Oliver Cromwell by John Drinkwater
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It is the beginning.
_Hampden:_ It may mean terror in this land. _Cromwell:_ It may. But the country must be delivered. I had thought to live in peace among my Ely acres. I sought none of this. But we must serve. If this Remonstrance had been rejected, I would have sold all I have and have never seen England more. And I know there are many other honest men of this same resolution. _Ireton:_ The issue is set. We may have to spend all that we have. _Cromwell:_ Our goods, our peace, our lives. _Hampden:_ We must be diligent among the people. _Cromwell:_ It is the Lord's will. _Ireton:_ I can speak for many in Nottinghamshire. _Cromwell:_ They will be needed. |
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