William the Silent

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William the Silent
Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923
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She wished the struggle to go on ; she wished neither King nor Estates to be victorious; she wished both to look to her for help. Her prudence would not allow her to accept the protectorate : but it equally impelled her to allow none other to accept it ; she feared alike the bigotry of Philip and the turbulence of Calvinism. All this William perfectly understood ; but he carried out the desires of the States by again appealing to the Queen. In the meantime he is writing to his brother imploring... him to seek for aid in Germany. It is at this time that vague and inconsistent rumours describe the Prince as about to withdraw across the seas, and seek a country else- where. His private letters and his public utterances be- tray not a thought of the kind. They breathe nothing but unconquered resolution. Now, indeed, his fortunes touched their lowest ebb; and his secretary writes to Digitized by Google 180 WILLIAM THE SILENT chap.
John that the Prince is " so overwhelmed with business, griefs, cares, and toils, that from morning to night he has hardly time to breathe." From the depths of distress, they were raised up by the confusion and atrocities of the Spanish power.


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