| Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 516 pages
...with rebellion, as Ulster is now, " I rejoice that A" merica has resisted," said that great man. " Three millions " of people, so dead to all the feelings...been fit instruments to make " slaves of the rest. If America was to fall," continued he, " she " would fall like the strong man ; she would embrace the... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...project. The gentleman tells us America is obstinate. America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest. I come not here armed at all points with law cases and acts of parliament, with the statute... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice * Mr. Long. f To the Speaker. that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so...parliament, with the statute book doubled down in dog's ears, to defend the cause of liberty : if I had, I myself would have cited the two cases of Chester... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. Irejoiff * Mr. Long. f To the Speaker. that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so...parliament, with the statute book doubled down in dog's ears, to defend the cause of liberty : if I had, I myself would have cited the two cases of Chester... | |
| Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...project. We are told America is obstinate — America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, I REJOICE that America has resisted — three millions of people...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest. I came not here armed at all points with law cases and acts of parliament ; with the... | |
| William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be...parliament, with the statute book doubled down in dogs'-ears, to defend the cause of liberty : if I had, I myself would have cited the two cases of Chester... | |
| Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...to the heart." Debrett, v. 128. 162. Jit instruments Sfc. — " I rejoice (said lord Chatham) that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so...been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest." Debrett, iv. 294. See v. 130. Compare Cunning's speech, Almon, i. 135; lord J. Cavendish, iii. 149-150;... | |
| John Almon - 1810 - 474 pages
...project. The gentleman tells us, America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. 1 rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people so...points, with law cases and acts of Parliament, with the statute-book doubled down in dog's-ears, to defend the cause of liberty : if I had, I myself would... | |
| John Almon - 1810 - 470 pages
...gentleman tells us, America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice-that America lias resisted. Three millions of people so dead to all...points, with law cases and acts of Parliament, with the statute-book doubled down in dog's-ears, to defend the cause of liberty : if I had, I myself would... | |
| Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...arguing on judicial precedents in great questions of legislative policy. " I come not here " (he said) armed at all points with law cases and acts of " parliament, with the statute book doubled down in dogs " ears, to defend the cause of liberty ; but for the defence " of liberty, upon a general constitutional... | |
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