The History of the Life and Death of David, Tr. From the Fr. [Of F.T. De Choisy]. To Which Is Annexed, a Philosophical Essay Concerning Love and Frien

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1741 edition. Excerpt: ... The Life A/david. it fition, went out with the Body of Men under his Command, and having defeated a Party oixhzPhiliJlines, instead of One, he brought two Hundred oftheirForeskins to the King, as an undeniable Mark of his having done what was injoined him; so that Saul could no longer find any Pretext for delaying his Promise. The Marriage was then performed with great Pomp and Solemnity, to the universal Satisfaction of all the Court; no one in the least repining that a simple Shepherd had espoused the Daughter of his Sovereign: Such irresistible Charms has true Virtue and Merit! As this great Alliance added new Lustre to the Credit of David, so it encreased Sauss Fears. This haughty and suspicious Prince, still sanfying to himself that he was to be dethroned, judging of others by himself, he could not comprehend how a Man so much beloved by all the Court as David was, adored by the Soldiers, that had it in his Power to do almost whatever: .-H C 3 he he pleased, yet delighted more to obey than to command. Saul, apprehensive that this was but a feigned Humility, resolved now to make the last Effort to take him off. He endeavoured to engage his Son Jonathan in the Design, by insinuating to him that David aspired to the Crown and Kingdom; and that he had nothing more in view, and at Heart, than how to attain both: But this Prince, who could not be prevailed upon, by all that his Father could fay, to harbour such a Thought of his dear David, and knowing that he was innocent, and no way guilty of what Saul would insinuate to him, but that it proceeded wholly from the Illwill hisFather bore him, represented that this very Man, he sought to make away, had exposed his Life for him, had slain the Philistines, saved, for all he knew, even that Crown