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" Speaker, and in the tone and emphasis peculiar to himself, continued, " may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it... "
A History of the Irish Settlers in North America: From the Earliest Period ... - Page 43
by Thomas D'Arcy McGee - 1852 - 240 pages
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The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: Being ...

George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1841 - 834 pages
...interrupted by a voice crying "Treason!" upon which, pausing for an instant, he added, " and George III. may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it." The assembly voted a series of resolutions, declaring that the first settlers in Virginia had brought...
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Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American ...

Benson John Lossing - 1848 - 414 pages
...determined fire, he finished the sentence with the firmest emphasis — - and George the Third — may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it.' " the ammunition from the public magazines on board the Fowey ship-of-war, then lying off Williamsburg,...
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History of the United States, from Their First Settlement as Colonies to the ...

Salma Hale - 1848 - 392 pages
...and others.) Henry, pausing a moment, and fixing his eye on the speaker, finished the sentence—"may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it." Mr. Henry left the seat of government the evening after the resolutions were adopted. The next morning,...
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The History of the United States of America, Volume 2

Richard Hildreth - 1849 - 592 pages
...shouted the speaker, and the cry was re-echoed from the House. " George III.," said Henry, firmly, " may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it !" In spite of the opposition of all the old leaders, the resolutions passed, the fifth and most emphatic...
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Selections for Reading and Speaking, for the Higher Classes in Common Schools

Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 pages
...rising to a loftier attitude, and flashing his eye upon the speaker, suddenly lowered his tone — " may profit — by their example : if that be treason, make the most of it." VARIATION AND EASY TRANSITION. There are many pieces of conversational poetry, well adapted to practise...
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 3

Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1851 - 854 pages
...most determined fire, he finished the sentence with vehement emphasis — " George the the Third — may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it." The resolutions were adopted, and from that day Massachusetts and Virginia were the head and heart...
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A History of the Irish Settlers in North America: From the Earliest Period ...

Thomas D'Arcy McGee - 1852 - 248 pages
...Assembly, Patrick Henry, a gentleman of Scottish origin, in the beginning of 17C5, exclaimed, " Csesar had his Brutus, Charles had his Cromwell, and George...guns at Newcastle, which thundered at Bunker Hill. Washington, at Valley Forge, is reported to have said," " Place me in Rockbridge county, and I '11...
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 3

Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1852 - 880 pages
...most determined fire, he finished the sentence with vehement emphasis — " George the the Third — may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it." The resolutions were adopted, and from that day Massachusetts and Virginia were the head and heart...
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The History of Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter - 1853 - 354 pages
...fine eyes, blazing with light, from one- opponent to another, and then added : " and George the Third may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it." After a warm contest, the resolutions passed by a small majority. The next day the governor dissolved...
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"Sam": Or The History of Mystery

Charles Wilkins Webber - 1855 - 600 pages
...shouted the speaker, and the cry was re-echoed from the House. " George III.," said Henry, firmly, " may profit by their example. If that be treason, make the most of it!" In spite of the opposition of all the old leaders, the resolutions passed, the fifth and most emphatic,...
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