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Oliver Cromwell

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than to have undertaken this government.

Oliver Cromwell

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Oliver Cromwell is expressing that he would have preferred a simple, peaceful life as a shepherd rather than dealing with the difficulties and responsibilities of ruling a government. He implies that governing is a heavy burden that he did not eagerly seek.

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