The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches in the English Language; Arranged Under Three Distinct Heads of Popular, Parliamentary, and Judicial Oratory: with Historical Illustrations: to which is Prefixed, an Introduction to the Study and Practice of Eloquence, Հատոր 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 |
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... measure taken by the late ministers to have been entirely wrong . As to the present ministers , though he acknowledged them to be men of fair characters , and such as he was happy to see engaged in his Majesty's service , he professed ...
... measure taken by the late ministers to have been entirely wrong . As to the present ministers , though he acknowledged them to be men of fair characters , and such as he was happy to see engaged in his Majesty's service , he professed ...
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... measure . He asserted , that the tumults in Ame- rica bordered upon open rebellion ; and if the doctrine promulgated that day were confirmed , he feared they would lose this name to take that of revolution . He affirmed taxation to be a ...
... measure . He asserted , that the tumults in Ame- rica bordered upon open rebellion ; and if the doctrine promulgated that day were confirmed , he feared they would lose this name to take that of revolution . He affirmed taxation to be a ...
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... measure with the fair trade . It should stand as a fundamental maxim , that no vulgar precaution ought to be employed in the cure of the evils , which are closely connected with the cause of our prosperity . Perhaps this great person ...
... measure with the fair trade . It should stand as a fundamental maxim , that no vulgar precaution ought to be employed in the cure of the evils , which are closely connected with the cause of our prosperity . Perhaps this great person ...
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... measure . It was therefore evident , that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had no idea of leaving it at the option of the colonial assemblies to tax themselves . Mr. BURKE goes on in a tone of triumph , " Thus , Sir , he adds , " I have ...
... measure . It was therefore evident , that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had no idea of leaving it at the option of the colonial assemblies to tax themselves . Mr. BURKE goes on in a tone of triumph , " Thus , Sir , he adds , " I have ...
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... measures , seemed to be infinitely elated , and cried out , that the ministry , from envy to the glory of their ... measure , and of the principle of repeal , continued Mr. BURKE , " was made before the Seffion ; and I wonder how ...
... measures , seemed to be infinitely elated , and cried out , that the ministry , from envy to the glory of their ... measure , and of the principle of repeal , continued Mr. BURKE , " was made before the Seffion ; and I wonder how ...
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Էջ 81 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Էջ 44 - 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.
Էջ 46 - I call upon the honour of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own : I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character: I invoke the genius of the constitution.
Էջ 87 - Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; (for then we spiritually eat the Flesh of Christ, and drink His Blood; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us ;) so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily.
Էջ 43 - Lords, you cannot conquer America. What is your present situation there ? We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing, and suffered much.
Էջ 88 - Christ with us :) so is the danger great if we receive the same unworthily. For then we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour ; we eat and drink our own damnation, not considering the Lord's body...
Էջ 17 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.
Էջ 28 - For a wise man, he seemed to me at that time, to be governed too much by general maxims. I speak with the freedom of history, and I hope without offence. One or two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most indulgent to our unhappy species, and surely a little too general, led him into measures that were...
Էջ 30 - If he had not so great a stock as some have had who flourished formerly, of knowledge long treasured up, he knew better by far than any man I ever was acquainted with, how to bring together within a short time, all that was necessary to establish, to illustrate, and to decorate that side of the question he supported.
Էջ 46 - to use all the means which God and nature have put into our hands." I am astonished, I am shocked, to hear such principles confessed ; to hear them avowed in this House or in this country.