 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 442 pages
...instruments had interpofed, and excited in them fears and jealouSies with regard to his intentions. Though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...the equity of his execution in the eyes of his Maker ; and obferved, that an unjuSt fentence, which he bad fuffered to take effect, was now puniShed by... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...preparations than to preferve that authority entire, which had b;en tranfrritted to him by his anceftors; bur, though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...of his Maker. He owned that he was juftly punifhed for'having confented to the executionof an unjuft fentence upon the earl of Straffottl, L 4 lie CHARLES... | |
 | 1784 - 514 pages
...vindicated himfelffrom the acçufatipn of having commenced war »gainft his parliament : but, although innocent towards his people, he acknowledged the equity of his execution in the eye of Heaven ; and obferved, that an unjuft fe#tence which he had iuffered to take effeo upon the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 344 pages
...obferved, that he had not taken arms till after the parliament had fhewn him the example. That he had had no other object in his warlike preparations than'...the execution of an unjuft fentence upon the earl of Strafford. He forgave all his enemies, exhorted the people to return to their obedience, and acknowledge... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...to preferve that authority entire, which had been tranfmitted to him by his anceftors ; but theugh innocent towards his people, he acknowledged the equity...execution in the eyes of his Maker. He owned that he was j uftly punifhed for having confented to the execution of an L 4 unjuft unjuft fentence upon the earl... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 396 pages
...entire, which had been tranfmitted to him by his anceftors; but, though innocent towards his pecpie, he acknowledged the equity of his execution in the eyes of his Maker. He owned, that he was juftly puniflied for having confented to the execution of an unjuft fentence upon the earl of Stafford. He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...preparations than to preserve that authority entire, which had been transmitted to him by his ancestors ; but though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...execution in the eyes of his Maker. He owned that he was justly punished for having consented to the execution of an unjust sentence upon the earl of Strafford.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...preparations than to preserve that authority entire, which had been transmitted to him by his ancestors ; but, though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...execution in the eyes of his Maker. He owned that he was justly punished for having consented to the execution of an unjust sentence upon the earl of Strafford.... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 pages
...preparations, than to preferve that authority entire which had been tranfmitted to him by his anceilors. But, though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...the eyes of his Maker : he owned that he was juftly punilhed for having confented to the execution of an unjull fentence agauiii the earl of Strafford.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...preparations than to preserve that authority entire, which had been transmitted to him by his ancestors ; but, though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged...execution in the eyes of his Maker. He owned that he was justly punished for having consented to the execution of an unjust sentence upon the Earl of Strafford.... | |
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Though innocent towards his people, he acknowledged the equity of his execution in the eyes of his Maker; and observed, that an unjust sentence which he had suffered to take effect, was now punished by an unjust sentence upon himself. 
