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" He, that has the worst title, ever makes the best king; as being constrained, by a gracious government, to supply what he wants in title ; that, instead of God and my right, his motto may be, God and my people. "
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ... - Page 925
1816
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...being constrained, by a gracious government, to supply what he wants in title ; that, instead of Gud and my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote a historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shaftesbury,...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes ..., Volume 9

John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...being constrained, by a gracious government, to supply what he wants in title; that, instead of Gud and my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote a historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shafttsbiiry,...
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Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ..., Volume 7

Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1810 - 808 pages
...yours. He will stand by you; and therefore, you ought to stand by him. And remember the old rule is, be who hath the worst title, ever makes the best king;...a better king, that he that hath a good one ; for he shall be obliged to comply with, and will humour the people,for want of a title." A thing, which...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 9

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...stand by him. And remember the old rule is, He, that has the worst title, ever makes the best kins ; as being constrained, by a gracious government, to...my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote a historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shaftesbury,...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 26

American periodicals - 1852 - 608 pages
...life and fortune depends upon the same bottom with yours. He will stand by you; therefore ought you to stand by him. And remember the old rule is, He...and my right, his motto may be, God and my people." Ralph says truly, that the author discusses with great coolness the probable murder of the King, but...
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The Works of John Dryden: Poetical works

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1884 - 478 pages
...will stand by you, and therefore you ought to stand by him. And remember the old rule is, He, that has the worst title, ever makes the best king; as being...my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote an historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shaftesbury,...
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The Works of John Dryden: Poetical works

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 480 pages
...will stand by you, and therefore you ought to stand by him. And remember the old rule is, He, that has the worst title, ever makes the best king; as being...my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote an historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shaftesbury,...
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The Works of John Dryden: Poetical works

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 478 pages
...you, and therefore you ought to stand by him. And remember the old rule is, He, that has the nvrst title, ever makes the best king; as being constrained,...my right, his motto may be, God and my people." He proceeds to quote an historical example for putting Monmouth on the throne, under the tutelage of Shaftesbury,...
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Who Killed Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey?

Alfred Marks - Popish Plot, 1678 - 1905 - 246 pages
...pretence ; he openly put forward the Duke of Monmouth as heir to the throne. "Remember," he wrote, " the old rule is, He who hath the worst title, ever...my Right,' his motto may be ' God and my People.' " On this issue a desperate struggle was waged between Charles and Parliament. In appearance, at least,...
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Faith in Nation: Exclusionary Origins of Nationalism

Anthony W. Marx - Political Science - 2005 - 288 pages
...makes the best king, as being constrained by gracious government to supply what he wants in title, [so] instead of 'God and my right,' his motto may be, 'God and my people.' " 90 Parliament took up the cause of changing royal heirs, which the king resisted, producing a crisis...
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