Search -
Waverley Novels: Tales of a grandfather, second series
Waverley Novels Tales of a grandfather second series Author:Walter Scott Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: /fit . ....t.. I i? : s I i i. v i.'l v. V ') ''..:..! ..nr:0 .vl 1 ii.J ..' i-'i.'. sni vll.'l '. iii ' ').("[ .. .; t ': ::'ii!'/ .1 .:i J .1 ! ' ..! i... more »illiu ;.ii i' " .". .. 'i -..'.: , !. .. i.'.' t: V .:., ! ;i/[ .1 ,.': !. :'.. i i, . ' ...!. ..! i'.:' . ..i! '.n i . n: .'3.: .... / '1.1 i. .'. i'i,i.) i.jj...ii v i.: chapter{Section 4TALES OF A GRANDFATHER. CHAPTER I. Progress of Civilization in Society. The kind reception which the former Tales, written for your amusement and edification, have met with, induces me, my dear little boy, to make an attempt to bring down my historical narrative to a period, when the union of England and Scotland became as complete, in the intimacy of feelings and interests, as law had declared and intended them to be, and as the mutual advantage of both countries had long, though in vain, required. We left off, you may recollect, when James, the sixth of that name who reigned in Scotland, succeeded, by the death of Queen Elizabeth, to the throne of England, and thus became Sovereign of the whole Island of Britain. Ireland also belonged to his dominions, having been partly subdued by the arms of the English, and partly surrendered to them by the submission of the natives. There had been, during Elizabeth's time, many wars with the native Lords and Chiefs of the country ; but the English finally obtained the undisturbed and undisputed possession of that rich and beautiful island. Thus the three kingdoms, formed by the Britannic Islands, came into the possession of one Sovereign, who was thus fixed in a situation of strength and security, which was at that time tho lot of few monarchs in Europe. 1 Vol. i. King James's power was the greater, that the progress of human society had greatly augmented the wisdom ol h...« less