Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, founded on authentic and original documents, some of them never before publishedIncluding a view of the most important transactions in the reigns of Elizabeth and James ISketches of Burleigh, Essex, secretary Cecil, Sidney, Spenser, and other eminent contemporariesWith a vindication of his character from the attacks of Hume and other writers . ews, which camesuddenly upon him, had the effect anticipated. Forget-ting her reproaches, and actuated only by his attachment,the earl committed his government to Sir George Carey,and sailing straight for England, arrived at t
Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, founded on authentic and original documents, some of them never before publishedIncluding a view of the most important transactions in the reigns of Elizabeth and James ISketches of Burleigh, Essex, secretary Cecil, Sidney, Spenser, and other eminent contemporariesWith a vindication of his character from the attacks of Hume and other writers . ews, which camesuddenly upon him, had the effect anticipated. Forget-ting her reproaches, and actuated only by his attachment,the earl committed his government to Sir George Carey,and sailing straight for England, arrived at the court atNonsuch early in the morning, while the queen was yetin her bedchamber. Although in his riding-dress, andcovered with mud, he made haste up stairs, and boldlyentered the bedroom, where he found her majesty, whohad just risen, sitting in a loose wrapper, with her hairabout her face. She screamed at the suddenness of theapparition, and the maids of honour ran about in confu-sion ; but Essex knelt. The sight of a lover at her feetbrought back all Elizabeths tenderness; she stretchedout her hand, which he passionately kissed; and aftersome private talk with her, coming from the chamber toretire and change his dress, he showed great contentment,thanking God that, although he had suffered much * Birchs Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, vol. TO THE FALL OF ESSEX. 189 trouble and storms abroad, he had found a sweet calmat home. Yet these happy expectations were blasted in a fewhoui*s. When he went up again after dinner to see thequeen, her manner was entirely changed. Indeed, fromthe moment of his arrival, the secretary and his party,one of the chief of whom was Raleigh, looked coldly onhim ; and it may be suspected Cecil and Sir Walter hadin the interval inflamed her mind against him. Raleigh,indeed, who avowed himself his enemy, on finding thatElizabeth showed some disposition to relent, either feltor affected so much chagrin that he took to his bed,whic
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