 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pàgines
...singular person, " (says lord Orford) whose life was one contradiction. He " wrote against popery, and embraced it : he was a zealous " opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it : was con" scientiously converted, in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pàgines
...in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously a prose" cutor of lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always " hurt...always an unsuccessful commander. He spoke " for the test-act though a Roman-catholic ; and addicted " himself to astrology on the birth-day of true philosophy."... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pàgines
...singular person," says lord Orford, " whose life was one contradiction. He " wrote against popery, and embraced it : he was a zealous " opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it : was con" scientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 pàgines
...DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL, A SINGULAK person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Popery, and embraced it; he was a zealous opposer of the court,...romantic bravery, he was always an unsuccessful commander 3 . He spoke for the • [He was secretary of state and privy-counsellor to Charles the second, but... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 468 pàgines
...wrote against Popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it2; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his...always an unsuccessful commander.* He spoke for the test-act, though a Roman 1 [He was secretary of state and privy-counsellor to Charles the second, but... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 pàgines
...DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL, A SINGULAR person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Popery, and embraced it; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it1; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of lord Straftbrd, and was most... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 pàgines
...Life, p. 208.) Lord Orford says of him, that " his life was one contradiction. He wrote against popery, and embraced it; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice to it; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 610 pàgines
...as'Mr Wolpoic observe!, " a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. Be wrote against Popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the...sacrifice for it : was conscientiously converted in the midit of his prosecution of Lord Straffbrd, and teas most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 614 pàgines
...observes, " a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Papery, and t»braced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the Court, and a sacrifice for it : teal conscientiously eo»•oerled in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Straffbrd, and was most... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 474 pàgines
...the midst of his prosecution of " lord Strafl'unl, and was most unconscientiously a prose* " cutor of lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always " hurt...friends ; with romantic bravery, " he was always an unsucceseful commander. He spoke " for the test-act though a Roman-catholic; and addicted " himself... | |
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A singular person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it ; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most... 
