 ... insecurity to the public, that flowed from such his indulgence. And then he restrained himself from pardoning either murders or highway robberies, and quickly discerned the fruits of his severity by a wonderful reformation of those enormities.  Memoirs of a Traveller, Now in Retirement - Page 118by Louis Dutens - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele - Great Britain - 1714 - 444 pages
...orHighway-Robberies; andquickly difcerned the Fruits of his Severity, by a wonderful Reformation of thofe Enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his Devotions...never known to enter upon his Recreations or Sports, tho never fo early in the Morning, before he had been at publick Prayers ; fo that on Hunting Days... | |
 | Crime - 1720 - 532 pages
...and quickly difcern'd the Fruits of his' Severity, by a wonderful Reformation of thofe Enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his Devotions...never known to enter upon his Recreations or Sports, tho' never fo early in the Morning, before he had been at pubjick Prayers ; fo that op Hunting Days... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...robberies, and qu1ckly discerned the fruits of his severity by a wonderful reformation of those enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his devotions...known to enter upon his recreations or sports, though ever so early in the morning, before he had been at public prayers ; so that on hunting days his chaplains... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1807 - 590 pages
...difcerned the fruits of his feverity by a wonderful reformation of thofe enormities. He wasHisdcvovery punctual and regular in his devotions; he was} never known to enter upon his recreations or fports, though never fo early in the morning, before he had been at public prayers ; fo that on hunting... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...been denied, a few testimonies will be sufficient to confirm it. — " He was," says lord Clarendon, " very punctual and regular in his devotions : he was...never so early in the morning, before he had been at publick prayers ; so that, on hunting-days, his chaplains were bound to a very early attendance. He... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...robberies, and quickly discerned the fruits of his severity by a wonderful reformation of those enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his devotions...chaplains were bound to a very early attendance. He was likewise very strict in observing the hours of his private cabinet devotions ; and was so severe an... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1826 - 664 pages
...devotions ; HI* dero• " i • • tion **"* he was never known to enter upon his recreations religion. or sports, though never so early in the morning, before...chaplains were bound to a very early attendance. He was likewise very strict in observing the hours of his private cabinet devotions ; and was so severe an... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1826 - 666 pages
...in his devotions ;Hi J " i . " .'^'tjo he. was never known to enter upon his recreations reiigioo. or sports, though never so early in the morning,,...on hunting days his chaplains were bound to a very eajdy, attendance. He was likewise very strict in .obserjr* ing the hours of his private cabinet devotions... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 410 pages
...robberies, and quickly discerned the fruits of his severity by a wonderful reformation of those enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his devotions...chaplains were bound to a very early attendance. He was likewise very strict in observing the hours of his private and cabinet devotions ; and was so severe... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 408 pages
...robberies, and quickly discerned the fruits of his severity by a wonderful reformation of those enormities. He was very punctual and regular in his devotions...chaplains were bound to a very early attendance. He was likewise very strict in observing the hours of his private and cabinet devotions ; and was so severe... | |
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