| Charles Walton Sanders - 1876 - 622 lehte
...their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! 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 — nevei — never — never ! 5. But, my Lords, who is the man that, in addition to these disgraces... | |
| Alexander Charles Ewald - 1879 - 418 lehte
...their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty! 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!" He then denounced the inhumanity of employing the wild Indians as our... | |
| John Richard Green - 1883 - 546 lehte
...men were glorying in Howe's successes over Washington. " 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!" Then, in a burst of indignant eloquence he thundered against an outrage... | |
| E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 396 lehte
...their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay dowu my arms, — never, never, never! DEFINITIONS. — 2. In at u a'fcjon, folly. Ob trud'ed, thrust.... | |
| Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 lehte
...of the ruined tenement.—.Speech on the Exci»e Bill. 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!—Speech, November IS, 1777. SYLLABUS. In the period between 1727 and... | |
| Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 lehte
...impotent—doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely. ... 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 ! WILLIAJC PITT, EARI. OF CHATHAM. AD 1777. LITERATURE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY... | |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier - 1890 - 688 lehte
...this no less significant language : — If I were an American, as 1 am an Englishman, while a fereign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arina, never ! never! never! Sir, this language was held to he treason at that time; such language... | |
| Christian Brothers - 1893 - 460 lehte
...their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. 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! delegate to the merciless Indian the defence of disputed rights, and... | |
| Thomas Egleston - 1894 - 366 lehte
...Burke, Richmond, and Chatham. Chatham's famous speech, " 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 anus — never, never, never," created great sympathy for the Americans held as prisoners of war, and... | |
| John Richard Green - 1894 - 556 lehte
...men were glorying in Howe's successes. " If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while SEC, n a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down ^HI^IKDE. my arms — never, never, never ! " Then in a burst of indignant OF A!"ERICA eloquence he... | |
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