| John Epy Lovell - 1846 - 540 pages
...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 arms-™ , never, never. 19. ORATORICAL ACTION. — Fordyce. It will not, I think, be pretended, that any of our public speakers... | |
| Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 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... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...and a form' indeed, Where every god' did seem to set his seal", To give the world assurance of a man\ If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my counlry, I never would lay down roy arms — noverN, never', never\ Come, shew me what thou'lt dov:... | |
| William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 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... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1848 - 208 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 ! " Your own army is infected with the contagion of these illiberal allies. The spirit of plunder and... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, aa I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed...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... | |
| Erik Barnouw - 1970 - 426 pages
...Pitt, Earl of Chatham, crippled and near death, but rising to demand an end to a war in America: PITT: If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...never would lay down my arms. Never! Never! Never! And there was Kipling, who had once urged Englishmen to take up the "white man's burden" to subdue... | |
| 1898 - 494 pages
...the obstinate, oppressive policy of George III and Lord North, as his father was when he exclaimed, "If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!" Pitt had imbibed this sympathy for the oppressed and this love of freedom, in his youth; and only under... | |
| Terence H. Wilbur - 1977 - 156 pages
...unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind the Throne greater than the Throne itself." "If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while...never would lay down my arms, never, NEVER, NEVER." In the speech of Somers on the trial of the bishops as reported by Macaulay we have a good example... | |
| Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 pages
...English statesman. Address. 1 4 Jan. t 766, lo House of Commons, allacking the Rockingham Ministry. 4 than the similarities? For we have too much likeness...bring word of other sexes looking through the bra WILLIAM PITT THE ELDER, LORD CHATHAM (1708-78), English statesman. Address. 1 8 Nov. 1 777, ю House... | |
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