A Child's History of England.212

He had appointed his son Richard to succeed him, and after there had been, at Somerset House in the Strand, a lying in state more splendid than sensible - as all such vanities after death are, I think - Richard became Lord Protector. He was an amiable country gentleman, but had none of his father's great genius, and was quite unfit for such a post in such a storm of parties. Richard's Protectorate [保护], which only lasted a year and a half, is a history of quarrels between the officers of the army and the Parliament, and between the officers among themselves; and of a growing discontent among the people, who had far too many long sermons and far too few amusements, and wanted a change. At last, General Monk got the army well into his own hands, and then in pursuance of a secret plan he seems to have entertained [怀有] from the time of Oliver's death, declared for the King's cause. He did not do this openly; but, in his place in the House of Commons, as one of the members for Devonshire, strongly advocated the proposals of one Sir John Greenville, who came to the House with a letter from Charles, dated [写日期] from Breda, and with whom he had previously been in secret communication. There had been plots and counterplots [counter-反], and a recall [重新召集] of the last members of the Long Parliament, and an end of the Long Parliament, and risings of the Royalists that were made too soon; and most men being tired out, and there being no one to head [领导] the country now great Oliver was dead, it was readily [quickly and easily] agreed to welcome Charles Stuart. Some of the wiser and better members said - what was most true - that in the letter from Breda, he gave no real promise to govern well, and that it would be best to make him pledge himself beforehand [事先] as to what he should be bound to do for the benefit of the kingdom. Monk said, however, it would be all right when he came, and he could not come too soon.

lie in state (of a corpse): be placed on view in a public place before burial, (指遗体)安葬前停放公共地点供瞻仰

So, everybody found out all in a moment that the country must be prosperous and happy, having another Stuart to condescend [屈尊] to reign over it; and there was a prodigious [大到令人惊叹的] firing off of guns, lighting of bonfires, ringing of bells, and throwing up of caps. The people drank the King's health by thousands in the open streets, and everybody rejoiced. Down came the Arms [盾形徽章, coat of arms] of the Commonwealth, up went the Royal Arms instead, and out came the public money. Fifty thousand pounds for the King, ten thousand pounds for his brother the Duke of York, five thousand pounds for his brother the Duke of Gloucester. Prayers for these gracious [皇] Stuarts were put up in all the churches; commissioners [委员] were sent to Holland (which suddenly found out that Charles was a great man, and that it loved him) to invite the King home; Monk and the Kentish grandees [大公] went to Dover, to kneel down before him as he landed. He kissed and embraced Monk, made him ride in the coach with himself and his brothers, came on to London amid wonderful shoutings, and passed through the army at Blackheath on the twenty-ninth of May (his birthday), in the year one thousand six hundred and sixty. Greeted by splendid dinners under tents, by flags and tapestry [挂毯] streaming from all the houses, by delighted crowds in all the streets, by troops [大群] of noblemen and gentlemen in rich dresses, by City companies, train-bands, drummers, trumpeters, the great Lord Mayor, and the majestic Aldermen, the King went on to Whitehall. On entering it, he commemorated [纪念] his Restoration with the joke that it really would seem to have been his own fault that he had not come long ago, since everybody told him that he had always wished for him with all his heart.

六级/考研单词: strand, splendid, amiable, genius, quarrel, parliament, amuse, entertain, advocate, plot, tire, pledge, bind, corpse, reign, heal, rejoice, commonwealth, gradual, kneel, embrace, amid, greet, supper, tent, delight, noble, trumpet, mayor, commemorate

What's the Difference Between London and the City of London?

Trainband or Train-Band. Appearing in 1630, the word is a clipped form of "trained band" and meant "militia."

公元1660年是顺治十七年，永历十四年。这一年顺治最宠爱的董鄂妃去世，顺治皇帝从此无心政事。永历帝身处缅甸命悬一线。

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