Life of Oliver Cromwell (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Life of Oliver CromwellHow gallantly it fits me sure the knave Measured my head that wrought this coronet. They lie, that say complexions cannot change My blood 's ennobled, and I am transformed Into the sacred temper of a king.A dream or vision is also recorded of a mysterious personage, who foretold to the boy that he should be the greatest man in England, and although such stories may seem to fit with too easy a coincidence into the life which followed, it is not unlikely that the moody boy augured greatness from such indications as well as from the genius within him.The first authentic fact in Oliver's life is his entrance as a fellow-commoner at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, the record of which is still preserved in the books of the College, and bears date April 23rd, 1616, the day (as it has been remarked) of Shakspere's death.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.