Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A51991
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The Lord Churchill's letter to the King; Letter to the king
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Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722.
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1688
(1688)
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Wing M691; ESTC R16811
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558
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the_o lord_n churchill_n letter_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n since_o man_n be_v seldom_o suspect_v of_o sincerity_n when_o they_o act_v contrary_a to_o their_o interest_n and_o tho'_o my_o dutiful_a behaviour_n to_o your_o majesty_n in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n for_o which_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o poor_a service_n much_o over-paid_a may_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o incline_v you_o to_o a_o charitable_a interpretation_n of_o my_o action_n yet_o i_o hope_v the_o great_a advantage_n i_o enjoy_v under_o your_o majesty_n which_o i_o can_v never_o expect_v in_o any_o other_o change_n of_o government_n may_v reasonable_o convince_v your_o majesty_n and_o the_o world_n that_o i_o be_o act_v by_o a_o high_a principle_n when_o i_o offer_v that_o violence_n to_o my_o inclination_n and_o interest_n as_o to_o desert_v your_o majesty_n at_o a_o time_n when_o your_o affair_n seem_v to_o challenge_v the_o strict_a obedience_n from_o all_o your_o subject_n much_o more_o from_o one_o who_o lie_v under_o the_o great_a personal_a obligation_n imaginable_a to_o your_o majesty_n this_o sir_n can_v proceed_v from_o nothing_o but_o the_o inviolable_a dictate_v of_o my_o conscience_n and_o necessary_a concern_v for_o my_o religion_n which_o no_o good_a man_n can_v oppose_v and_o with_o which_o i_o be_o instruct_v nothing_o ought_v to_o come_v in_o competition_n heaven_n know_v with_o what_o partiality_n my_o dutiful_a opinion_n of_o your_o majesty_n have_v hitherto_o represent_v those_o unhappy_a design_n which_o inconsiderate_a and_o self-interested_n man_n have_v frame_v against_o your_o majesty_n true_a interest_n and_o the_o protestant_a religion_n but_o as_o i_o can_v no_o long_o join_v with_o such_o to_o give_v a_o pretence_n by_o conquest_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o effect_v so_o will_v i_o always_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o my_o life_n and_o fortune_n so_o much_o your_o majesty_n due_a endeavour_v to_o preserve_v your_o royal_a person_n and_o lawful_a right_n with_o all_o the_o tender_a concern_v and_o dutiful_a respect_n that_o become_v sir_n your_o majesty_n most_o dutiful_a and_o most_o oblige_a subject_n and_o servant_n