...wrote against popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a. sacrifice to it ; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strarford, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always...

...by l'an Dyck.) GEORGE DIGBY, EARL OF BRISTOL 'A SINGULAR person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Popery, and embraced it ; he was...conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Strafford, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always...

...speeches and letters he was the author of " Elvira," a comedy, 1667. Horace Walpole has said of him: "He wrote against popery, and embraced it; he was...of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most unconsclentiously a persecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts he always hurt himself and hia friends;...

...me that his Majesty would do me the honour to come 1 George Digby, second Earl of Bristol, 1612-77. Horace Walpole thus smartly sums up his character...converted in the midst of his prosecution of lord Stratford, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always...

...Majesty would do me the honour to come 1 George Digby, second Earl of Bristol, 1612-77. Horace Wai pole thus smartly sums up his character : "He wrote against...converted in the midst of his prosecution of lord Si milord, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always...

...Continuation, p. 208). In his Royal and Ab6/e Authors, Walpole says : " His life was one contradiction. He wrote against popery and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the Court and a sacrifice to it. ... With great parts he always hurt himself and his friends ; with romantic bravery he was always...

...with." Horace Walpole says of him : " He was a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. He 271 wrote against popery, and embraced it ; he was a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice to it; was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most...

...Continuation, p. 208). In his Royal and Noble Authors, Walpole says: "His life was one contradiction. He wrote against popery and embraced it; he was a zealous opposer of the Court and a sacrifice to it. ._. . With great parts he always hurt himself and his friends; with romantic bravery he was...

...Continuation, p. 208). In his Royal and Noble Authors, Walpole says : " His life was one contradiction. He wrote against popery and embraced it; he was a zealous opposer of the Court and a sacrifice to it. ... With great parts he always hurt himself and his friends; with romantic bravery he was always...

...summed up in the words of Lord Orford : "He was a singular person, whose life was one contradiction. He wrote against Popery and embraced it ; he was a...zealous opposer of the Court and a sacrifice for it ; he was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most...