Blundell's Worthies
Blundell's Worthies
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< Not gentler virtues glowed in Cambray's breast. Not more his young Telemachus was blest ; Till envy, faction, and ambitious rage, Drore from a guilty court the pious sage. Back to his flock with transport he withdrew, And but one sigh, an honest one, he knew ! O ! guard my royal pupil, heav'n ! he said : Let not his youth be, like my age, betray'd ! I would hare form'd his footsteps in thy way-— But vice prevails, and impious men bear sway ! ' And, indeed, it is an interesting thought, and stands within 72 THOMAS HAYTER the prospect of belief, that had Hay ter * formed his footsteps ' and gained a firm influence over George in. when a boy, the whole course of history might have been altered. A man of great tact and strong personality might have moulded that stubborn will into a more sympathetic attitude towards the progressive ideas of the day. It is even possible that the American colonies might have been saved to England had not the high-flying Tory theories which were instilled into the young Prince's mind, his mother's unwise advice, * George, be King,' and the influence of Bolingbroke's Patriot Kingy all combined to stiflTen his mind against Whig or Liberal theories of government.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
< Not gentler virtues glowed in Cambray's breast. Not more his young Telemachus was blest ; Till envy, faction, and ambitious rage, Drore from a guilty court the pious sage. Back to his flock with transport he withdrew, And but one sigh, an honest one, he knew ! O ! guard my royal pupil, heav'n ! he said : Let not his youth be, like my age, betray'd ! I would hare form'd his footsteps in thy way-— But vice prevails, and impious men bear sway ! ' And, indeed, it is an interesting thought, and stands within 72 THOMAS HAYTER the prospect of belief, that had Hay ter * formed his footsteps ' and gained a firm influence over George in. when a boy, the whole course of history might have been altered. A man of great tact and strong personality might have moulded that stubborn will into a more sympathetic attitude towards the progressive ideas of the day. It is even possible that the American colonies might have been saved to England had not the high-flying Tory theories which were instilled into the young Prince's mind, his mother's unwise advice, * George, be King,' and the influence of Bolingbroke's Patriot Kingy all combined to stiflTen his mind against Whig or Liberal theories of government.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Morris Lawden Banks to read online
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