| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...to lay any thing to heart. He pursued all his diversions, and irregular pleasures, in a free career; and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown,...willingly hearken to any of those projects, with which, he complained often, his chancellor persecuted • Cromwell died more than five millions in debt ; though... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 500 pages
...to lay any thing to heart. He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career ; and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown,...most concerned was, to find money for supporting his expense. And it was often said, that, if Cromwell would have compounded the matter, and have given... | |
| Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...to lay any thing to heart. He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career, and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown...of those projects, with which he often complained his chancellor persecuted him. That in which he seemed most concerned was, to find money for supporting... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...lay any thing to heart. He pursued all his diversions, and irregular pleasures, in a free career ; and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown,...willingly hearken to any of those projects, with which, he complained often, his chancellor persecuted him. That in which he seemed most concerned was, to find... | |
| 1831 - 228 pages
...had had no loss, and had been in no danger at all. He never seemed to lay any thing at heart, and was as serene under the loss of a crown as the greatest philosopher could have been. Mrs. Austin. At what period had he been so much at Bristol ? Mr. Austin. He commanded in the west during... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 504 pages
...to lay any thing to heart. He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career; and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown, as the greatest philosopher could * This might admit a more great perfections and good quafavourable turn. S. Where lities, is as true.... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...seemed to lay anything to heart. He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career, and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown...with which he often complained that his chancellor presented him. That in which he seemed most concerned was, to find money for supporting his expense.... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1850 - 996 pages
...Cleveland, who, the queen used to say, was a cruel woman. — E. of Dartmouth. Oifonl edition of this work. the loss of a crown, as the greatest philosopher could...complained that his chancellor persecuted him. That in winch he seemed most concerned was, to find money for supporting his expense. And it was often said,... | |
| Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...forgot them all alike. * * He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career, and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown as the greatest philosopher could have been. That in which he seemed most concerned was, to find money for supporting his expense. He delivered... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1853 - 770 pages
...wemed to lay anything to heart. He pursued all his diversions and irregular pleasures in a free career, and seemed to be as serene under the loss of a crown...with which he often complained that his chancellor presented him. That in which he seemed most concerned was to find money for supporting his expense.... | |
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