PROSE WORKS OF MILTON. EIKONOKLASTES. DELINEATION OF A COMMONWEALTH. MODE OF ESTABLISHING A COMMONWEALTH. FAMILIAR LETTERS. VOL. II. ✓ WITH Entroductory Kemarks and Notes, BY J. A. ST. JOHN. LONDON: PRINTED BY THE PROPRIETOR; AND PUBLISHED BY J. HATCHARD AND SON, PICCADILLY; OLIVER AND BOYD, EDINBURGH; AND CUMMING, DUBLIN 1836. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... D’Israeli, Luther, and Henry VIII. Anecdote of the Emperor Adrian Conduct of Charles I. on his trial Charles I.'s hatred of parliaments Slavishness of the populace, described by Shakspeare Twelfth-night entertainments at Whitehall Evils of a House of Lords Followers of truth always called Sectarians CHAP. I.-Upon the Calling of the Parliament ... Impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham War against Scotland disliked in England Grounds of Charles I.'s dislike of parliaments Feigned respect for conscience Despotic and vindictive character of Charles I. Tyrannical imitator of St. Paul Milton's pretended attack on Shakspeare ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... PAGE Chap. II.- Execution of Strafford Clarendon's character of Strafford Charles I.'s scruples to sign the death-warrant 53 CHAP. III.-Upon the King's going to the House of Commons Charles I.'s visit to the city CHAP. IV.-Upon the Tumults, &c. Ludicrous description of the riots Socrates' opinion of seditions and their authors Distinction between monarchy and tyranny Twelve bishops sent to the Tower CHAP. V.--The Bill for Triennial Parliaments Sadleir's “ Rights of the Kingdom” Coronation oath-“Modi of Parliament" CHAP. VI.--King's Retirement from Westminster Deposition of Richard II. menaced for non-compliance with par- Charles I. sets up his own judgment against that of the parliament 95 Pretends to decide respecting the will of God Clarendon, and the courtiers of Charles II. When kings become reconciled to philosophy Perjury reduced to an art among despots CHAP. VII.-On the Queen's Departure Lamentable mistake of the queen's character Her hypocrisy and wickedness--anecdotes CHAP. VIII.-Fate of the Hothams Clarendon's history of the king's repulse Cant and hypocrisy of the Eikon Basilike Charles's affectation of sorrow for the Hothams Cause of the Hothams' deserting the parliament Indecent exultation of the Eikon Basilike Charles I. impiously called the Father of his Country Warburton's opinion of Charles I.'s character Blasphemy of the Eikon Basilikè .. ... ... ... ... *** ... . ... PAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Stratford compared to Catiline Causes of the civil war Liberation of Greece-Passive obedience Power of the militia Revenues of England Pharisaical hypocrisy Leaning of Charles I. towards the papists Gibbon's opinion of royalty Breed of kings and Tutbury horses Christian liberty Every man his own pope CHAP. XV.--Jealousies and Scandals Listening to evil counsellors Superstition of the remora The servile yoke of liturgy Arian and Pelagian heresies ... ... ... ... |