 The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it— the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his...  Hearings - Page 54by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules - 1967Full view - About this book
 | Edward Lillie Pierce - Citizenship - 1896 - 864 pages
...Lord Chatham's, when he said : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake ; the winds of heaven may blow through every cranny; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the king... | |
 | Henry Campbell Black - Constitutional law - 1897 - 792 pages
...the familiar words of Chatham, "the poorest man may, in hig cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail; Its roof may shake;...enter; the rain may enter; but the king of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement" Nor was this conception... | |
 | Emory Speer - Constitutional law - 1897 - 176 pages
...declared of the British Constitution : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown ; it may be frail, its roof may shake,...the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, but the king of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement."... | |
 | Mellen Chamberlain - United States - 1898 - 498 pages
...finest passage in Pitt's oratory : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake...enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! all his force dares not cross the threshold of that ruined tenement." 1 It has been said that maxims are... | |
 | Law - 1898 - 1114 pages
...English home, even against the king: " Tbe poorest man in bis cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter it; but the king of England cannot enter it. All his power dares not cross tbe threshold of that ruined... | |
 | Harry Cassell Davis, John Cloyse Bridgman - Readers - 1899 - 390 pages
...Constitution was spoken when Chatham said : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the force of the Crown ; it may be frail, its roof may...may enter, but the King of England cannot enter. All his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." But the great orator cou5d go no further.... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 968 pages
...England's greatest statesman once said "the poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown — it may be frail, .its roof...enter, the rain may enter, but the King of England may not enter ; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." But this vaunted... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 1044 pages
...England's greatest statesman once said. The honest man may In his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail, Its roof may shake,...enter, the rain may enter, but the king of England may not enter. All his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement* But this vaunted... | |
 | Marshall Brown - Law - 1899 - 602 pages
...and open the front dure." Chatham made a splendid use of this maxim in a speech on the Excise Bill: may enter; the rain may enter, but the King of England cannot enter ! All his force dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." Grattan said of Burke: "He became at... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - English language - 1900 - 268 pages
...false to any man. — SHAKESPEARE, Hamlet. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter, — but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare... | |
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