| United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...ever vain and impotent, doubly so, from this mercenary aid on which you rely ; for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your enemies, to...while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms, never ! never ! never !" All the views of lord Chatham, upon this unhappy... | |
| John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...which you rely ; for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your brethren to overrun with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder, devoting...was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms—Never! Never! Never! But, my Lords, who is the man that in addition to the mischiefs and disgraces... | |
| David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 474 pages
...ever vain and impotent, doubly so from this mercenary traffic of those sons of rapine and plunder. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms — never — never — never ! " But your own army is infected with the... | |
| Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...mercenary aid on which you rely; for it irritates7 to an incurable resentment the minds of your adversaries to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine...am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed 8 in my country, I would never lay down my arms — NEVER ! NEVER ! HEVER ! But, my Lords, who is the... | |
| Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...aid on which you rely. For it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies—to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and...and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty!—If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country,... | |
| Honoré Gabriel Riquetti comte de Mirabeau - 1832 - 520 pages
...ever vain and impotent ; doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely ; for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your enemies. To...was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms—never—never—never ! " Your own army is infected with the contagion of these illiberal allies.—The... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...ever vain and impotent : doubly so, from this mercenary aid on which you rely. For it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies —...to overrun them, with the mercenary sons of rapine aud plunder ; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an... | |
| Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...aid on which you fely. For it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies—to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and...foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would Jay down my arms—never—never—never. XVI. SPEECH OF PATRICK HENRY. Mr. President—It is natural... | |
| Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1836 - 226 pages
...ever vain and impotent : doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely. For it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies —...an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign tronp was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never — never — never. VINDICATION... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...aid on which you rely ; for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your adversaries, to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine...American, as I am an Englishman, while- a foreign troop remained in my country, I never would lay down my arm»— never, never, never. 19. ORATORICAL ACTION.... | |
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