tion of sovereignty-His failure-Lack of patriotism-

The Duke of Buckingham-A hero of melodrama-Charles

I and his Parliaments-The Royalist case-Mildness and un-

popularity of Government-Character of Charles I—Cadiz

and Rhé-Strafford-Frivolity of Court-Unreality of litera-

ture-Rationalism-Sir Thomas Browne-Weakness of

Charles Personal loyalty-Cavalier inefficiency-Spiritual

bankruptcy of Tudor System-Fall of Charles I. Pages 297-332

CHAPTER X

THE PURITAN IDEAL

Dishonourable prosperity-Gustavus Adolphus-Puritan dis-

content-Laud and Anglicanism-Puritan suspicions-Single-

ness of national purpose-Presbyterians-Independents-

Puritanism at its height-Its intensity-Its spiritual pride-

Imparts depth to literature-Character study-Mysticism-

A new discipline-Milton-His early ideals-His Reforma-

tion pamphlet His patriotism-His projected English epic-

His History of England-The Roundhead army-Milton's

vision of England-Royalist lack of patriotism-Conquest of

Scotland-Dutch War-Oliver Cromwell-His sincerity -His

optimism-His love of England-And hatred of Spain-

Sides with France-Makes England a great power-Violence

of Milton-His cult of liberty-Despair and final hopes-

Algernon Sidney-Cult of the strong man-Harrington-

Marvell-Waller-Reaction against Puritanism-Troubles

of Cromwell-Lasting effects of Puritanism

BOOK II

THE OLIGARCHY

CHAPTER I

THE RESTORATION

333-384

National rejoicing-Expressed by Cowley, Dryden, and
Clarendon-Triumph of loyalty-Charles II-His Catholic
sympathies-His materialism-Louis XIV-The Court-
Clarendon-Dunkirk-Waning popularity of Government-
France threatens the Netherlands-Second Dutch War-
The Navy-Fall of Clarendon-Triple Alliance-Danger to
Protestantism-Charles a foreigner by sympathy-Sells his
country-Shaftesbury-Third Dutch War-Test Act-Expo-

a

sure of Charles-Popish Plot-Materialism-Implicit in

Tudor System-In Puritanism-Selden-Butler-Dawn of

Prose Age-Its value-St. Paul's-Hobbes-Filmer-

Temple-Halifax-Triumph of Charles-National impotence

-James II-The Army-The Irish peril-The inglorious

Revolution
. Pages 387-424

CHAPTER II

THE STRUGGLE WITH LOUIS XIV

Triumph of oligarchy-Parliament and Divine Right-Decline of

freedom-Capitalism-The Jews--Power of money-Class

ascendancy-Subservience of Church-General contentment

-Popularity of upper class-Power of the mob-Locke on

civil government-His cosmopolitan leanings- Low standard

of political morality-William III-National unreadiness

and peril-Beachy Head-General alarm-The tide turns-

War in the Netherlands-Court panegyrics-Unpopularity

of William-And of the Dutch-Whig rejoinders-Defoe--

Standing armies-English unwillingness to fight-Dispelled

by Louis-English victories-Marlborough-National luke-

warmness-Whig pugnacity-Tory dislike of war-Coldness

of literature-War poems-Addison's "Cato"-Addison on

patriotism-Puts the case for war-Union with Scotland-

Tory case against war-John Bull-Tory ascendancy-

Bolingbroke-Betrayal of our allies-Factiousness

Tories

CHAPTER III

THE PROSE AGE

of

425-472

Materialism triumphant-The Pretender-Walpole -- His finance

-His love of peace-The balance of power-War of Polish

Succession-The commercial muse-Infidelity-Inhumanity

--Decline of architecture-Grossness of manners-Social

change-"Roast beef and plum pudding "-Patriotism of

mob-Class tyranny-Enclosure-Power of capital-Spanish

war-Counterfeit patriotism-Carteret-Pelham misrule-

Aristocratic inefficiency-Newcastle-Redeeming virtue of

age-Anson-Dr. Johnson

CHAPTER IV

MATERIALISM AND JEREMIADS

473-504

Locke's philosophy-A Whig universe-Shaftesbury-Mande-
ville-Hutcheson-Hume-The Jeremiads-Swift-Pope-

Young-Gay-"The Craftsman "-Constitutional change-
Bolingbroke "The Patriot King "-Thomson-Lyttelton-

Decadence not universal-Weakness of France-The elder
Pitt-His critics-His religion-His patriotism-Early
career-His simplicity-His disinterestedness-His sym-
pathy with the people-The Highlanders-Anti-Scottish
prejudice-Pitt's imperialism-Brilliance of his schemes-
India and America-Sea power-Commerce and war-Pitt's
fatal mistake-Anglomania and insularity—Cult of liberty—
George III- Misses his opportunity - Burke's Whig
polemics-Renewed corruption-Worship of the Constitution
-Montesquieu-Blackstone-Development of imperialism.
-Administrative despotism or free empire-The American
colonies-George III and coercion-Johnson's “Taxation no
tyranny "His attitude un-English-Chatham and the Con-
stitution-Burke-Adam Smith and the divine harmony-
His economics-His scheme of imperial federation

CHAPTER VI

THE DAWN OF ROMANCE

536-573

The acid of infidelity-France and England-Horace Walpole
-Gibbon-Spiritual revival-Its instability-Manifest in
architecture-Delicacy and humanity-Strengthening in-
fluence of Puritanism-Liberty-Denial of original sin-
Romance and patriotism-Sentimentality-Thomson-Gray
- Collins - Rekindling of the past Chatterton - Law's
"Serious Call"-His mysticism-Spiritual coldness—The
Wesleyan revival-Cowper-His patriotism and imperialism
--Goldsmith-Romance in action-Blake-His critics-His
inspiration" King Edward III"-Early poems-Building
Jerusalem-Urizen and Los-The prophetic books—“ Book
of America"-"Book of Europe "-"Song of Liberty”—
"Milton "-"Jerusalem "-Intensity and minuteness of
Blake's patriotism-His failure

574-614

THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH PATRIOTISM