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, Volume 2J. Bumpus, 1813 |
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... Britain . When in this House we give and grant ; therefore we give and grant what is our own ; but can we give and grant the property of the commons of America ? It is an absurdity in terms . There is an idea in some , that the colonies ...
... Britain . When in this House we give and grant ; therefore we give and grant what is our own ; but can we give and grant the property of the commons of America ? It is an absurdity in terms . There is an idea in some , that the colonies ...
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... Britain protects America ; America is therefore bound to yield obedience . “ If not , tell me , " said he , " when were the Americans emancipated ? The seditious spirit of the colonies owes its birth to the factions in this house . We ...
... Britain protects America ; America is therefore bound to yield obedience . “ If not , tell me , " said he , " when were the Americans emancipated ? The seditious spirit of the colonies owes its birth to the factions in this house . We ...
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... Britain from the trade of the Colonies , through all its branches , is two millions per annum . This is the fund which carried you triumphantly through the last war ; this is the price America pays you for her pro- tection ; and shall a ...
... Britain from the trade of the Colonies , through all its branches , is two millions per annum . This is the fund which carried you triumphantly through the last war ; this is the price America pays you for her pro- tection ; and shall a ...
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... Britain to adopt , in relation to America , is happily expressed in the words of a favorite poet : " Be to her faults a little blind , " Be to her virtues very kind ; " Let all her ways be unconfined ; " And clap your Padlock on her ...
... Britain to adopt , in relation to America , is happily expressed in the words of a favorite poet : " Be to her faults a little blind , " Be to her virtues very kind ; " Let all her ways be unconfined ; " And clap your Padlock on her ...
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... Britain are withdrawn from the conti- nent ; they are a bar to all confidence ; they are a source , of perpetual irritation ; they threaten a fatal catastrophe . How can America trust you with the bayonet at her breast . ? How can she ...
... Britain are withdrawn from the conti- nent ; they are a bar to all confidence ; they are a source , of perpetual irritation ; they threaten a fatal catastrophe . How can America trust you with the bayonet at her breast . ? How can she ...
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