HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585 by Motley[#39][jm39v10.txt]4839
College of "peace-makers," who wrangled more than allMilitary virtue in the support of an infamous causeNot distinguished for their docilityRepentance, as usual, had come many hours too late
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585 by Motley[#40][jm40v10.txt]4840
Courage and semblance of cheerfulness, with despair in his heartDemanding peace and bread at any priceNot a friend of giving details larger than my ascertained facts
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585 by Motley[#41][jm41v10.txt]4841
Honor good patriots, and to support them in venial errorsPossible to do, only because we see that it has been doneRepose in the other world, "Repos ailleurs"Soldiers enough to animate the good and terrify the badTo work, ever to work, was the primary law of his natureWhen persons of merit suffer without cause
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585 by Motley[#42][jm42v10.txt]4842
Anarchy which was deemed inseparable from a non-regal formDismay of our friends and the gratification of our enemiesHer teeth black, her bosom white and liberally exposed (Eliz.)Holland was afraid to give a part, although offering the wholeResolved thenceforth to adopt a system of ignoranceSay "'tis pity he is not an EnglishmanSeeking protection for and against the peopleThree hundred and upwards are hanged annually in LondonWe must all die onceWrath of bigots on both sides
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585 by Motley[#43][jm43v10.txt]4843
Able men should be by design and of purpose suppressedHe did his work, but he had not his rewardMatter that men may rather pray for than hope forNot of the genus Reptilia, and could neither creep nor crouchOthers that do nothing, do all, and have all the thanksPeace-at-any-price partyThe busy devil of petty economyThought that all was too little for himWeary of place without power
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1585-86 by Motley[#44][jm44v10.txt]4844
Intolerable tendency to punsNew Years Day in England, 11th January by the New StylePeace and quietness is brought into a most dangerous estate
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1586 by Motley[#45][jm45v10.txt]4845
A hard bargain when both parties are losersCondemned first and inquired upon afterDisordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but proppingUpper and lower millstones of royal wrath and loyal subserviencyUttering of my choler doth little ease my grief or help my case
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1586 by Motley[#46][jm46v10.txt]4846
Could do a little more than what was possibleElizabeth, though convicted, could always confuteHe sat a great while at a time. He had a genius for sittingMistakes might occur from occasional deviations into sincerityNine syllables that which could be more forcibly expressed in onThey were always to deceive every one, upon every occasionWe mustn't tickle ourselves to make ourselves laugh
ENTIRE 1584-86 UNITED NETHERLANDS, by Motley[#47][jm47v10.txt]4847
A hard bargain when both parties are losersAble men should be by design and of purpose suppressedAnarchy which was deemed inseparable from a non-regal formCollege of "peace-makers," who wrangled more than allCondemned first and inquired upon afterCould do a little more than what was possibleCourage and semblance of cheerfulness, with despair in his heartDemanding peace and bread at any priceDiplomatic adroitness consists mainly in the power to deceiveDismay of our friends and the gratification of our enemiesDisordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but proppingElizabeth, though convicted, could always confuteEnmity between Lutherans and CalvinistsFind our destruction in our immoderate desire for peaceGerman-Lutheran sixteenth-century idea of religious freedomHe sat a great while at a time. He had a genius for sittingHe did his work, but he had not his rewardHer teeth black, her bosom white and liberally exposed (Eliz.)Hibernian mode of expressing himselfHis inordinate arroganceHis insolence intolerableHolland was afraid to give a part, although offering the wholeHonor good patriots, and to support them in venial errorsHumility which was but the cloak to his prideIntentions of a government which did not know its own intentionsIntolerable tendency to punsLonger they delay it, the less easy will they find itLord was better pleased with adverbs than nounsMake sheep of yourselves, and the wolf will eat youMatter that men may rather pray for than hope forMilitary virtue in the support of an infamous causeMistakes might occur from occasional deviations into sincerityNecessity of kingshipNeighbour's blazing roof was likely soon to fire their ownNew Years Day in England, 11th January by the New StyleNine syllables that which could be more forcibly expressed in onNor is the spirit of the age to be pleaded in defenceNot a friend of giving details larger than my ascertained factsNot of the genus Reptilia, and could neither creep nor crouchNot distinguished for their docilityOration, fertile in rhetoric and barren in factsOthers that do nothing, do all, and have all the thanksPauper client who dreamed of justice at the hands of lawPeace and quietness is brought into a most dangerous estatePeace-at-any-price partyPossible to do, only because we see that it has been doneRepentance, as usual, had come many hours too lateRepose in the other world, "Repos ailleurs"Resolved thenceforth to adopt a system of ignoranceRound game of deception, in which nobody was deceivedSeeking protection for and against the peopleSeem as if born to make the idea of royalty ridiculousShutting the stable-door when the steed is stolenSoldiers enough to animate the good and terrify the badString of homely proverbs worthy of Sancho PanzaThe very word toleration was to sound like an insultThe busy devil of petty economyThere was apathy where there should have been enthusiasmThey were always to deceive every one, upon every occasionThought that all was too little for himThree hundred and upwards are hanged annually in LondonTis pity he is not an EnglishmanTo work, ever to work, was the primary law of his natureTranquillity rather of paralysis than of healthTwas pity, he said, that both should be hereticsUpper and lower millstones of royal wrath and loyal subserviencyUttering of my choler doth little ease my grief or help my caseWasting time fruitlessly is sharpening the knife for himselfWe must all die onceWe mustn't tickle ourselves to make ourselves laughWeary of place without powerWhen persons of merit suffer without causeWith something of feline and feminine duplicityWrath of bigots on both sidesWrite so illegibly or express himself so awkwardly
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1586 by Motley[#48][jm48v10.txt]4848
And thus this gentle and heroic spirit took its flightFive great rivers hold the Netherland territory in their coilsHigh officers were doing the work of private, soldiersI did never see any man behave himself as he didThere is no man fitter for that purpose than myself
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1586 by Motley[#49][jm49v10.txt]4849
Are wont to hang their piety on the bell-ropeArminianismAs logical as men in their cups are prone to beTolerating religious liberty had never entered his mind
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1586 by Motley[#50][jm50v10.txt]4850
Acknowledged head of the Puritan party of England (Leicester)Geneva theocracy in the place of the vanished PapacyHankering for peace, when peace had really become impossibleHating nothing so much as idlenessMirror ever held up before their eyes by the obedient ProvincesRigid and intolerant spirit of the reformed religionScorn the very word toleration as an insultThe word liberty was never musical in Tudor ears
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1587 by Motley[#51][jm51v10.txt]4851
Defect of enjoying the flattery, of his inferiors in stationThe sapling was to become the tree
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1587 by Motley[#52][jm52v10.txt]4852
All business has been transacted with open doorsBeacons in the upward path of mankindBeen already crimination and recrimination more than enoughCasting up the matter "as pinchingly as possibly might be"Disposed to throat-cutting by the ministers of the GospelDuring this, whole war, we have never seen the likeEven to grant it slowly is to deny it utterlyEvil is coming, the sooner it arrives the betterFool who useth not wit because he hath it notGuilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faithIndividuals walking in advance of their ageNever peace well made, he observed, without a mighty warRebuked him for his obedienceRespect for differences in religious opinionsSacrificed by the Queen for faithfully obeying her ordersSucceeded so well, and had been requited so illSword in hand is the best pen to write the conditions of peaceTheir existence depended on warThey chose to compel no man's conscienceTorturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and childrenUniversal suffrage was not dreamed of at that dayWaiting the pleasure of a capricious and despotic womanWho the "people" exactly were
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1587 by Motley[#53][jm53v10.txt]4853
The blaze of a hundred and fifty burning vesselsWe were sold by their negligence who are now angry with us
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1587 by Motley[#54][jm54v10.txt]4854
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1588 by Motley[#55][jm55v10.txt]4855
Bungling diplomatists and credulous dotardsFitter to obey than to commandFull of precedents and declamatory commonplacesI am a king that will be ever known not to fear any but GodInfamy of diplomacy, when diplomacy is unaccompanied by honestyMendacity may always obtain over innocence and credulityNever did statesmen know better how not to doPray here for satiety, (said Cecil) than ever think of varietySimple truth was highest skillStrength does a falsehood acquire in determined and skilful handThat crowned criminal, Philip the Second
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1588 by Motley[#56][jm56v10.txt]4856
A burnt cat fears the fireA free commonwealth—was thought an absurdityBaiting his hook a little to his appetiteCanker of a long peaceEnglishmen and Hollanders preparing to cut each other's throatsFaction has rarely worn a more mischievous aspectHard at work, pouring sand through their sievesShe relieth on a hope that will deceive herSparing and war have no affinity togetherThe worst were encouraged with their good successTrust her sword, not her enemy's word
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1588 by Motley[#57][jm57v10.txt]4857
Inquisitors enough; but there were no light vessels in The Armada
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1588 by Motley[#58][jm58v10.txt]4858
Forbidding the wearing of mourning at allHardly a distinguished family in Spain not placed in mourningInvincible Armada had not only been vanquished but annihilatedNothing could equal Alexander's fidelity, but his perfidyOne could neither cry nor laugh within the Spanish dominionsSecurity is dangerousSixteen of their best ships had been sacrificedSure bind, sure find
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1588-89 by Motley[#59][jm59v10.txt]4859
I will never live, to see the end of my povertyReligion was not to be changed like a shirtTension now gave place to exhaustion
ENTIRE 1586-89 UNITED NETHERLANDS, by Motley[#60][jm60v10.txt]4860
A burnt cat fears the fireA free commonwealth—was thought an absurdityAct of Uniformity required Papists to assistAll business has been transacted with open doorsAnd thus this gentle and heroic spirit took its flightAre wont to hang their piety on the bell-ropeArminianismAs lieve see the Spanish as the Calvinistic inquisitionAs logical as men in their cups are prone to beBaiting his hook a little to his appetiteBeacons in the upward path of mankindBeen already crimination and recrimination more than enoughBungling diplomatists and credulous dotardsCanker of a long peaceCasting up the matter "as pinchingly as possibly might be"Defect of enjoying the flattery, of his inferiors in stationDisposed to throat-cutting by the ministers of the GospelDuring this, whole war, we have never seen the likeElizabeth (had not) the faintest idea of religious freedomEnglishmen and Hollanders preparing to cut each other's throatsEven to grant it slowly is to deny it utterlyEvil is coming, the sooner it arrives the betterFaction has rarely worn a more mischievous aspectFitter to obey than to commandFive great rivers hold the Netherland territory in their coilsFool who useth not wit because he hath it notForbidding the wearing of mourning at allFull of precedents and declamatory commonplacesGod, whose cause it was, would be pleased to give good weatherGuilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faithHard at work, pouring sand through their sievesHardly a distinguished family in Spain not placed in mourningHeretics to the English Church were persecutedHigh officers were doing the work of private, soldiersI did never see any man behave himself as he didI am a king that will be ever known not to fear any but GodI will never live, to see the end of my povertyIndividuals walking in advance of their ageInfamy of diplomacy, when diplomacy is unaccompanied by honestyInquisitors enough; but there were no light vessels in The ArmadaInvincible Armada had not only been vanquished but annihilatedLook for a sharp war, or a miserable peaceLoving only the persons who flattered himMendacity may always obtain over innocence and credulityNever peace well made, he observed, without a mighty warNever did statesmen know better how not to doNot many more than two hundred Catholics were executedNothing could equal Alexander's fidelity, but his perfidyOne could neither cry nor laugh within the Spanish dominionsOnly citadel against a tyrant and a conqueror was distrustPray here for satiety, (said Cecil) than ever think of varietyRebuked him for his obedienceReligion was not to be changed like a shirtRespect for differences in religious opinionsSacrificed by the Queen for faithfully obeying her ordersSecurity is dangerousShe relieth on a hope that will deceive herSimple truth was highest skillSixteen of their best ships had been sacrificedSparing and war have no affinity togetherStake or gallows (for) heretics to transubstantiationStates were justified in their almost unlimited distrustStrength does a falsehood acquire in determined and skilful handSucceeded so well, and had been requited so illSure bind, sure findSword in hand is the best pen to write the conditions of peaceTension now gave place to exhaustionThat crowned criminal, Philip the SecondThe worst were encouraged with their good successThe blaze of a hundred and fifty burning vesselsThe sapling was to become the treeTheir existence depended on warThere is no man fitter for that purpose than myselfThey chose to compel no man's conscienceTolerating religious liberty had never entered his mindTorturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and childrenTrust her sword, not her enemy's wordUndue anxiety for impartialityUniversal suffrage was not dreamed of at that dayWaiting the pleasure of a capricious and despotic womanWe were sold by their negligence who are now angry with usWealthy Papists could obtain immunity by an enormous fineWho the "people" exactly were
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1590 by Motley[#61][jm61v10.txt]4861
A pusillanimous peace, always possible at any periodAt length the twig was becoming the treeBeing the true religion, proved by so many testimoniesCertainly it was worth an eighty years' warChief seafaring nations of the world were already protestantConceding it subsequently, after much contestationFled from the land of oppression to the land of libertyGerman Highland and the German NetherlandLittle army of Maurice was becoming the model for EuropeLuxury had blunted the fine instincts of patriotismMaritime hereticsPortion of these revenues savoured much of black-mailThe divine speciality of a few transitory mortalsThe history of the Netherlands is history of libertyThe nation which deliberately carves itself in piecesThey had come to disbelieve in the mystery of kingcraftWorn nor caused to be worn the collar of the serf
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1590 by Motley[#62][jm62v10.txt]4862
Alexander's exuberant discretionDivine right of kingsEver met disaster with so cheerful a smileFuture world as laid down by rival priesthoodsInvaluable gift which no human being can acquire, authorityKing was often to be something much less or much worseMagnificent hopefulnessMyself seeing of it methinketh that I dreamNothing cheap, said a citizen bitterly, but sermonsObscure were thought capable of dying natural deathsPhilip II. gave the world work enoughRighteous to kill their own childrenRoad to Paris lay through the gates of RomeShift the mantle of religion from one shoulder to the otherThirty-three per cent. interest was paid (per month)Under the name of religion (so many crimes)
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1590-92 by Motley[#63][jm63v10.txt]4863
Anatomical study of what has ceased to existArtilleryBomb-shells were not often used although known for a centuryCourt fatigue, to scorn pleasureFor us, looking back upon the Past, which was then the FutureHardly an inch of French soil that had not two possessorsHoly institution called the InquisitionInevitable fate of talking castles and listening ladiesLife of nations and which we call the PastOften necessary to be blind and deafPicturesqueness of crimeRoyal plans should be enforced adequately or abandoned entirelyToil and sacrifices of those who have preceded usUse of the spadeUtter disproportions between the king's means and aimsValour on the one side and discretion on the otherWalk up and down the earth and destroy his fellow-creaturesWe have the reputation of being a good housewifeWeapons
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1592 by Motley[#64][jm64v10.txt]4864
Accustomed to the faded gallantriesConformity of Governments to the principles of justiceConsiderable reason, even if there were but little justiceDisciple of Simon StevinusSelf-assertion—the healthful but not engaging attribute
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1592-94 by Motley[#65][jm65v10.txt]4865
All fellow-worms togetherContinuing to believe himself invincible and infallibleHe spent more time at table than the Bearnese in sleepHenry the Huguenot as the champion of the Council of TrentHighest were not necessarily the least slimyHis invectives were, however, much stronger than his argumentsHistory is a continuous whole of which we see only fragmentsInfinite capacity for pecuniary absorptionLeading motive with all was supposed to be religionPast was once the Present, and once the FutureSages of every generation, read the future like a printed scrollSewers which have ever run beneath decorous ChristendomWrath of that injured personage as he read such libellous truths
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1594 by Motley[#66][jm66v10.txt]4866
Beneficent and charitable purposes (War)Chronicle of events must not be anticipatedEat their own children than to forego one high massHumanizing effect of science upon the barbarism of warSlain four hundred and ten men with his own hand
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1595 by Motley[#67][jm67v10.txt]4867
Deal with his enemy as if sure to become his friendMondragon was now ninety-two years oldMore catholic than the popeOctogenarian was past work and past mischiefSacked and drowned ten infant princesStrangled his nineteen brothers on his accession
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1595-96 by Motley[#68][jm68v10.txt]4868
Allow her to seek a profit from his misfortuneBurning of Servetus at GenevaConstant vigilance is the price of libertyEvil has the advantage of rapidly assuming many shapesFrench seem madmen, and are wiseHanging of Mary Dyer at BostonImposed upon the multitudes, with whom words were thingsImpossible it was to invent terms of adulation too grossIn times of civil war, to be neutral is to be nothingMeet around a green table except as fencers in the fieldOne-third of Philip's effective navy was thus destroyedPatriotism seemed an unimaginable ideaPlacid unconsciousness on his part of defeatPlea of infallibility and of authority soon becomes ridiculousReligion was rapidly ceasing to be the line of demarcationSo often degenerated into tyranny (Calvinism)Spaniards seem wise, and are madmenThe Alcoran was less cruel than the InquisitionThere are few inventions in moralsTo attack England it was necessary to take the road of IrelandTranquil insolenceUnproductive consumption was alarmingly increasingUpon their knees, served the queen with wineWish to sell us the bear-skin before they have killed the bear
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1597-98 by Motley[#69][jm69v10.txt]4869
Auction sales of judicial ermineDecline a bribe or interfere with the private sale of placesFamous fowl in every potFellow worms had been writhing for half a century in the dustFor his humanity towards the conquered garrisons (censured)Historical scepticism may shut its eyes to evidenceImagining that they held the world's destiny in their handsKing had issued a general repudiation of his debtsLoud, nasal, dictatorial tone, not at all agreeablePeace would be destructionRepudiation of national debts was never heard of beforeSome rude lessons from that vigorous little commonwealthSuch a crime as this had never been conceived (bankruptcy)They liked not such divine right nor such gentle-mindednessWhether murders or stratagems, as if they were acts of virtue
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1598 by Motley[#70][jm70v10.txt]4870
A despot really keeps no accounts, nor need to do soAll Italy was in his handsEvery one sees what you seem, few perceive what you areGod of wrath who had decreed the extermination of all unbelieverHad industry been honoured instead of being despisedHistory is but made up of a few scattered fragmentsHugo GrotiusIdle, listless, dice-playing, begging, filching vagabondsIgnorance is the real enslaver of mankindInnocent generation, to atone for the sins of their forefathersIntelligence, science, and industry were accounted degradingLabour was esteemed dishonourableMan had no rights at all He was propertyMatters little by what name a government is calledMoral nature, undergoes less change than might be hopedNames history has often found it convenient to mark its epochsNational character, not the work of a few individualsProceeds of his permission to eat meat on FridaysRarely able to command, having never learned to obeyRich enough to be worth robbingSeems but a change of masks, of costume, of phraseologySelling the privilege of eating eggs upon fast-daysSentiment of Christian self-complacencySpain was governed by an established terrorismThat unholy trinity—Force; Dogma, and IgnoranceThe great ocean was but a Spanish lakeThe most thriving branch of national industry (Smuggler)The record of our race is essentially unwrittenThirty thousand masses should be said for his soulThose who argue against a foregone conclusionThree or four hundred petty sovereigns (of Germany)Utter want of adaptation of his means to his endsWhile one's friends urge moderationWhole revenue was pledged to pay the interest, on his debts
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1598-99 by Motley[#71][jm71v10.txt]4871
Children who had never set foot on the shoreDone nothing so long as aught remained to doFed on bear's liver, were nearly poisoned to deathInhabited by the savage tribes called Samoyedes
ENTIRE 1590-99 UNITED NETHERLANDS, by Motley[#72][jm72v10.txt]4872
A pusillanimous peace, always possible at any periodA despot really keeps no accounts, nor need to do soAccustomed to the faded gallantriesAlexander's exuberant discretionAll Italy was in his handsAll fellow-worms togetherAllow her to seek a profit from his misfortuneAnatomical study of what has ceased to existArtilleryAt length the twig was becoming the treeAuction sales of judicial ermineBeing the true religion, proved by so many testimoniesBeneficent and charitable purposes (War)Bomb-shells were not often used although known for a centuryBurning of Servetus at GenevaCertainly it was worth an eighty years' warChief seafaring nations of the world were already protestantChildren who had never set foot on the shoreChronicle of events must not be anticipatedConceding it subsequently, after much contestationConformity of Governments to the principles of justiceConsiderable reason, even if there were but little justiceConstant vigilance is the price of libertyContinuing to believe himself invincible and infallibleCourt fatigue, to scorn pleasureDeal with his enemy as if sure to become his friendDecline a bribe or interfere with the private sale of placesDisciple of Simon StevinusDivine right of kingsDone nothing so long as aught remained to doEat their own children than to forego one high massEver met disaster with so cheerful a smileEvery one sees what you seem, few perceive what you areEvil has the advantage of rapidly assuming many shapesFamous fowl in every potFed on bear's liver, were nearly poisoned to deathFellow worms had been writhing for half a century in the dustFled from the land of oppression to the land of libertyFor his humanity towards the conquered garrisons (censured)For us, looking back upon the Past, which was then the FutureFrench seem madmen, and are wiseFuture world as laid down by rival priesthoodsGerman Highland and the German NetherlandGod of wrath who had decreed the extermination of all unbelieverHad industry been honoured instead of being despisedHanging of Mary Dyer at BostonHardly an inch of French soil that had not two possessorsHe spent more time at table than the Bearnese in sleepHenry the Huguenot as the champion of the Council of TrentHighest were not necessarily the least slimyHis invectives were, however, much stronger than his argumentsHistorical scepticism may shut its eyes to evidenceHistory is but made up of a few scattered fragmentsHistory is a continuous whole of which we see only fragmentsHoly institution called the InquisitionHugo GrotiusHumanizing effect of science upon the barbarism of warIdle, listless, dice-playing, begging, filching vagabondsIgnorance is the real enslaver of mankindImagining that they held the world's destiny in their handsImposed upon the multitudes, with whom words were thingsImpossible it was to invent terms of adulation too grossIn times of civil war, to be neutral is to be nothingInevitable fate of talking castles and listening ladiesInfinite capacity for pecuniary absorptionInhabited by the savage tribes called SamoyedesInnocent generation, to atone for the sins of their forefathersIntelligence, science, and industry were accounted degradingInvaluable gift which no human being can acquire, authorityKing was often to be something much less or much worseKing had issued a general repudiation of his debtsLabour was esteemed dishonourableLeading motive with all was supposed to be religionLife of nations and which we call the PastLittle army of Maurice was becoming the model for EuropeLoud, nasal, dictatorial tone, not at all agreeableLuxury had blunted the fine instincts of patriotismMagnificent hopefulnessMan had no rights at all He was propertyMaritime hereticsMatters little by what name a government is calledMeet around a green table except as fencers in the fieldMondragon was now ninety-two years oldMoral nature, undergoes less change than might be hopedMore catholic than the popeMyself seeing of it methinketh that I dreamNames history has often found it convenient to mark its epochsNational character, not the work of a few individualsNothing cheap, said a citizen bitterly, but sermonsObscure were thought capable of dying natural deathsOctogenarian was past work and past mischiefOften necessary to be blind and deafOne-third of Philip's effective navy was thus destroyedPast was once the Present, and once the FuturePatriotism seemed an unimaginable ideaPeace would be destructionPhilip II. gave the world work enoughPicturesqueness of crimePlacid unconsciousness on his part of defeatPlea of infallibility and of authority soon becomes ridiculousPortion of these revenues savoured much of black-mailProceeds of his permission to eat meat on FridaysRarely able to command, having never learned to obeyReligion was rapidly ceasing to be the line of demarcationRepudiation of national debts was never heard of beforeRich enough to be worth robbingRighteous to kill their own childrenRoad to Paris lay through the gates of RomeRoyal plans should be enforced adequately or abandoned entirelySacked and drowned ten infant princesSages of every generation, read the future like a printed scrollSeems but a change of masks, of costume, of phraseologySelf-assertion—the healthful but not engaging attributeSelling the privilege of eating eggs upon fast-daysSentiment of Christian self-complacencySewers which have ever run beneath decorous ChristendomShift the mantle of religion from one shoulder to the otherSlain four hundred and ten men with his own handSo often degenerated into tyranny (Calvinism)Some rude lessons from that vigorous little commonwealthSpain was governed by an established terrorismSpaniards seem wise, and are madmenStrangled his nineteen brothers on his accessionSuch a crime as this had never been conceived (bankruptcy)That unholy trinity—Force; Dogma, and IgnoranceThe history of the Netherlands is history of libertyThe great ocean was but a Spanish lakeThe divine speciality of a few transitory mortalsThe Alcoran was less cruel than the InquisitionThe nation which deliberately carves itself in piecesThe most thriving branch of national industry (Smuggler)The record of our race is essentially unwrittenThere are few inventions in moralsThey liked not such divine right nor such gentle-mindednessThey had come to disbelieve in the mystery of kingcraftThirty thousand masses should be said for his soulThirty-three per cent. interest was paid (per month)Those who argue against a foregone conclusionThree or four hundred petty sovereigns (of Germany)To attack England it was necessary to take the road of IrelandToil and sacrifices of those who have preceded usTranquil insolenceUnder the name of religion (so many crimes)Unproductive consumption was alarmingly increasingUpon their knees, served the queen with wineUse of the spadeUtter want of adaptation of his means to his endsUtter disproportions between the king's means and aimsValour on the one side and discretion on the otherWalk up and down the earth and destroy his fellow-creaturesWe have the reputation of being a good housewifeWeaponsWhether murders or stratagems, as if they were acts of virtueWhile one's friends urge moderationWhole revenue was pledged to pay the interest, on his debtsWish to sell us the bear-skin before they have killed the bearWorn nor caused to be worn the collar of the serfWrath of that injured personage as he read such libellous truths
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1600 by Motley[#73][jm73v10.txt]4873
Alas! the benighted victims of superstition hugged their chainsCulpable audacity and exaggerated prudenceThe wisest statesmen are prone to blunder in affairs of war
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1600-02 by Motley[#74][jm74v10.txt]4874
Constitute themselves at once universal legateesCrimes and cruelties such as Christians only could imagineHuman fat esteemed the sovereignst remedy (for wounds)War was the normal and natural condition of mankind
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1602-03 by Motley[#75][jm75v10.txt]4875
Bestowing upon others what was not his propertyFour weeks' holiday—the first in eleven yearsIdea of freedom in commerce has dawned upon nationsImpossible it is to practise arithmetic with disturbed brainsPassion is a bad schoolmistress for the memoryPrisoners were immediately hangedUnlearned their faith in bell, book, and candleWorld has rolled on to fresher fields of carnage and ruin
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1603-04 by Motley[#76][jm76v10.txt]4876
Began to scatter golden arguments with a lavish handCertain number of powers, almost exactly equal to each otherConceit, and procrastination which marked the royal characterDo you want peace or war? I am ready for eitherEloquence of the biggest gunsEven the virtues of James were his worst enemiesGold was the only passkey to justiceIf to do be as grand as to imagine what it were good to doIt is certain that the English hate us (Sully)Logic of the largest battalionsMade peace—and had been at war ever sinceNations tied to the pinafores of children in the nurseryNatural tendency to suspicion of a timid manNot safe for politicians to call each other hard namesOne of the most contemptible and mischievous of kings (James I)Peace founded on the only secure basis, equality of strengthPeace seemed only a process for arriving at warRepose under one despot guaranteed to them by two othersRequires less mention than Philip III himselfRules adopted in regard to pretenders to crownsServed at their banquets by hosts of lackeys on their kneesTake all their imaginations and extravagances for truthsThe expenses of James's householdThe pigmy, as the late queen had been fond of nicknaming himTo negotiate with Government in England was to bribeUnproductive consumption being accounted most sagaciousWar was the normal condition of ChristiansWe have been talking a little bit of truth to each otherWhat was to be done in this world and believed as to the nextYou must show your teeth to the Spaniard
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1604-05 by Motley[#77][jm77v10.txt]4877
Abstinence from unproductive consumptionDefeated garrison ever deserved more respect from friend or foeHis own past triumphs seemed now his greatest enemiesHundred thousand men had laid down their lives by her decreeJohn Castel, who had stabbed Henry IV.Looking down upon her struggle with benevolent indifferenceNo retrenchments in his pleasures of women, dogs, and buildingsSick soldiers captured on the water should be hangedThe small children diminished rapidly in numbersWhen all was gone, they began to eat each other
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1605-07 by Motley[#78][jm78v10.txt]4878
A penal offence in the republic to talk of peace or of truceAccepting a new tyrant in place of the one so long ago deposedAs if they were free will not make them freeAs neat a deception by telling the truthCargo of imaginary gold dust was exported from the James RiverDelay often fights better than an army against a foreign invaderDiplomacy of Spain and Rome—meant simply dissimulationDraw a profit out of the necessities of this stateEngland hated the NetherlandsFriendly advice still more intolerableHaereticis non servanda fidesHe who confessed well was absolved wellInsensible to contumely, and incapable of accepting a rebuffLanguor of fatigue, rather than any sincere desire for peaceMuch as the blind or the deaf towards colour or musicSubtle and dangerous enemy who wore the mask of a friendWord peace in Spanish mouths simply meant the Holy Inquisition
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1607 by Motley[#79][jm79v10.txt]4879
A man incapable of fatigue, of perplexity, or of fearConverting beneficent commerce into baleful gamblingGigantic vices are proudly pointed to as the noblestNo generation is long-lived enough to reap the harvestProclaiming the virginity of the Virgin's motherSteeped to the lips in sloth which imagined itself to be prideTo shirk labour, infinite numbers become priests and friars
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1607 by Motley[#80][jm80v10.txt]4880
A sovereign remedy for the disease of libertyAll the ministers and great functionaries received presentsBecause he had been successful (hated)But the habit of dissimulation was inveterateBy turns, we all govern and are governedContempt for treaties however solemnly ratifiedDespised those who were gratefulIdiotic principle of sumptuary legislationIndulging them frequently with oracular adviceJustified themselves in a solemn consumption of timeMan who cannot dissemble is unfit to reignMen fought as if war was the normal condition of humanityMen who meant what they said and said what they meantNegotiated as if they were all immortalPhilip of Macedon, who considered no city impregnableTo negotiate was to bribe right and left, and at every stepUnwise impatience for peace
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1608 by Motley[#81][jm81v10.txt]4881
Night brings counselThis obstinate little republicTriple marriages between the respective nurseriesUsual expedient by which bad legislation on one side countered
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1608 by Motley[#82][jm82v10.txt]4882
A truce he honestly considered a pitfall of destructionAlas! we must always have something to persecuteArgument is exhausted and either action or compromise beginsBeware of a truce even more than of a peaceCould handle an argument as well as a swordGod alone can protect us against those whom we trustHumble ignorance as the safest creedMan is never so convinced of his own wisdomPeace was unattainable, war was impossible, truce was inevitableReadiness at any moment to defend dearly won libertiesSuch an excuse was as bad as the accusationThe art of ruling the world by doing nothingTo doubt the infallibility of Calvin was as heinous a crimeWhat exchequer can accept chronic warfare and escape bankruptcyWords are always interpreted to the disadvantage of the weak
HISTORY UNITED NETHERLANDS, 1609 by Motley[#83][jm83v10.txt]4883
About equal to that of England at the same periodAn unjust God, himself the origin of sinButchery in the name of Christ was suspendedCalling a peace perpetual can never make it soChieftains are dwarfed in the estimation of followersEach in its turn becoming orthodox, and therefore persecutingExorcising the devil by murdering his supposed victimsForemost to shake off the fetters of superstitionGod of vengeance, of jealousy, and of injusticeGomarites accused the Arminians of being more lax than PapistsHangman is not the most appropriate teacher of religionHe often spoke of popular rights with contemptJohn Wier, a physician of GraveNecessity of extirpating heresy, root and branchNowhere were so few unproductive consumersPaving the way towards atheism (by toleration)Privileged to beg, because ashamed to workReligious persecution of Protestants by ProtestantsSo unconscious of her strengthState can best defend religion by letting it aloneTaxed themselves as highly as fifty per centThe People had not been inventedThe slightest theft was punished with the gallowsTolerate another religion that his own may be toleratedToleration—that intolerable term of insultWar to compel the weakest to follow the religion of the strongest
ENTIRE 1600-09 UNITED NETHERLANDS, by Motley[#84][jm84v10.txt]4884
A penal offence in the republic to talk of peace or of truceA sovereign remedy for the disease of libertyA man incapable of fatigue, of perplexity, or of fearA truce he honestly considered a pitfall of destructionAbout equal to that of England at the same periodAbstinence from unproductive consumptionAccepting a new tyrant in place of the one so long ago deposedAlas! we must always have something to persecuteAlas! the benighted victims of superstition hugged their chainsAll the ministers and great functionaries received presentsAn unjust God, himself the origin of sinArgument is exhausted and either action or compromise beginsAs if they were free will not make them freeAs neat a deception by telling the truthBecause he had been successful (hated)Began to scatter golden arguments with a lavish handBestowing upon others what was not his propertyBeware of a truce even more than of a peaceBut the habit of dissimulation was inveterateButchery in the name of Christ was suspendedBy turns, we all govern and are governedCalling a peace perpetual can never make it soCargo of imaginary gold dust was exported from the James RiverCertain number of powers, almost exactly equal to each otherChieftains are dwarfed in the estimation of followersConceit, and procrastination which marked the royal characterConstitute themselves at once universal legateesContempt for treaties however solemnly ratifiedConverting beneficent commerce into baleful gamblingCould handle an argument as well as a swordCrimes and cruelties such as Christians only could imagineCulpable audacity and exaggerated prudenceDefeated garrison ever deserved more respect from friend or foeDelay often fights better than an army against a foreign invaderDespised those who were gratefulDiplomacy of Spain and Rome—meant simply dissimulationDo you want peace or war? I am ready for eitherDraw a profit out of the necessities of this stateEach in its turn becoming orthodox, and therefore persecutingEloquence of the biggest gunsEngland hated the NetherlandsEven the virtues of James were his worst enemiesExorcising the devil by murdering his supposed victimsForemost to shake off the fetters of superstitionFour weeks' holiday—the first in eleven yearsFriendly advice still more intolerableGigantic vices are proudly pointed to as the noblestGod alone can protect us against those whom we trustGod of vengeance, of jealousy, and of injusticeGold was the only passkey to justiceGomarites accused the Arminians of being more lax than PapistsHaereticis non servanda fidesHangman is not the most appropriate teacher of religionHe often spoke of popular rights with contemptHe who confessed well was absolved wellHis own past triumphs seemed now his greatest enemiesHuman fat esteemed the sovereignst remedy (for wounds)Humble ignorance as the safest creedHundred thousand men had laid down their lives by her decreeIdea of freedom in commerce has dawned upon nationsIdiotic principle of sumptuary legislationIf to do be as grand as to imagine what it were good to doImpossible it is to practise arithmetic with disturbed brainsIndulging them frequently with oracular adviceInsensible to contumely, and incapable of accepting a rebuffIt is certain that the English hate us (Sully)John Castel, who had stabbed Henry IV.John Wier, a physician of GraveJustified themselves in a solemn consumption of timeLanguor of fatigue, rather than any sincere desire for peaceLogic of the largest battalionsLooking down upon her struggle with benevolent indifferenceMade peace—and had been at war ever sinceMan is never so convinced of his own wisdomMan who cannot dissemble is unfit to reignMen who meant what they said and said what they meantMen fought as if war was the normal condition of humanityMuch as the blind or the deaf towards colour or musicNations tied to the pinafores of children in the nurseryNatural tendency to suspicion of a timid manNecessity of extirpating heresy, root and branchNegotiated as if they were all immortalNight brings counselNo retrenchments in his pleasures of women, dogs, and buildingsNo generation is long-lived enough to reap the harvestNot safe for politicians to call each other hard namesNowhere were so few unproductive consumersOne of the most contemptible and mischievous of kings (James I)Passion is a bad schoolmistress for the memoryPaving the way towards atheism (by toleration)Peace seemed only a process for arriving at warPeace founded on the only secure basis, equality of strengthPeace was unattainable, war was impossible, truce was inevitablePhilip of Macedon, who considered no city impregnablePrisoners were immediately hangedPrivileged to beg, because ashamed to workProclaiming the virginity of the Virgin's motherReadiness at any moment to defend dearly won libertiesReligious persecution of Protestants by ProtestantsRepose under one despot guaranteed to them by two othersRequires less mention than Philip III himselfRules adopted in regard to pretenders to crownsServed at their banquets by hosts of lackeys on their kneesSick soldiers captured on the water should be hangedSo unconscious of her strengthState can best defend religion by letting it aloneSteeped to the lips in sloth which imagined itself to be prideSubtle and dangerous enemy who wore the mask of a friendSuch an excuse was as bad as the accusationTake all their imaginations and extravagances for truthsTaxed themselves as highly as fifty per centThe art of ruling the world by doing nothingThe slightest theft was punished with the gallowsThe wisest statesmen are prone to blunder in affairs of warThe pigmy, as the late queen had been fond of nicknaming himThe expenses of James's householdThe People had not been inventedThe small children diminished rapidly in numbersThis obstinate little republicTo shirk labour, infinite numbers become priests and friarsTo negotiate was to bribe right and left, and at every stepTo doubt the infallibility of Calvin was as heinous a crimeTo negotiate with Government in England was to bribeTolerate another religion that his own may be toleratedToleration—that intolerable term of insultTriple marriages between the respective nurseriesUnlearned their faith in bell, book, and candleUnproductive consumption being accounted most sagaciousUnwise impatience for peaceUsual expedient by which bad legislation on one side counteredWar was the normal and natural condition of mankindWar was the normal condition of ChristiansWar to compel the weakest to follow the religion of the strongestWe have been talking a little bit of truth to each otherWhat was to be done in this world and believed as to the nextWhat exchequer can accept chronic warfare and escape bankruptcyWhen all was gone, they began to eat each otherWord peace in Spanish mouths simply meant the Holy InquisitionWords are always interpreted to the disadvantage of the weakWorld has rolled on to fresher fields of carnage and ruinYou must show your teeth to the Spaniard
ENTIRE 1584-1609 UNITED NETHERLAND, by Motley[#85][jm85v10.txt]4885
A hard bargain when both parties are losersA penal offence in the republic to talk of peace or of truceA despot really keeps no accounts, nor need to do soA free commonwealth—was thought an absurdityA burnt cat fears the fireA pusillanimous peace, always possible at any periodA man incapable of fatigue, of perplexity, or of fearA sovereign remedy for the disease of libertyA truce he honestly considered a pitfall of destructionAble men should be by design and of purpose suppressedAbout equal to that of England at the same periodAbstinence from unproductive consumptionAccepting a new tyrant in place of the one so long ago deposedAccustomed to the faded gallantriesAct of Uniformity required Papists to assistAlas! we must always have something to persecuteAlas! the benighted victims of superstition hugged their chainsAlexander's exuberant discretionAll fellow-worms togetherAll business has been transacted with open doorsAll Italy was in his handsAll the ministers and great functionaries received presentsAllow her to seek a profit from his misfortuneAn unjust God, himself the origin of sinAnarchy which was deemed inseparable from a non-regal formAnatomical study of what has ceased to existAnd thus this gentle and heroic spirit took its flightAre wont to hang their piety on the bell-ropeArgument is exhausted and either action or compromise beginsArminianismArtilleryAs logical as men in their cups are prone to beAs if they were free will not make them freeAs neat a deception by telling the truthAs lieve see the Spanish as the Calvinistic inquisitionAt length the twig was becoming the treeAuction sales of judicial ermineBaiting his hook a little to his appetiteBeacons in the upward path of mankindBecause he had been successful (hated)Been already crimination and recrimination more than enoughBegan to scatter golden arguments with a lavish handBeing the true religion, proved by so many testimoniesBeneficent and charitable purposes (War)Bestowing upon others what was not his propertyBeware of a truce even more than of a peaceBomb-shells were not often used although known for a centuryBungling diplomatists and credulous dotardsBurning of Servetus at GenevaBut the habit of dissimulation was inveterateButchery in the name of Christ was suspendedBy turns, we all govern and are governedCalling a peace perpetual can never make it soCanker of a long peaceCargo of imaginary gold dust was exported from the James RiverCasting up the matter "as pinchingly as possibly might be"Certain number of powers, almost exactly equal to each otherCertainly it was worth an eighty years' warChief seafaring nations of the world were already protestantChieftains are dwarfed in the estimation of followersChildren who had never set foot on the shoreChronicle of events must not be anticipatedCollege of "peace-makers," who wrangled more than allConceding it subsequently, after much contestationConceit, and procrastination which marked the royal characterCondemned first and inquired upon afterConformity of Governments to the principles of justiceConsiderable reason, even if there were but little justiceConstant vigilance is the price of libertyConstitute themselves at once universal legateesContempt for treaties however solemnly ratifiedContinuing to believe himself invincible and infallibleConverting beneficent commerce into baleful gamblingCould do a little more than what was possibleCould handle an argument as well as a swordCourage and semblance of cheerfulness, with despair in his heartCourt fatigue, to scorn pleasureCrimes and cruelties such as Christians only could imagineCulpable audacity and exaggerated prudenceDeal with his enemy as if sure to become his friendDecline a bribe or interfere with the private sale of placesDefeated garrison ever deserved more respect from friend or foeDefect of enjoying the flattery, of his inferiors in stationDelay often fights better than an army against a foreign invaderDemanding peace and bread at any priceDespised those who were gratefulDiplomacy of Spain and Rome—meant simply dissimulationDiplomatic adroitness consists mainly in the power to deceiveDisciple of Simon StevinusDismay of our friends and the gratification of our enemiesDisordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but proppingDisposed to throat-cutting by the ministers of the GospelDivine right of kingsDo you want peace or war? I am ready for eitherDone nothing so long as aught remained to doDraw a profit out of the necessities of this stateDuring this, whole war, we have never seen the likeEach in its turn becoming orthodox, and therefore persecutingEat their own children than to forego one high massElizabeth, though convicted, could always confuteElizabeth (had not) the faintest idea of religious freedomEloquence of the biggest gunsEngland hated the NetherlandsEnglishmen and Hollanders preparing to cut each other's throatsEnmity between Lutherans and CalvinistsEven the virtues of James were his worst enemiesEven to grant it slowly is to deny it utterlyEver met disaster with so cheerful a smileEvery one sees what you seem, few perceive what you areEvil is coming, the sooner it arrives the betterEvil has the advantage of rapidly assuming many shapesExorcising the devil by murdering his supposed victimsFaction has rarely worn a more mischievous aspectFamous fowl in every potFed on bear's liver, were nearly poisoned to deathFellow worms had been writhing for half a century in the dustFind our destruction in our immoderate desire for peaceFitter to obey than to commandFive great rivers hold the Netherland territory in their coilsFled from the land of oppression to the land of libertyFool who useth not wit because he hath it notFor his humanity towards the conquered garrisons (censured)For us, looking back upon the Past, which was then the FutureForbidding the wearing of mourning at allForemost to shake off the fetters of superstitionFour weeks' holiday—the first in eleven yearsFrench seem madmen, and are wiseFriendly advice still more intolerableFull of precedents and declamatory commonplacesFuture world as laid down by rival priesthoodsGerman Highland and the German NetherlandGerman-Lutheran sixteenth-century idea of religious freedomGigantic vices are proudly pointed to as the noblestGod of vengeance, of jealousy, and of injusticeGod alone can protect us against those whom we trustGod of wrath who had decreed the extermination of all unbelieverGod, whose cause it was, would be pleased to give good weatherGold was the only passkey to justiceGomarites accused the Arminians of being more lax than PapistsGuilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faithHad industry been honoured instead of being despisedHaereticis non servanda fidesHanging of Mary Dyer at BostonHangman is not the most appropriate teacher of religionHard at work, pouring sand through their sievesHardly an inch of French soil that had not two possessorsHardly a distinguished family in Spain not placed in mourningHe often spoke of popular rights with contemptHe did his work, but he had not his rewardHe who confessed well was absolved wellHe spent more time at table than the Bearnese in sleepHe sat a great while at a time. He had a genius for sittingHenry the Huguenot as the champion of the Council of TrentHer teeth black, her bosom white and liberally exposed (Eliz.)Heretics to the English Church were persecutedHibernian mode of expressing himselfHigh officers were doing the work of private, soldiersHighest were not necessarily the least slimyHis invectives were, however, much stronger than his argumentsHis own past triumphs seemed now his greatest enemiesHis insolence intolerableHis inordinate arroganceHistorical scepticism may shut its eyes to evidenceHistory is but made up of a few scattered fragmentsHistory is a continuous whole of which we see only fragmentsHolland was afraid to give a part, although offering the wholeHoly institution called the InquisitionHonor good patriots, and to support them in venial errorsHugo GrotiusHuman fat esteemed the sovereignst remedy (for wounds)Humanizing effect of science upon the barbarism of warHumble ignorance as the safest creedHumility which was but the cloak to his prideHundred thousand men had laid down their lives by her decreeI will never live, to see the end of my povertyI am a king that will be ever known not to fear any but GodI did never see any man behave himself as he didIdea of freedom in commerce has dawned upon nationsIdiotic principle of sumptuary legislationIdle, listless, dice-playing, begging, filching vagabondsIf to do be as grand as to imagine what it were good to doIgnorance is the real enslaver of mankindImagining that they held the world's destiny in their handsImposed upon the multitudes, with whom words were thingsImpossible it was to invent terms of adulation too grossImpossible it is to practise arithmetic with disturbed brainsIn times of civil war, to be neutral is to be nothingIndividuals walking in advance of their ageIndulging them frequently with oracular adviceInevitable fate of talking castles and listening ladiesInfamy of diplomacy, when diplomacy is unaccompanied by honestyInfinite capacity for pecuniary absorptionInhabited by the savage tribes called SamoyedesInnocent generation, to atone for the sins of their forefathersInquisitors enough; but there were no light vessels in The ArmadaInsensible to contumely, and incapable of accepting a rebuffIntelligence, science, and industry were accounted degradingIntentions of a government which did not know its own intentionsIntolerable tendency to punsInvaluable gift which no human being can acquire, authorityInvincible Armada had not only been vanquished but annihilatedIt is certain that the English hate us (Sully)John Castel, who had stabbed Henry IV.John Wier, a physician of GraveJustified themselves in a solemn consumption of timeKing had issued a general repudiation of his debtsKing was often to be something much less or much worseLabour was esteemed dishonourableLanguor of fatigue, rather than any sincere desire for peaceLeading motive with all was supposed to be religionLife of nations and which we call the PastLittle army of Maurice was becoming the model for EuropeLogic of the largest battalionsLonger they delay it, the less easy will they find itLook for a sharp war, or a miserable peaceLooking down upon her struggle with benevolent indifferenceLord was better pleased with adverbs than nounsLoud, nasal, dictatorial tone, not at all agreeableLoving only the persons who flattered himLuxury had blunted the fine instincts of patriotismMade peace—and had been at war ever sinceMagnificent hopefulnessMake sheep of yourselves, and the wolf will eat youMan is never so convinced of his own wisdomMan had no rights at all He was propertyMan who cannot dissemble is unfit to reignMaritime hereticsMatter that men may rather pray for than hope forMatters little by what name a government is calledMeet around a green table except as fencers in the fieldMen who meant what they said and said what they meantMen fought as if war was the normal condition of humanityMendacity may always obtain over innocence and credulityMilitary virtue in the support of an infamous causeMistakes might occur from occasional deviations into sincerityMondragon was now ninety-two years oldMoral nature, undergoes less change than might be hopedMore catholic than the popeMuch as the blind or the deaf towards colour or musicMyself seeing of it methinketh that I dreamNames history has often found it convenient to mark its epochsNational character, not the work of a few individualsNations tied to the pinafores of children in the nurseryNatural tendency to suspicion of a timid manNecessity of kingshipNecessity of extirpating heresy, root and branchNegotiated as if they were all immortalNeighbour's blazing roof was likely soon to fire their ownNever did statesmen know better how not to doNever peace well made, he observed, without a mighty warNew Years Day in England, 11th January by the New StyleNight brings counselNine syllables that which could be more forcibly expressed in onNo retrenchments in his pleasures of women, dogs, and buildingsNo generation is long-lived enough to reap the harvestNor is the spirit of the age to be pleaded in defenceNot many more than two hundred Catholics were executedNot a friend of giving details larger than my ascertained factsNot distinguished for their docilityNot of the genus Reptilia, and could neither creep nor crouchNot safe for politicians to call each other hard namesNothing cheap, said a citizen bitterly, but sermonsNothing could equal Alexander's fidelity, but his perfidyNowhere were so few unproductive consumersObscure were thought capable of dying natural deathsOctogenarian was past work and past mischiefOften necessary to be blind and deafOne-third of Philip's effective navy was thus destroyedOne could neither cry nor laugh within the Spanish dominionsOne of the most contemptible and mischievous of kings (James I)Only citadel against a tyrant and a conqueror was distrustOration, fertile in rhetoric and barren in factsOthers that do nothing, do all, and have all the thanksPassion is a bad schoolmistress for the memoryPast was once the Present, and once the FuturePatriotism seemed an unimaginable ideaPauper client who dreamed of justice at the hands of lawPaving the way towards atheism (by toleration)Peace and quietness is brought into a most dangerous estatePeace seemed only a process for arriving at warPeace founded on the only secure basis, equality of strengthPeace would be destructionPeace-at-any-price partyPeace was unattainable, war was impossible, truce was inevitablePhilip II. gave the world work enoughPhilip of Macedon, who considered no city impregnablePicturesqueness of crimePlacid unconsciousness on his part of defeatPlea of infallibility and of authority soon becomes ridiculousPortion of these revenues savoured much of black-mailPossible to do, only because we see that it has been donePray here for satiety, (said Cecil) than ever think of varietyPrisoners were immediately hangedPrivileged to beg, because ashamed to workProceeds of his permission to eat meat on FridaysProclaiming the virginity of the Virgin's motherRarely able to command, having never learned to obeyReadiness at any moment to defend dearly won libertiesRebuked him for his obedienceReligion was rapidly ceasing to be the line of demarcationReligion was not to be changed like a shirtReligious persecution of Protestants by ProtestantsRepentance, as usual, had come many hours too lateRepose under one despot guaranteed to them by two othersRepose in the other world, "Repos ailleurs"Repudiation of national debts was never heard of beforeRequires less mention than Philip III himselfResolved thenceforth to adopt a system of ignoranceRespect for differences in religious opinionsRich enough to be worth robbingRighteous to kill their own childrenRoad to Paris lay through the gates of RomeRound game of deception, in which nobody was deceivedRoyal plans should be enforced adequately or abandoned entirelyRules adopted in regard to pretenders to crownsSacked and drowned ten infant princesSacrificed by the Queen for faithfully obeying her ordersSages of every generation, read the future like a printed scrollSecurity is dangerousSeeking protection for and against the peopleSeem as if born to make the idea of royalty ridiculousSeems but a change of masks, of costume, of phraseologySelf-assertion—the healthful but not engaging attributeSelling the privilege of eating eggs upon fast-daysSentiment of Christian self-complacencyServed at their banquets by hosts of lackeys on their kneesSewers which have ever run beneath decorous ChristendomShe relieth on a hope that will deceive herShift the mantle of religion from one shoulder to the otherShutting the stable-door when the steed is stolenSick soldiers captured on the water should be hangedSimple truth was highest skillSixteen of their best ships had been sacrificedSlain four hundred and ten men with his own handSo often degenerated into tyranny (Calvinism)So unconscious of her strengthSoldiers enough to animate the good and terrify the badSome rude lessons from that vigorous little commonwealthSpain was governed by an established terrorismSpaniards seem wise, and are madmenSparing and war have no affinity togetherStake or gallows (for) heretics to transubstantiationState can best defend religion by letting it aloneStates were justified in their almost unlimited distrustSteeped to the lips in sloth which imagined itself to be prideStrangled his nineteen brothers on his accessionStrength does a falsehood acquire in determined and skilful handString of homely proverbs worthy of Sancho PanzaSubtle and dangerous enemy who wore the mask of a friendSucceeded so well, and had been requited so illSuch an excuse was as bad as the accusationSuch a crime as this had never been conceived (bankruptcy)Sure bind, sure findSword in hand is the best pen to write the conditions of peaceTake all their imaginations and extravagances for truthsTaxed themselves as highly as fifty per centTension now gave place to exhaustionThat crowned criminal, Philip the SecondThat unholy trinity—Force; Dogma, and IgnoranceThe very word toleration was to sound like an insultThe blaze of a hundred and fifty burning vesselsThe expenses of James's householdThe worst were encouraged with their good successThe history of the Netherlands is history of libertyThe great ocean was but a Spanish lakeThe divine speciality of a few transitory mortalsThe sapling was to become the treeThe nation which deliberately carves itself in piecesThe most thriving branch of national industry (Smuggler)The record of our race is essentially unwrittenThe busy devil of petty economyThe small children diminished rapidly in numbersThe People had not been inventedThe Alcoran was less cruel than the InquisitionThe wisest statesmen are prone to blunder in affairs of warThe art of ruling the world by doing nothingThe slightest theft was punished with the gallowsThe pigmy, as the late queen had been fond of nicknaming himTheir existence depended on warThere are few inventions in moralsThere was apathy where there should have been enthusiasmThere is no man fitter for that purpose than myselfThey were always to deceive every one, upon every occasionThey had come to disbelieve in the mystery of kingcraftThey liked not such divine right nor such gentle-mindednessThey chose to compel no man's conscienceThirty-three per cent. interest was paid (per month)Thirty thousand masses should be said for his soulThis obstinate little republicThose who argue against a foregone conclusionThought that all was too little for himThree hundred and upwards are hanged annually in LondonThree or four hundred petty sovereigns (of Germany)Tis pity he is not an EnglishmanTo negotiate with Government in England was to bribeTo negotiate was to bribe right and left, and at every stepTo work, ever to work, was the primary law of his natureTo attack England it was necessary to take the road of IrelandTo shirk labour, infinite numbers become priests and friarsTo doubt the infallibility of Calvin was as heinous a crimeToil and sacrifices of those who have preceded usTolerate another religion that his own may be toleratedTolerating religious liberty had never entered his mindToleration—that intolerable term of insultTorturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and childrenTranquil insolenceTranquillity rather of paralysis than of healthTriple marriages between the respective nurseriesTrust her sword, not her enemy's wordTwas pity, he said, that both should be hereticsUnder the name of religion (so many crimes)Undue anxiety for impartialityUniversal suffrage was not dreamed of at that dayUnlearned their faith in bell, book, and candleUnproductive consumption being accounted most sagaciousUnproductive consumption was alarmingly increasingUnwise impatience for peaceUpon their knees, served the queen with wineUpper and lower millstones of royal wrath and loyal subserviencyUse of the spadeUsual expedient by which bad legislation on one side counteredUtter want of adaptation of his means to his endsUtter disproportions between the king's means and aimsUttering of my choler doth little ease my grief or help my caseValour on the one side and discretion on the otherWaiting the pleasure of a capricious and despotic womanWalk up and down the earth and destroy his fellow-creaturesWar was the normal and natural condition of mankindWar to compel the weakest to follow the religion of the strongestWar was the normal condition of ChristiansWasting time fruitlessly is sharpening the knife for himselfWe have the reputation of being a good housewifeWe must all die onceWe mustn't tickle ourselves to make ourselves laughWe have been talking a little bit of truth to each otherWe were sold by their negligence who are now angry with usWealthy Papists could obtain immunity by an enormous fineWeaponsWeary of place without powerWhat exchequer can accept chronic warfare and escape bankruptcyWhat was to be done in this world and believed as to the nextWhen persons of merit suffer without causeWhen all was gone, they began to eat each otherWhether murders or stratagems, as if they were acts of virtueWhile one's friends urge moderationWho the "people" exactly wereWhole revenue was pledged to pay the interest, on his debtsWish to sell us the bear-skin before they have killed the bearWith something of feline and feminine duplicityWord peace in Spanish mouths simply meant the Holy InquisitionWords are always interpreted to the disadvantage of the weakWorld has rolled on to fresher fields of carnage and ruinWorn nor caused to be worn the collar of the serfWrath of bigots on both sidesWrath of that injured personage as he read such libellous truthsWrite so illegibly or express himself so awkwardlyYou must show your teeth to the Spaniard