| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, as 1 0 But, my lords, who is the man, that in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of war, has dared to... | |
| James Robins - Great Britain - 1824 - 490 pages
...Your own army is infected with the contagion of these illiberal allies. If I were an American, as lam an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in...never would lay down my arms — never; never; never ! But, my lords, who is the man, that, in addition to these disgraces and mischiefs, has dared to authorize... | |
| Charles Butler - Law - 1824 - 476 pages
...possessions to the rapacity of hireling " cruelty. If I were an American, as I am1 an En" glishman^ while a foreign troop was landed in my " country,...never would lay down my arms — never, " never, never ! But,. my lords', Who i^ the mart, " that, in addition to the disgraces aiid mischief^ of " the war,... | |
| Charles Butler - Musicians - 1825 - 378 pages
...of rapine and plunder, devoting them and " their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. " If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...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 dis" graces and... | |
| United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them 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, I would never lay down my arms, never ! never ! never !" All the views of lord Chatham, upon this unhappy... | |
| United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them 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, I would never lay lown my arms, never ! never ! never !" ; All the views of lord Chatham, upon this unhappy... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...of rapine and plunder; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty! — If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...would lay down my arms — never — never — never. SPEECH OF PATRICK HENRY. Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We... | |
| William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...sons of rapine and plunder ; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...never would lay down my arms — never, never, never. Extract from Lord MANSFIELD'S Opinion, on the Outiaiory of WILKES, It has been intimated, that consequences... | |
| John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...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... | |
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