I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest. A Short History of the English People - Sida 742efter John Richard Green - 1877 - 847 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| William Shepherd - 1834 - 298 sidor
...Atlantic. ' The gentleman tells us that America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. I REJOICE THAT AMERICA HAS RESISTED. Three millions...have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest of their fellow subjects.' Thus did Mr. Pitt plead the cause of the colonies with all the fervor of... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 sidor
...are told America is obstinate — America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice that Jlmerica has resisted; three millions of people so dead to...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest. I came not G here armed at all points with law cases and acts of parliament, with the... | |
| James Grahame - 1836 - 486 sidor
...that America is obstinate" — he proceeded — •' that America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, 1 rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest."1 Deprecating any attempt to execute the Stamp Act, he declared, " I know the valour... | |
| James Grahame - 1836 - 480 sidor
...that America is obstinate" — he proceeded — " that America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, 1 rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest."1 Deprecating any attempt to execute the Stamp Act, he declared, " t know the valour... | |
| 1836 - 558 sidor
...pp. 83—85. * I rejoice that America has resisted,' was the bold declaration of the great Pitt. ' Three millions of people so dead to all the ' feelings...have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest of their fel' low subjects.' Contemplating the astonishing growth of the American Republic, — that... | |
| Robert Walsh - 1827 - 686 sidor
...those contained In the hook. One emphatic sentence rung from one end of our continent to the other—"I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest." Although an abridgment of this speech might give some satisfaction to our readers, we abstain from... | |
| Carlo Botta - 1837 - 508 sidor
...which we are menaced. I hear it said that — Americais obstinate, America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of ourselves. The honorable member has said also, for he is fluent in words of bitterness, that America... | |
| George Wingrove Cooke - 1837 - 694 sidor
...whenever the principle can be peers, are equally legislative supported by power." — Parl. Hist., CHAP. the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to...slaves would have been fit instruments to make slaves AD 1765. of the rest. Upon the whole," he concluded, "I will beg leave to tell the house what is really... | |
| 1838 - 892 sidor
...— "a Mr. Pitt " — said upon that occasion : — " We are told that America is obstinate — that America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest." For the 3,000,000 let the House read 1,000,000, or even 500,000, and would not the same... | |
| William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.), William Stanhope Taylor - 1838 - 532 sidor
...from his project. The gentleman tells us, America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest. I come not here armed at all points, with law cases and acts of parliament, with the statute-book doubled... | |
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