Excerpt from De Vere, or the Man of Independence, Vol. 2 of 4 These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind, that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience. So felt De Vere, when he told his mother that he entirely agreed with her in the propriety of the advice she had given. My mother, said De Vere, certainly loves me, but has acted perfectly like herself; let me not disgrace Iter. His nights, however, were sleepless. And what, and where am I? Said he to himself, two mornings after Lord Cleveland's arrival: and what my resolution, never even to attempt to interfere with Constance She is now evidently courted to an alliance, equal to her, and by a man - J' He could not finish the sentence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.