Henry trusted, by the promotion of two persons so near him in blood, and so bound by benefits, that he had formed an impenetrable fence about the succession; but he only inspired into Stephen the design of seizing on the crown by bringing him so near it.
Burke reflects on King Henry's misguided attempts to secure the crown's succession through familial ties.
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