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...deluge, as if from Lethe, which has swept away so entirely the traditional me- morials of one so illustrious? Such is the fatality of error which over... ...ude unpolished style, and his antiquated phrase and wit.” What if he does? Let the whole truth be told, and then we shall see how much stress is to be... ...rviceable no less when offered hypocritically than in full sincerity. Next let us consider, at the very moment of Shakspeare’s death, who were the lea... ...akspeare were preferred to the authentic dramas. As to the first argument, let it be remembered, that if the saints of the chapel are always in the sa... ...e local genius, and to the very reasons for having a the- atre at all. Men go thither for amusement. This is the para- mount purpose, and even acknowl... ...h to rouse a re- action of bitterness in the mind of Lord Clarendon, would go far to account for the wreck of many memorials relating to Shakspeare, a... ...njust amongst debtors. It was the wise and beautiful prayer of Agar, “Give me neither poverty nor riches;” and, doubtless, for quiet, for peace, and t... ...rtitude, it might be a more salutary prayer, 26 Biographical Essays “Give me riches and poverty, and afterwards neither.” For the transitional state ... ...eal type of the pastoral style, the quotation from Gay, beginning, “Rager, go vetch tha kee, or else tha zun Will quite bego before ch’ ‘avs half a do...

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... towards the Emperor as France towards the Swedes. — The Weimerian Cavalry go over to the Swedes. — Conquest of New Prague by Koenigsmark, and Termina... ...sregarded his orders. Persuaded that the Emperor’s object was to annul the Let- ter of Majesty, the Protectors of Liberty armed the whole of Protestan... ...ias, and had barely preserved his Bohemian throne by the concession of the Let- ter of Majesty, and finally, when through the succession of Juliers he... ...tthias willingly availed him- self of the offer made by Moravia, to act as me- diator between him and the Estates of Austria. Representatives of both ... ...oreign force has been invited into the coun- try to oppress the Bohemians. Let them be sought out, and the enemies of liberty pursued to the ends of t... ... provisions, and the inclement weather, finally compelled the Bohemians to go into quarters, a defeat in Hun- gary recalled Bethlen Gabor, and thus on... ...en imposed upon. “A wicked Capu- chin,” he was heard to say, “has disarmed me with his rosary, and thrust nothing less than six electoral crowns into ... ...dictates to him. I grieve that, with so much weak- ness, he has sacrificed me, but I will obey.” He dismissed the emissaries with princely pre- sents;... ...he can defend himself. If General Tilly wants money or provisions, let him go to Munich, where there is plenty of both.” The ir- ruption of two bodies...