To himself he reserved so little power that it would scarcely have sufficed for his safety, and it is a marvel that it could suffice for his ambition.

When, after that, he found that the members of his Parliament disputed his right even to that small authority which he had kept, when he might have kept all, then indeed I own that he began to govern by the sword those who would not suffer him to govern by the law.
"But, for the rest, what sovereign was ever more princely in pardoning injuries, in conquering enemies, in extending the dominions and the renown of his people?
What sea, what shore did he not mark with imperishable memorials of his friendship or his vengeance?
The gold of Spain, the steel of Sweden, the ten thousand sails of Holland, availed nothing against him.

While every foreign state trembled at our arms, we sat secure from all assault.

War, which often so strangely troubles both husbandry and commerce, never silenced the song of our reapers, or the sound of our looms.

Justice was equally administered; God was freely worshipped.
"Now look at that which we have taken in exchange.