst the ancient names, to one... ...1798; and, in consequence of his depositions, on March 12, at the house of Oliver Bond, in Dublin, the government succeeded in arresting a large body ... ...sided over the Irish Directory, viz., Emmet, M’Niven, Arthur O’Connor, and Oliver Bond. As far as names went, their places were immediately filled up;...