The Life Of Sir William Wallace The Scots Patriot

Author : Charles Gordon Glass
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333316655
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Stray Leaves From Scotch and English History written by Charles Gordon Glass and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stray Leaves From Scotch and English History: With the Life of Sir William Wallace, Scotland's Patriot, Hero, and Political Martyr Certain, when the author attempts this work, he has no wish to stir up natiopal feelings, and en gender strife betwixt the descendants of the Scotch and English in these lands or elsewhere. Centu ries have rolled on since the transactions recorded in the work, many of them bloody and cruel, took place, and the two nations in Britain are now happily united. As for the beloved Sovereign that reigns over them, her fond attachment to Scotland, evidently shews what little sympathy She has with one of her Royal ancestors, who in icted such terrible wrongs on one Of Nature's nobles, and on a people who struggled along with him so manfully for their liberties. And further than this, the attempts made to destroy these liberties, were not put forth with the consent of the English people, but through the ambition and cruel deceit of a monarch, who made several thrusts at their own independence for any person consulting the English records of that period will find that the leading barons, and especially the people themselves, engaged most reluctantly in the wars in Scotland. On both sides of the Border they are now one, and the cruel deeds of some of the English monarchs, in days gone by, cannot be charged against the nation as a whole. The youths of both countries, and their descendants elsewhere, may, therefore, claim Wallace as their common ancestor; and while they have many names on the roll of fame belonging to such, to which they can point with pride and satisfaction, none of them can dim the lustre of this great man, whether considered as a patriot or hero. A beau tiful English writer, when referring to this subject, has well expressed such sentiments in the following words The Englishman who now reads of the. 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."