The first two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution, 1603-1660 . hm,r\ a ~3. 1642. The Beginning of the Civil War. 129 be desirable in some other century or in some other landthan that in which his lot was cast. All the iron force ofhis will was directed to the attainment of the one thingimmediately needed, and he knew, what Falkland didnot know, that that one thing was to deliver Englandfrom the king and such bishops as Charles had ap-pointed formerly, and was likely, if he regained power,to appoint again. If Cromwells aims were all withincompass, no man had a clearer insight into the condi-tion
The first two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution, 1603-1660 . hm,r\ a ~3. 1642. The Beginning of the Civil War. 129 be desirable in some other century or in some other landthan that in which his lot was cast. All the iron force ofhis will was directed to the attainment of the one thingimmediately needed, and he knew, what Falkland didnot know, that that one thing was to deliver Englandfrom the king and such bishops as Charles had ap-pointed formerly, and was likely, if he regained power,to appoint again. If Cromwells aims were all withincompass, no man had a clearer insight into the condi-tions under which those aims were to be attained; noman a more practical mind in the avoidance of routineand the choice of fit instruments for his work. Cromwell at once detected the weak point in theparliamentary army. Your troops/ he said to Hampden,(are most of them old decayed serving men,and tapsters, and such kind of fellows, and vice totheir troops are gentlemens sons, younger H511^11-sons, and persons of quality : do you think that thespirits of such base and mean
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