Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers : And Other Poems
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It was not without reason that Charles contrasted the state of the nation then, with its position when under the rule of the legitimate family ; and had there not been a strong, I think, unreasonable suspicion in the minds of many, that his success would be the prelude to a vigorous attack upon the established religions of the country, and that he would be inclined to follow out in this respect the fatal policy of his grandfather, Charles would in all probability have received a more active and... general support than was accorded to him. But the zeal with which the Episcopalian party in Scotland I20 LA YS OF THE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS.
espoused his cause, naturally gave rise to the idea that the attempt of the Prince was of evil omen to Presbytery ; and the settlement of the Church upon its present footing was yet so recent, that the sores of the old feud were still festering and green. The Established clergy, therefore, were, nearly to a man, opposed to his pretensions; and one minister of Edinburgh, at the time when the Highland host was in possession of the city, had the courage to conclude his prayer nearly in the following terms — " Bless the king ; Thou knows what king- 1 mean — may his crown long sit easy on his head.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was not without reason that Charles contrasted the state of the nation then, with its position when under the rule of the legitimate family ; and had there not been a strong, I think, unreasonable suspicion in the minds of many, that his success would be the prelude to a vigorous attack upon the established religions of the country, and that he would be inclined to follow out in this respect the fatal policy of his grandfather, Charles would in all probability have received a more active and... general support than was accorded to him. But the zeal with which the Episcopalian party in Scotland I20 LA YS OF THE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS.
espoused his cause, naturally gave rise to the idea that the attempt of the Prince was of evil omen to Presbytery ; and the settlement of the Church upon its present footing was yet so recent, that the sores of the old feud were still festering and green. The Established clergy, therefore, were, nearly to a man, opposed to his pretensions; and one minister of Edinburgh, at the time when the Highland host was in possession of the city, had the courage to conclude his prayer nearly in the following terms — " Bless the king ; Thou knows what king- 1 mean — may his crown long sit easy on his head.
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