It is not improbable that the cold magnanimity of the master was the very thing which made the remorse of the servant insupportable, [180] But, great as were the vexations which William had to undergo, those by which the temper of his father-in-law was at this time tried were greater still.

No court in Europe was distracted by more quarrels and intrigues than were to be found within the walls of Dublin Castle.

The numerous petty cabals which sprang from the cupidity, the jealousy, and the malevolence of individuals scarcely deserve mention.

But there was one cause of discord which has been too little noticed, and which is the key to much that has been thought mysterious in the history of those times.
Between English Jacobitism and Irish Jacobitism there was nothing in common.

The English Jacobite was animated by a strong enthusiasm for the family of Stuart; and in his zeal for the interests of that family he too often forgot the interests of the state.