. A short history of England and the British Empire. 72-681; Tout, 498-502. CHAPTER XIX THE LONG DUEL WITH FRANCE 389. William William III was the last great king ofEngland. Since his day England has had rulers of moderatePersonality of ability only; in one or two instances the royalWilliam in. capacity for government has been of a very limitednature. William of Orange was a dark, sad-faced man with striking though nothandsome features: hiseyes are fire; his noseaquiline, his cheeks hol-low, the mouth largewith irregular and ex-traordinarily long teethand a pointed chin . .the length of
. A short history of England and the British Empire. 72-681; Tout, 498-502. CHAPTER XIX THE LONG DUEL WITH FRANCE 389. William William III was the last great king ofEngland. Since his day England has had rulers of moderatePersonality of ability only; in one or two instances the royalWilliam in. capacity for government has been of a very limitednature. William of Orange was a dark, sad-faced man with striking though nothandsome features: hiseyes are fire; his noseaquiline, his cheeks hol-low, the mouth largewith irregular and ex-traordinarily long teethand a pointed chin . .the length of the faceis out of proportionwith his stature. Hispersonality suggestedthe eagle and there wasmuch of the eaglesnature in his he was weak— he was almost an in-valid ; but he possesseda powerful intellect anda strong, stern, and pa-tient will. He was a fair general and a remarkable diplomat:all the forces that were opposed to the ambitions of Francelooked to William III as their leader. » Tuell and Hatch, No. 58 (Macaulay).416. William III THE JACOBITES 417 390. The Jacobites. A ruler of such a type could not bepopular with Englishmen. That he was lacking in flesh andblood was bad enough ; what was worse, he was a Un ularitforeigner who looked at the world from the Dutch of the newpoint of view; he brought Dutchmen to England regime-and placed them in desirable offices; and his policy of foreignwarfare was very expensive. Very soon a party grew up that
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