Download or read book The Life of James, Duke of Ormond, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Carte and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of James, Duke of Ormond, Vol. 1 My Lord, The subject of this work naturally recommends it to your lordship's patronage. It containeth an account of the life and actions of your grandfather, whose amiable virtues and excellent talents formed the completest character which appeared in the age wherein he lived. His noble ancestors had in a course of some hundreds of years set him a constant example of hereditary loyalty; but his was distinguished by such eminent trials, temptations, and difficulties, as very rarely happen, and to which few minds are equal. The prevailing wickedness of the times wherein he lived, and the various circumstances of his own affairs, and those of the kingdoms which were the scene of his actions, served only to add a lustre to his virtues, and to set in a fuller light the wisdom and integrity of a conduct, which deserves the admiration of all ages, and was scarce ever paralleled in any. The world hath too long wanted such an example of heroic virtue, loyalty, and honour, as is fit for the imitation of latest posterity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.