As for myself, my course is clear. A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort, with my latest breath, will I oppose the veiled treason which attempts by sordid means and mercenary proffers to lure our people from... Review of Reviews - Page 344edited by - 1891Full view - About this book
| 1920 - 914 pages
...could not be beaten. The election was over. The flag had been waved as never before. Macdonald's cry, "A British subject I was born, a British subject I will die," had been the keynote of the campaign. Thousands of Canadians had imagined the country's national existence... | |
| William Henry Withrow - 1886 - 758 pages
...much to inculcate pride in Canada. On his monument, in St. Paul's, London, are engraven the words, " A British subject I was born : a British subject I will die." This was his life motto, and the words have been an inspiration to multitudes to cultivate with the... | |
| 1891 - 626 pages
...commend these issues to your determination, and to the judgment of the whole people of Canada, with an unclouded confidence that you will proclaim to the...subject I was born, a British subject I will die. With my utmost, with my latest breath, will I oppose the " veiled treason " which attempts, by sordid... | |
| James Pennington Macpherson - 1891 - 490 pages
...will proclaim to the world your resolve to show yourselves not unworthy of the proud distinction that you enjoy — of being numbered among the most dutiful...subject I was born — a British subject I will die. With my utmost effort, with my latest breath, will I expose the ' veiled treason ' which attempts,... | |
| Joseph Edmund Collins - 1891 - 664 pages
...show yourselves not unworthy of the proud distinction you enjoy—of being numbered among the moat dutiful and loyal subjects of our beloved Queen. As...myself, my course is clear, A British subject I was born—a British subject I will die. With my utmost, with my latest breath, will I oppose the " veiled... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1891 - 1120 pages
...send this evening to a veteran servant of the Empire, whose motto and watchword at the present time is "A British subject I was born, a British subject I will die." But in October, 1889, the leader of the PoliticalOpposition in Canada is reported to have said —... | |
| William Thomas Stead - 1891 - 680 pages
...resolve to show yourselves not unworthy of the proud distinction you enjoy of being number^! amongst the most dutiful and loyal subjects of our beloved...been the keynote of the political career of Sir John Macdmald, and there aro few meu who have done more to promote the strength and the unity of the Empire.... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1900 - 608 pages
...which attempts by sordid means and mercenary proffers to lure our people from their allegiance. ... A British subject I was born ; a British subject I will die.' However devious his course, he always worked towards an unvarying ideal, and all the great measures... | |
| John Castell Hopkins - 1901 - 680 pages
...well as for its historical significance, with a paragraph marked by pathos as well as patriotism : •'A British subject I was born — a British subject I will die. With my utmost strength, with my latest breath, will I oppose the ' veiled treason ' <vhich attempts... | |
| John Castell Hopkins - 1902 - 568 pages
...from the days of his earliest political manifesto to the time of his last declaration to the people: "A British subject I was born, a British subject I will die." He was always far-seeing in policy. In 1849 he favoured Colonial Federation, in the later fifties he... | |
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