Peace-loving, inert, fond of his dinner, fonder of his magnificent collections of gems and Intagli, liking to look out of window at his splendid collection of horses, he was willing to pass a quiet life, afar from the din of battles and the turmoil of affairs.
"The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I."
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