Celebrated Speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine: To which is Added the Argument of Mr. Mackintosh in the Case of Peltier |
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... learned men equally liable to deceive themselves , and to mislead others . The con- dition of human nature would be lamentable indeed , if nothing less than the greatest learning and talents , which fall to the share of so small a ...
... learned men equally liable to deceive themselves , and to mislead others . The con- dition of human nature would be lamentable indeed , if nothing less than the greatest learning and talents , which fall to the share of so small a ...
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... learned lord minutely through the whole of his ar- gument . No man is better acquainted with his abilities and learning , nor has a greater respect for them , than I have . I have had the pleasure of sitting with him in the other house ...
... learned lord minutely through the whole of his ar- gument . No man is better acquainted with his abilities and learning , nor has a greater respect for them , than I have . I have had the pleasure of sitting with him in the other house ...
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... learned friend ( the lord chancellor ) has pledged himself to the house , that he will sup- port that assertion . My lords , the character and circumstances of Mr. Wilkes have been very improperly introduced into this question , not THE ...
... learned friend ( the lord chancellor ) has pledged himself to the house , that he will sup- port that assertion . My lords , the character and circumstances of Mr. Wilkes have been very improperly introduced into this question , not THE ...
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... learned bench , to defend and support the justice of their country . I call upon the bishops , to interpose the unsullied sanctity of their lawn ; upon the learned judges , to interpose the purity of their ermine , to save us from this ...
... learned bench , to defend and support the justice of their country . I call upon the bishops , to interpose the unsullied sanctity of their lawn ; upon the learned judges , to interpose the purity of their ermine , to save us from this ...
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... learned , and ever - lamented friend the late Mr. Yorke , then attorney - general , on the point of law . When he knew that formally and officially , which in substance he had known before , he immediately dispatched orders to redress ...
... learned , and ever - lamented friend the late Mr. Yorke , then attorney - general , on the point of law . When he knew that formally and officially , which in substance he had known before , he immediately dispatched orders to redress ...
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Page 481 - ... is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties, which, though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government ; they will cling and grapple to you ; and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance.
Page 85 - He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious show; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand...
Page 481 - The more they multiply, the more friends you will have; the more ardently they love liberty, the more perfect will be their obedience. Slavery they can have anywhere. It is a weed that grows in every soil. They may have it from Spain, they may have it from Prussia. But until you become lost to all feeling of your true interest and your natural dignity, freedom they can have from none but you. This is the commodity of price of which you have the monopoly.
Page 351 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 481 - Is it not the same virtue which does everything for us here in England ? Do you imagine then, that it is the land tax act which raises your revenue ? that it is the annual vote in the committee of supply, which gives you your army ? or that it is the mutiny bill which inspires it with bravery and discipline ? No ! surely no ! It is the love of the people ; it is their attachment to their government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in such a glorious institution...
Page 42 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character.
Page 109 - He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or...
Page 362 - And all the rule, one empire ; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance ; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loth To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.
Page 160 - ... Tanjore ; and so completely did these masters in their art, Hyder Ali and his more ferocious son, absolve themselves of their impious vow, that when the British armies traversed, as they did, the Carnatic for hundreds of miles in all directions, through the whole line of their march they did not see one man, not one woman, not one child, not one four-footed beast of any description whatever. One dead, uniform silence reigned over the whole region.
Page 352 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...