History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ... 7
History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ... 7
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"* Swift's description of the "Morning," written in 1709, has the fol- lowing lines : — " The turnkey now his flock returning sees , "Duly let out a nights to steal for fees." Works, vol. xiv. p. 94. ed. 1814.
t See vol. ii. p. 227. sec. ed.
23* 856 HISTORY OF ENGLAND. CHAP. UCX* ambitions of fame or seemed les s likely to attain it. Be sides some slight contributions to the Royal Society on the science of meteorology, and unwearied contributions of another kind to the neighbouring poor, he liv...ed in close retirement. He read his Bible and he noted his thermometer, and he desired only to pursue the even tenor of his way.
But, as it chanced, he was named, in 1773, High Sheriff of his county. As such he was determined to fulfil his ap- pointed duties. As such he listened attentively to the trials of the prisoners in court; and inspected with the utmost care every part of the county gaol. Its walls were already dignified by the long captivity of Bunyan. And thus from that obscure and petty prison of Bedford — as one of the biographers of Howard has well observed — proceeded two of the noblest and most precious works of man — Banyan's u Pilgrim's Progress" and Howard's labour of charity and love.* The circumstance that first gave rise to Howard's zeal on behalf of prisoners, was his seeing many who being declared Not Guilty after months perhaps of confinement were dragged back to prison, and locked up again until they should pay their appointed fees to the gaoler.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"* Swift's description of the "Morning," written in 1709, has the fol- lowing lines : — " The turnkey now his flock returning sees , "Duly let out a nights to steal for fees." Works, vol. xiv. p. 94. ed. 1814.
t See vol. ii. p. 227. sec. ed.
23* 856 HISTORY OF ENGLAND. CHAP. UCX* ambitions of fame or seemed les s likely to attain it. Be sides some slight contributions to the Royal Society on the science of meteorology, and unwearied contributions of another kind to the neighbouring poor, he liv...ed in close retirement. He read his Bible and he noted his thermometer, and he desired only to pursue the even tenor of his way.
But, as it chanced, he was named, in 1773, High Sheriff of his county. As such he was determined to fulfil his ap- pointed duties. As such he listened attentively to the trials of the prisoners in court; and inspected with the utmost care every part of the county gaol. Its walls were already dignified by the long captivity of Bunyan. And thus from that obscure and petty prison of Bedford — as one of the biographers of Howard has well observed — proceeded two of the noblest and most precious works of man — Banyan's u Pilgrim's Progress" and Howard's labour of charity and love.* The circumstance that first gave rise to Howard's zeal on behalf of prisoners, was his seeing many who being declared Not Guilty after months perhaps of confinement were dragged back to prison, and locked up again until they should pay their appointed fees to the gaoler.
What to read after History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ... 7?
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