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" 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... "
Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III.
by Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839
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The Record of Hon. C. L. Vallandigham on Abolition, the Union, and the Civil War

Clement Laird Vallandigham - United States - 1863 - 282 pages
...poorest man in his 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...enter ; the rain may enter ; but the King of England can not enter it. All his power dares not cross the threshold of that ruined tenement." (Tremendous...
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The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...cottage bid defiance to til toe powers of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind mar blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter, but the king dare not enter — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement. " By your law...
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Speeches, Arguments, Addresses, and Letters of Clement L. Vallandigham

Clement Laird Vallandigham - United States - 1864 - 586 pages
...poorest man in his 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...rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter "it. All his power dares not cross the threshold of that ruined tenement" (Tremendous cheering.) This...
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Methodism, memorials of the United Methodist free churches, with ...

Matthew Baxter - 1865 - 534 pages
...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 force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement."...
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Present Status of the Philosophy of Society: A Treatise Designed to Show the ...

Leland A. Webster - Sociology - 1866 - 372 pages
...poorest man in his 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...enter ; but the King of England cannot enter. All his power dares not cross the threshold of that ruined tenement." The late great war in America, the real...
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the ..., Volume 34

Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1867 - 656 pages
...forces of the crown. It may be frail—its roof may ihake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter, but the king of England cannot enter! All his force ( .i ares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." Can a principle be less law because it is...
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, Volume 41

Locomotive engineers - 1907 - 600 pages
...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 can not enter : all his forces dare not cross the threshhold of the ruined...
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The Two Systems of Government Proposed for the Rebel States: Speech of ...

Edward Lillie Pierce - Reconstruction - 1868 - 36 pages
...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...dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement ! " Alas ! fellow-citizens, for the country that has not and never hopes to have a population of small...
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Oratory Sacred and Secular: Or, The Extemporaneous Speaker, with Sketches of ...

William Pittenger - Elocution - 1868 - 240 pages
...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...but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement ! " Lord Macaulay, who was in no sense friendly...
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A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest Upon the Legislative ...

Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...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...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." Speech on General...
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