The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-19

ot the resumption Of crowns now "a
days assumptions by the dozen, X
performed With all the delight and
dignity Imaginable.
king James the Second Of Eng
land. when the Prince of Orange
sent 10 hi,n at midnight To leave Lon
don"
4" King William the Third of En-
gland. when he sent II beg the House
of Commons II continue his Dutch
guards, and was refused"
"Thc late Qaeen Anue Of Eng.
land, WHEN she sent Whitworth 10
Nuseovy on an embassy Of bumilia-
ton. tn an INSULT committed here Oh
that princes unbassador. - Il WIS
not IN Crumwell's sly but. az an
instance. il wants Prominence
These things are thought 81 little Of
among princes, whore cXpedlenCy Is
on,erned, that Anne seems III used
III beng made an example.
"Ihe Lord Chancellor Bacon.
when lie was convicted Of bribery"
An awful record. Ihc world owes
so much to this great man, aud his
case admits of so much apology, that
ono IS inclined To omit the instance
against Lin. SED MAUls AMIGA
EEl.IfAs.
The late Duke of Marlborough,
when he was forced, after his own
disgrace, To carry his DuChcss's gold
key 10 the Queen This is not
party spite; for Swift was very ge-
nervous aud impartial in his apprccia-
ton oil the Duke. While lie disliked
his faults, he would have had him
cnploye cd Tor his talents But not
outstanding our authors profess
siun4, and the Travels of Guliivcr.
he had great notions himself Of a
gold key. Marlborough Was Cour-
ter, aud had gone through too many
notifications to contrast u necessity
like this with any thing like the
greatness here opposed 10 IT. lie
was accustomed 10 mean figures az
we'll as better ones. That lie would
feel abJcct enough IL but too proba-
bic. 1 he habItual meannesscs 10
which the great submit, and their
scnsibilily nevertheless to u failure
in their miserable views Of honor,
are lnc0necn able 10 those who do
not know something of them.
The old Earl OF Pembroke, when
Scotch lord gave bun a lash with
"A whip at Newmarket, in presence of
all the nobility, and he bore ii with
patience
"King Charles the Second of En-
gland, when he entered into The Sc
cond Datch war +; u in many other
actions during his whole reign"
Philip the Second Of Spain, af-
ter the defeat Of Armada. "A mis-
take. kings, especially Spanish
kings, not being SO easily ashamed
Of themselves.
"Ihe Emperor Charles the Fifth,
when he resigned his crown and no
body would believe his reasons. -
This is excellent. Here was a king
who had uukingod himself, and found
himself liable to shame accordingly.
&" ing Charles the First OF En-
gland, when, in gallantry to his
Queen, ho thought To surprise her
with Il present OF n diamond buckle,
which he pushed into her breast, and
tore her flesh with the tongue /; up
on which she drew it OFT and flung
IL on the ground. For Chaflos's
state oi sublngation u his wife, sec
Bassompiere. The buckle was a bad
business but the slnttlccock OF an.
other sovereign was worse: he
knoc lAed it into IL lady's bosom, and
drew it out with IL pair OF tongs.
"Earfax, the parliament general.
ar the time Of King Cha,les's trial"
The nothingness Of his position WAS
the worse, inasrnuch as his wife.
Lady Fairfax, went into the court
aud insuited il with Loud words taom
The gallery.
- julius Caesar, when Antony Of
fered u put a diadem on his head,
and the people shouted for Joy to sec
him decline it which he herer Of
tered to do till lie saw their dislike
ia their conntenance8."--A savage
case
.. Coriolanu@, when he withdrew
his ARMY from Rome at the entre1ty
JE ala mother"
q Hannibal at A.nttochus's court"
" Beau Fielding, at hety years
old when in Il quarrel upon the stage,
Al 1. Il L. IL.