 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 storms may enter, the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter ! All his forces dare not...  The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk - Page 30by Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harry Cassell Davis, John Cloyse Bridgman - Readers - 1899 - 390 pages
...on every soil. And the highest eulogy upon the British 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 shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may... | |
 | Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman - Antitrust law - 1900 - 676 pages
...that there is a reality in these beautiful words of Lord Chatham, which have been so often quoted : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...It may be frail; its roof may shake ; the wind may play through it ; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England may not enter ;... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - English language - 1900 - 268 pages
...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... | |
 | James Mollison Milne - English language - 1900 - 400 pages
...tear upon it. — Landor. 10. Fiction is most powerful when it contains most truth. — Holland. 11. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. — Chatham. 12. The greatest truths are the simplest. — Ballou. 13. Common sense is the genius of... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - English language - 1900 - 262 pages
...must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. — SHAKESPEAKE, 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... | |
 | Isaac Newton Phillips - Judges - 1901 - 50 pages
...endurable than that of a single absolute ruler. A fine speech was that of Lord Chatham when he said : "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. His hut may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain... | |
 | Edward John Phelps - Law - 1901 - 508 pages
...race on every soil. And the highest eulogy upon the British 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 shake, the wind may blow through it; the storm may... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1144 pages
...ever-тешогнble expression: "The poorest man, may, iú his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces ot 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 kins of England cannot enter. All hia forces dare not... | |
 | Quotations - 1903 - 1186 pages
...security for the future." — EUSSELL I Mewoir nf Fox, vol. Hi. p. 345, Letter to the Hon. T. Maitland. 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... | |
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