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too   roughly  handled。       Wherefore   you   speak   contemptibly  of   his   parts   I 

know not�察�but I   suspect that you   are not free from  the error common   to 

studious   and   speculative   men。   Because   Oliver   was   an   ungraceful   orator�察�

and never said�察�either in public or private�察�anything memorable�察�you will 

have it that he was of a mean capacity。             Sure this is unjust。       Many men 

have there been ignorant of letters�察�without wit�察�without eloquence�察�who 

yet had the wisdom to devise�察�and the courage to perform�察�that which they 

lacked   language   to   explain。      Such   men   often�察  �in   troubled   times�察  �have 

worked   out   the   deliverance   of   nations   and   their   own   greatness�察  �not   by 

logic�察�not by rhetoric�察�but by wariness in success�察�by calmness in danger�察�

by fierce and stubborn resolution in all adversity。              The hearts of men are 

their books�察�events are their tutors�察�great actions are their eloquence�此�and 

such an one�察�in my judgment�察�was his late Highness�察�who�察�if none were to 

treat his name scornfully now shook not at the sound of it while he lived�察�

would�察  �by   very   few�察  �be   mentioned   otherwise   than   with   reverence。       His 

own deeds shall avouch him for a great statesman�察�a great soldier�察�a true 

lover of his country�察�a merciful and generous conqueror。 

     ;For his faults�察�let us reflect that they who seem to lead are oftentimes 

most constrained to follow。          They who will mix with men�察�and especially 

they who will govern them�察�must in many things obey them。                       They who 

will yield   to   no such conditions   may  be   hermits�察�but   cannot   be generals 

and statesmen。       If a man will walk straight forward without turning to the 

right or the left�察�he must walk in a desert�察�and not in Cheapside。                     Thus 

was he enforced to do many things which jumped not with his inclination 

nor   made   for   his   honour�察  �because   the   army�察  �on   which   alone   he   could 

depend for power and life�察�might not otherwise be contented。                    And I�察�for 

mine   own   part�察  �marvel   less   that   he   sometimes   was   fain   to   indulge   their 



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violence than that he could so often restrain it。 

     ;In   that   he   dissolved   the   Parliament�察  �I   praise   him。    It   then   was   so 

diminished       in  numbers�察     �as  well   by   the   death   as   by   the  exclusion     of 

members�察�that it was no longer the same assembly�察�and�察�if at that time it 

had    made     itself  perpetual�察   �we   should     have   been    governed�察    �not   by   an 

English House of Commons�察�but by a Venetian Council。 

     ;If   in   his   following   rule   he   overstepped   the   laws�察  �I   pity   rather   than 

condemn   him。        He   may   be   compared   to   that   Maeandrius   of   Samos�察  �of 

whom  Herodotus   saith�察 �in   his Thalia�察  �that�察  �wishing   to   be   of   all   men   the 

most   just�察  �he   was   not   able�察  �for   after   the   death   of   Polycrates   he   offered 

freedom to the people�察�and not till certain of them threatened to call him to 

a reckoning for what he had formerly done�察�did he change his purpose�察�and 

make himself a tyrant�察�lest he should be treated as a criminal。 

     ;Such   was   the   case   of   Oliver。     He   gave   to   his   country   a   form   of 

government so free and admirable that�察�in near six thousand years�察�human 

wisdom   hath   never   devised   any   more   excellent   contrivance   for   human 

happiness。       To himself he reserved so little power that it would scarcely 

have sufficed for his safety�察�and it is a marvel that it could suffice for his 

ambition。       When�察�after that�察�he found that the members of his Parliament 

disputed his right even to that small authority which he had kept�察�when he 

might   have   kept   all�察  �then   indeed   I   own   that   he   began   to   govern   by   the 

sword those who would not suffer him to govern by the law。 

     ;But�察�for the rest�察�what sovereign was ever more princely in pardoning 

injuries�察   �in   conquering      enemies�察    �in  extending     the   dominions       and   the 

renown      of   his  people�拭    �What      sea�察 �what    shore    did   he  not   mark    with 

imperishable memorials of his friendship or his vengeance�拭                      �The gold of 

Spain�察  �the   steel   of   Sweden�察  �the   ten   thousand   sails   of   Holland�察  �availed 

nothing against him。          While every foreign state trembled at our arms�察�we 

sat secure from all assault。           War�察�which often so strangely troubles both 

husbandry and commerce�察�never silenced the song of our reapers�察�or the 

sound of   our   looms。       Justice   was   equally  administered�察  �God   was   freely 

worshipped。 

     ;Now      look    at  that  which     we   have    taken    in  exchange。      With     the 

restored king have come over to us vices of every sort�察�and most the basest 



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and most shameful��lust without loveservitude without loyaltyfoulness 

of   speechdishonesty   of   dealing   grinning   contempt   of   all   things   good 

and    generous。      The     throne   is  surrounded      by   men    whom      the  former 

Charles would   have spurned   from  his footstool。              The   altar is   served   by 

slaves whose knees are supple to every being but God。                    Rhymers�察�whose 

books the hangman should burn�察�pandars�察�actors�察�and buffoons�察�these drink 

a health and throw a main with the King�察�these have stars on their breasts 

and gold sticks in their hands�察�these shut out from his presence the  best 

and   bravest   of   those   who   bled   for   his   house。   Even   so   doth   God   visit 

those who know not how to value freedom。                    He gives them over to the 

tyranny which they have desired�察�Ina pantes epaurontai basileos。; 

     ;I will not�察─�said Mr Cowley�察 �dispute with you on this argument。 But�察�

if it be as you say�察�how can you maintain that England hath been so greatly 

advantaged by the rebellion�拭─�

     ;Understand   me   rightly�察  �Sir�察─  �said   Mr   Milton。       ;This   nation   is   not 

given   over   to   slavery   and   vice。    We   tasted   indeed   the   fruits   of   liberty 

before they had well ripened。           Their flavour was harsh and bitter�察�and we 

turned from them with loathing to the sweeter poisons of servitude。                     This 

is but for a time。       England is sleeping on the lap of Dalilah�察�traitorously 

chained�察  �but   not   yet   shorn   of   strength。   Let   the   cry   be   once   heardthe 

Philistines be upon thee�察�and at once that sleep will be broken�察�and those 

chains will be as flax in the fire。         The great Parliament hath left behind it 

in our hearts and minds a hatred of tyrants�察�a just knowledge of our rights�察�

a   scorn   of   vain   and   deluding   names�察  �and   that   the   revellers   of   Whitehall 

shall surely find。      The sun is darkened�察�but it is only for a moment�此               �it is 

but an eclipse�察�though all birds of evil omen have begun to scream�察�and all 

ravenous beasts have gone forth to prey�察�thinking it to be midnight。                    Woe 

to them if they be abroad when the rays again shine forth� �

     ;The     king    hath   judged    ill。   Had     he   been    wise   he   would     have 

remembered   that   he   owed   his   restoration   only   to   confusions   which   had 

wearied   us   out�察  �and   made   us   eager   for   repose。   He   would   have   known 

that the folly and perfidy of a prince would restore to the good old cause 

many hearts which ha

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