Man acknowledges in the inferior animals no rights inconsistent with his own convenience; and as man deals with the inferior animals the Cromwellian thought himself at liberty to deal with the Roman Catholic.

Coningsby therefore drew on himself a greater storm of obloquy by his few good acts than by his many bad acts.

The clamour against him was so violent that he was removed; and Sidney went over, with the full power and dignity of Lord Lieutenant, to hold a Parliament at Dublin.

[401] But the easy temper and graceful manners of Sidney failed to produce a conciliatory effect.

He does not indeed appear to have been greedy of unlawful gain.