 | Great Britain - 1845 - 564 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have?" Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Heaven !— I know not what... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1845 - 312 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...what would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it. Almighty God. — I know... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace ao sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! — I know... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 424 pages
...ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle 1 What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? — Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? — Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle 1 What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...the clash of resounding arm».' Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle! \\~hat is it, that gentlemen wish? what would they have? Is life — so— dear, or peace— so sweet, as to he purchased — at the price of chains — and slavery? Forbid it, — Almighty GOD.... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the c/ash of resounding arms! Our brethren nre alrtady in the field! Why stand we here idle.' What is it. that gentlemen wish? what would they have? Is life—<o— dear, or peace—so sweet, as to be purchased—lit ihr price of chains—anil slavery?... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 340 pages
...north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not... | |
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Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle ? What is it... 
