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He collected a body of troops, which, like that of all those ravagers, was composed of Norwegians, Swedes, Frisians, Danes, and adventurers of all nations, who, being accustomed to a roving unsettled life, took delight in nothing but war and plunder. Duchesne, p. 70, 71. Gul. Gul. Gem. in Epist. ad Gul.
Hist. Hist. Quad. p. 33, 45. Hoveden, p. 492. M. Paris, p. 72. Diceto, p. 536, 537. Brompton, p. 1058. Gervase, p. 1384. Epist. St.
His versification is harmonious, and sometimes has an air of novelty, his turns are elegant, and his thoughts have both dignity and propriety to recommend them. There is a little piece amongst his collections called the World, which we shall quote, before we give an account of his works. Epistola de Casparo Scioppio, Amberg. 1638, 8vo. Epist. ad Marc. Velserum Duumvir.
Becket, who, by his complaisance and good humour, had rendered himself agreeable, and by his industry and abilities useful, to his master, appeared to him the fittest person for supplying the vacancy made by the death of Theobald. Epist. St. St.
It is surprising that Father Bougeant, after reading the DCCXVIIIth letter of Grotius, should contradict him so manifestly by placing this quarrel in 1639. Hist. l. 5. n. 5. Ep. 719. p. 304. Ep. 722. p. 305. P. 306. & epist. 395. p. 866. Ep. 919. p. 406. Grotius, notwithstanding his resolution to abstain from visiting Cardinal Richelieu, often paid his court to the King, and was well received.
The archdukes will bear me out how often I have spoken to them on this subject, and how I have begged them to write nothing on my behalf to the General or to the provincial; but they insist that if I lay down the rectorate I must retain the confessorship."* * Orig. G. Epist., 35, 479. In the end, this suggested compromise was effected.
Hoveden, p. 404. Neubr. p. 394. Epist. St. Hist. Quad. p. 57. Hoveden, p. 495. M. Paris, p. 72. Epist. St.
Epist. to the Hebrews, 13, 14 'Here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come'. CONCILIUM COETUMQUE: so in Rep. 6, 13 concilia coetusque hominum quae civitates vocantur. The words here seem to imply that the real civitas is above; what seems to men a civitas is merely a disorganized crowd. CATONEM MEUM: see 15, 68; so Cicero in his letters often calls his own son meus Cicero.
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