The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

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round to him, as one who has made up his resolution, and said, "Be satisfied, my Lord Duke - our friends' case shall be looked to."
In the same evening the Attorney-General, and North, Lord Chief-Justice
of the Common Pleas, had orders with all secrecy, to meet his Majesty that
evening on especial matters of state, at the apartments of Chiffinch, the
centre of all affairs, whether of gallantry or business.
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Yet, Coralh, thou shalt firom oblivion pass;
Erect thyself, thou monumental brass,
High as the serpent of thy metal made,
While nations stand secure beneath thy shade.
ABSALOM AND ACEITOPHEL.
THE morning which Charles had spent in visiting the Tower, had been
very'differently employed by those unhappy individuals, whom their bad
fate, and the singular temper of the times, had made the innocent tenants
of that state prison, and who had received official notice that they were to
stand their trial in the Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster, on the
seventh succeeding day. The stout old Cavalier at first only railed at the
officer for spoiling his breakfast with the news, but evinced great feeling
when he was told that Julian was to be put under the same indictment.
We intend to dwell only very generally on the nature of their trial, which
corresponded, in the outline, with almost all those which took place during
the prevalence of the Popish Plot. That is, one or two infamous and perjured evidences, whose profession of common informers had become frightfully lucrative, made oath to the prisoners' having expressed themselves
interested in the great confederacy of the Catholics. A number of others
brought forward facts or suspicions, affecting the character of the parties as
honest Protestants and good subjects; and betwixt the direct and presumptive evidence, enough was usually extracted for justifying, to a corrupted
court and perjured jury, the fatal verdict of Guilty.
The fury of the people had, however, now begun to pass away, exhausted
even by its own violence. The English nation differ from all others, indeed
even from those of the sister kingdoms, in being very easily sated with
punishment, even when they suppose it most merited. Other nations are
like the tamed tiger, which, when once its native appetite for slaughter is
indulged in one instance, rushes on in promiscuous ravages. But the
English public have always rather resembled what is told of the sleuth-dog,
which, eager, fierce, and clamorous in pursuit of his prey, desists from it so
soon as blood is sprinkled upon his path.
Men's minds were now beginning to cool-the character of the witnesses
was more closely sifted-their testimonies did not in all cases tally- and a
wholesome suspicion began to be entertained of men, who would never say
they had made a full discovery of all they knew, but avowedly reserved
some points of evidence to bear on future trials.
The King also, who had lain passive during the first burst of popular fury,
was now beginning to bestir himself, which produced a marked effect on the
conduct of the Crown Counsel, and even the Judges. Sir George Wakeman
had been acquitted in spite of Oates's direct testimony; and public attention
was strongly excited concerning the event of the next trial; which chanced
to be that of the Peverils, father and son, with whom, I know not from what