. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . question has ever sincebeen the subject of an interesting controversy. The bookcontains the Kings answer to all the political accusationswhich the Parliamentary party had made against him ; and itwas written with so much piety and meekness, and his sufferingswere referred to with so much patience, that it caused a tre- Pari. Hist., vol. iii., p. 1312. * See an order signed by him as President
. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . question has ever sincebeen the subject of an interesting controversy. The bookcontains the Kings answer to all the political accusationswhich the Parliamentary party had made against him ; and itwas written with so much piety and meekness, and his sufferingswere referred to with so much patience, that it caused a tre- Pari. Hist., vol. iii., p. 1312. * See an order signed by him as President pro tern, in Carlyle, vol. ii., p. , although the Council of State resolved, by a vote of 22 against 16, that theywould have no President. Pari. History, vol. iii., p. 1290. * The evidence that it was written by Dr. Gauden, Bishop of Exeter, is strong,but not, to my mind, at all conclusive. The internal evidence that Charles wasconcerned in its authorship is irresistible. Besides, it is included in his printedworks, published by royal authority. See The Works of King Charles theMartyr, London, 1687, p. 647. Cromwells First Interview with Milton. From a painting by David Neal. Missing Page. THE COMMONWEALTH—THE RUMP—IRELAND. 327 To conquer still; peace hath her victoriesNo less renowned than war ; new foes ariseThreatning to bind our souls with secular chains ;Help us to save free conscience from the pawOf hireling wolves, whose gospel is their maw. Oliver Cromwell was very busy in these days. The marriagesettlement was still to be arranged for his son Richard, idleRichard, who had taken no part in these big wars. Oliveradvised him to learn business, to study mathematics, to readRaleighs History of the World, to do something, anything,that would make the world respect him. Richard was bythis time much in love with Mistress Dorothy, and there wasmuch correspondence between Richards father and Dorothysfather concerning her portion. Oliver was exacting, Mr. Mayorwas cau
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