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On Moderation.
.-umseii in haste to go to battle , told two of his servants , who were dressing mm for the occasion , To fix his burganet * in a better manner , for tha ; it greatly pained his ear ; they answered him , They could not fix it better t and as he was in a hurry to depart , in order to share the glory of the combat , which was bloody , he set off without farther altercation : on his return , ne too ; c off the burgrwet , and shewed his ear hanging by a strine , v / mch ^ he helmet had cut , and spoke to them in the following mild manlier : Did I not tell you that you had not fixed it right ?
Private Anecdotes.
PRIVATE ANECDOTES .
[ FROM MANUSCRIPTS . } OF SORTES VIRGILIAN / E ; TN the time of the late Civil WarKing Charles the First
, was souse-A times at leisure for a little diversion a motion was made to consult the lories Virgilians ; that is , to take a Virgil , and either with the finger , or sticking a pin through the leaves , to hit uuon certain verses , and the verses touched upon were to explain his destiny ; a kind of divination , which sometimes makes sport , and is insignificant , or not significantas the spectators lease to litThe king marked the lace to
, p appy . p - wards the Litter end of the th / Eneid , which contains Dido ' s Curse to ^ neas . This made the sport end in vexation , as much as it began in merriment . The king read his fate , which followed him in too many particulars , and which aftertimes discovered . He was then , and after- ' wards , afflicted with the conquering arms of his subjects he was divided from his children ; he was witness to the deaths of many of his friends •' when he would have made at the Isle of Wi
peace ght on hard terms he was refused , and did not long enjoy his crown nor life ; but beheaded on a scaffold before his own door ; and buried , God knows where . Mr . Cowley rendered the verses into English on request , not knowin * that it was the king who had drawn his lot upon them ; they ate as follow : — By a bold people ' s stubborn arms oppress'd , Forcd to forsakthe land which he
' e posses'd ; Torn from his dearest son , and left in vain To beg help , and see his friends ' cruelly slain , '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Moderation.
.-umseii in haste to go to battle , told two of his servants , who were dressing mm for the occasion , To fix his burganet * in a better manner , for tha ; it greatly pained his ear ; they answered him , They could not fix it better t and as he was in a hurry to depart , in order to share the glory of the combat , which was bloody , he set off without farther altercation : on his return , ne too ; c off the burgrwet , and shewed his ear hanging by a strine , v / mch ^ he helmet had cut , and spoke to them in the following mild manlier : Did I not tell you that you had not fixed it right ?
Private Anecdotes.
PRIVATE ANECDOTES .
[ FROM MANUSCRIPTS . } OF SORTES VIRGILIAN / E ; TN the time of the late Civil WarKing Charles the First
, was souse-A times at leisure for a little diversion a motion was made to consult the lories Virgilians ; that is , to take a Virgil , and either with the finger , or sticking a pin through the leaves , to hit uuon certain verses , and the verses touched upon were to explain his destiny ; a kind of divination , which sometimes makes sport , and is insignificant , or not significantas the spectators lease to litThe king marked the lace to
, p appy . p - wards the Litter end of the th / Eneid , which contains Dido ' s Curse to ^ neas . This made the sport end in vexation , as much as it began in merriment . The king read his fate , which followed him in too many particulars , and which aftertimes discovered . He was then , and after- ' wards , afflicted with the conquering arms of his subjects he was divided from his children ; he was witness to the deaths of many of his friends •' when he would have made at the Isle of Wi
peace ght on hard terms he was refused , and did not long enjoy his crown nor life ; but beheaded on a scaffold before his own door ; and buried , God knows where . Mr . Cowley rendered the verses into English on request , not knowin * that it was the king who had drawn his lot upon them ; they ate as follow : — By a bold people ' s stubborn arms oppress'd , Forcd to forsakthe land which he
' e posses'd ; Torn from his dearest son , and left in vain To beg help , and see his friends ' cruelly slain , '