 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...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 ! * Parl. Hist., vol. xix. p. 363. It is remarkable that the same foresight was shown by Washington.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 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,...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... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 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 remained in my country, I never would lay down my arm»— never, never, never. 19. ORATORICAL ACTION.... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1836 - 226 pages
...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 tronp was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never — never — never. VINDICATION... | |
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, as^ 1 am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, J never would lay down my arms ; — never, never, never ! But, my lords, who is the man, that, in... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 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...lay down my arms ; NEVER ! — NEVER ! — NEVER! But, my Lords, who is the man, that, in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of the war, has dared... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 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 ! But, my lords, who is the man that, in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of the war, has dared... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1838 - 604 pages
...of rapine and of 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!' — Such language, seed in the modern days of ultra loyalty and extreme decorum, would call down upon... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 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 ! — Earl of Chatham. DECLAMATION. These abominable principles, and this most abominable avowal of... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1839 - 488 pages
...of rapine and of 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!" Such language, used in the modern days of ultra loyalty and extreme decorum, would call down upon his... | |
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If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never! 
