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Of unguarded bitterness to say that her Councils
were as crooked as her carcase."


Among the foremost Of her advisers was the
sagacious and weIy BURLEIGH-than whom less
imaginative creature never lived. heart less
disposed TO love what was beautiful and to be
rouched with nobility in Others never beat in hu-
man bosom, than that OF Cecil. The skill and
vuIor OF general he estimated only by the security
MS ex PLOTS afforded the coin they broueh, into
the royal Golfers. His. judgement was impertur-
baby cool, and his muscles of imnoveable rigidity.
These qualities enabled him to possess from first
to last the confidence and respect OF one of the
most capricious old women that ever fancied her.
self lovely. His abilities made him dispensable
TO her; and of this he was well aware though he
took good never to act as if he thought SO.
lake him all IN all, his country never had better
minister-yet his mind was by no means of the
highest order. Acting the part he did in the estab
ishment OF Protes,antism-encourag from
tves Of policy, navigation and colonization, he ha.
had few equals among the statesmen of any age
He appreciated the character and talents of RA-
LEIGH and was therefore his steadfast friend


Far different from him was the profigate Earl
of Leicester. Utterly unp,incipled a, heart, he
never scrupled at any means 10 gain his end. He
hated Burleigh because he could not undermine
him with Elizabeth. Hen scrupled to destroy
others for his own promotion. He was, however,
Of the most accomplished disseublers that
have ever lived. Boosting loudly OF his patriotism
and stirring up The King against Spain and the
Church OF Rome, he was yet intriguing constantly
and deeply with both those powers. proaigate
in his morals and politics. ne YET constantly as
suned the language of Puritan and the mask of
Christianity. His personal bearing, grace of man
ners aud noble birth made and kept him a favor
ite at the Court. Elizabeth, as woman, made
Leicester favorite; as Queen she chose Cecil.


The only other person who shared the favor OF
the Queen wa. Essex; and if he had been less
honest he would probably have escaped the scat
fold the early age of "a. he was too noble to
be the slave of woman's whims, though that wo-
man Queen. He could not eternally play
the hypocrte in her presence, and offer to her the
incense OF continued hat,ery. Both Essex and
Raleigh loved letters; both were brave and fear
less and each loved the other