. London . urs, of sad doingsat Court: sober and grim citizens, still touched with thePuritan spirit, speak of these rumours with sorrow and disap-pointment ; they had hoped better things after the ten yearsexile, yet they knew so little and were always ready to believeso well of the king—and his Majesty was always so friendlyto the City—that the reports remained mere reports. It isreally no use to keep a king unless you are able to persuadeyourself that he is wiser, nobler, more virtuous, braver and CHARLES THE SECOND 291 greater than ordinary mortals. Indeed, as the head andleader of the nat
. London . urs, of sad doingsat Court: sober and grim citizens, still touched with thePuritan spirit, speak of these rumours with sorrow and disap-pointment ; they had hoped better things after the ten yearsexile, yet they knew so little and were always ready to believeso well of the king—and his Majesty was always so friendlyto the City—that the reports remained mere reports. It isreally no use to keep a king unless you are able to persuadeyourself that he is wiser, nobler, more virtuous, braver and CHARLES THE SECOND 291 greater than ordinary mortals. Indeed, as the head andleader of the nation, he is officially the wisest, noblest, bravest,best, and greatest among us, and is so recognised in thePr^-er Book. Even those who are about the Court andtherefore are so unhappy as to be convinced of the exactcontrary, do their best to keep up the illusion. The greatmass of mankind still continue to believe that moral andintellectual superiority goes with the Crown and belongs to , % A SfeS^SijEL V. (i
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