 | 1775 - 868 pages
...untraftable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from then by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of Liberty is ftronger in the Englifh Colonies, probably, than in any other r people of the... | |
 | Josiah Tucker - 1775 - 68 pages
...Americans become fufpicibus, *' reftive, and untraStable, whenever they fee the ** leaft Attempt to wreft from them by Force, , •* or Shuffle from them by...they ** think the only Advantage worth living for.'* SIR,. I perfectly agree with you in your Defcription: And I will add farther, what you ehufe to conceal,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or muffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger in the Ehglifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...fierce love of liberty, rendered jealous, suspicious, restive, and intractable, by the appearance of an attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane, the only advantage which in their estimation gave value to life. And he affirmed, that governmenr,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...reftjve, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit pf liberty is ftronger in the Englifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger in the Englifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger'in the EnglUh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...an ardent is always a jealous affection, your colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable, whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from...chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living fbr. This fierce spirit of liberty is stronger in the English colonies probably than in any other people... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...an ardent is alway • jealous-fftciion, your colonies becomesuspicioti', restive, and untractable, whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from...what they think the only advantage worth living for. Tl>is fierce spirit of liberty is stronger in the English colonies probably than in my other people... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...restive, and untractable, whenever they me the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or sliufflr from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. Tl is fierce spirit ot liberty is stronger in the English colonies probabi) than in any other people... | |
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In this character of the Americans a love of freedom is the predominating feature, which marks and distinguishes the whole ; and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable, whenever they see the... 
