 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 lehte
...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 lehte
...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...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 to... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1848 - 208 lehte
...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 a foreign...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 lehte
...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...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 to... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 lehte
...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...never would lay down my arms; — Never, never, never ! to delegate to the merciless Indian the defence of disputed rights, and to wage the horrors of his... | |
 | William Jay - 1849 - 348 lehte
...remembrance of his countrymen ? This great man during Jhe American war, declared in Parliament, " If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms — never — never — never." Fox even refused to concur in a vote of... | |
 | Erik Barnouw - 1970 - 426 lehte
...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 a foreign...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 lehte
...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 a foreign...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 lehte
...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 a foreign...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 lehte
...statesman. Address. 1 4 Jan. t 766, lo House of Commons, allacking the Rockingham Ministry. 4 If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign...would lay down my arms— never— never— never! WILLIAM PITT THE ELDER, LORD CHATHAM (1708-78), English statesman. Address. 1 8 Nov. 1 777, ю House... | |
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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! 
