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. 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 . clapped on his hat and interrupted him with, Come,come, we have had enough of this ! He walked furiously upand down the floor. I will put an end to your prating, hecried, in a high voice. He stamped his feet upon the floor,—no man had ever seen the like of such rage in a Parliamentbefore. It is not fit that you should sit here any are no Parliament! Oh, the scorn of his tone ! I sa
. 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 . clapped on his hat and interrupted him with, Come,come, we have had enough of this ! He walked furiously upand down the floor. I will put an end to your prating, hecried, in a high voice. He stamped his feet upon the floor,—no man had ever seen the like of such rage in a Parliamentbefore. It is not fit that you should sit here any are no Parliament! Oh, the scorn of his tone ! I sayyou are no Parliament! To an officer he cried, Call themin; call them in ; and the grim companions of his battlesentered, with eyes alert and guns ready, and waited his furtherorders. I say you are no Parliament. They are on their feetnow, their faces blazing with amazement. Sir Harry Vanegravely speaks : This is not honest; yea, it is against moral-ity and common honesty. Cromwell is all passion. SirHarry Vane, Sir Harry Vane! The Lord deliver me from SirHarry Vane! He glares on Tom Challoner, and says: Some of you are drunkards! His eye lights on Harry Cromwell Dissolving the Long THE RUMP EXPELLED—THE LORD PROTECTOR. 387 Marten, and he cries: Some of you are lewd-livers, living inopen contempt of Gods commandments! His flashing eyespass from face to face and he says: Some of you are corrupt,unjust persons; scandalous to the profession of the the once great Parliament stands cowering before him, hethunders out their final doom. Depart, I say ! They beganto go out. There was no gainsaying this man. They under-stood then, perhaps, why he had never been defeated in hisbattles. His eye fell upon the Mace, the emblem of authority,but it aroused no respect in his mind. Take away thatbauble, he said to one of his soldiers. Lenthall still sat in theSpeakers chair. His dignity was imperturbable; and whenCromwell ordered him to come down he tarried. Harrison
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