"Some meddling netherlander, cursed with too much humanity, must have baulked the will of Heaven by dragging him out of the ditch and reviving him.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He was the most formidable, the most unscrupulous, the most audacious netherlander that wore Philip's colours; but he had received small public reward for his services, and the wealth which he earned on the high-road did not suffice for his ambition.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
And the reflection was most painful to Leicester and to every generous Englishman or netherlander in the country, that this important city and its heroic defenders might have been preserved, but for want of harmony and want of money.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009