PART I & II

David Hume

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PART I & II

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• Publié par: uhezyxuk
• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 72
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F., by David Hume This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Author: David Hume Release Date: September 8, 2006 [EBook #19216] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF ENGLAND *** Produced by David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND Volume One of Three FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF JAMES THE SECOND, BY DAVID HUME, ESQ. 1688 London: James S. Virtue, City Road and Ivy Lane New York: 26 John Street 1860 And Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. March 17, 1901 In Three Volumes: VOLUME ONE: The History Of England From The Invasion Of Julius Cæsar To The End Of The Reign Of James The Second............ By David Hume, Esq. VOLUME TWO: Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II........................................... by Tobias Smollett. VOLUME THREE: From the Accession of George III. to the Twenty-Third Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria............... by E. Farr and E.H. Nolan. VOLUME ONE Part F. From Charles II. to James II. [A click on any of the following images will enlarge them to full size.] Contents CHAPTER LXIII. CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXIV. CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXV. CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXVI CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXVII. Charles II. CHAPTER LXVIII. CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXIX. CHARLES II. CHAPTER LXX. JAMES II. CHAPTER LXXI. JAMES II. NOTES. List of Illustrations Charles II. Chatham Hyde Park Archbishop Sharpe James II. Duke of Monmouth CHAPTER LXIII. CHARLES II. 1660 CHARLES II., when he ascended the throne of his ancestors, was thirty years of age. He possessed a vigorous constitution, a fine shape, a manly figure, a graceful air; and though his features were harsh, yet was his countenance in the main lively and engaging. He was in that period of life when there remains enough of youth to render the person amiable, without preventing that authority and regard which attend the years of experience and maturity. Tenderness was excited by the memory of his recent adversities. His present prosperity was the object rather of admiration than of envy. And as the sudden and surprising revolution which restored him to his regal rights, had also restored the nation to peace, law, order, and liberty, no prince ever obtained a crown in more favorable circumstances, or was more blessed with the cordial affection and attachment of his subjects. This popularity the king, by his whole demeanor and behavior, was well qualified to support and to increase. To a lively wit and quick comprehension, he united a just understanding and a general observation