 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1871 - 388 pages
...which had been asserted by the United Irishmen, and denounced by the Crown officers as treasonable. ' I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from the British soil ; which proclaims even to the stranger and the sojourner, the moment he sets his foot... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1871 - 382 pages
...which had been asserted by the United Irishmen, and denounced by the Crown officers as treasonable. ' I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from the British soil ; which proclaims even to the stranger and the sojourner, the moment he sets his foot... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1872 - 740 pages
...Universal Emancipation," one of the obnoxious terms in the alleged libellous address. "I speak," said he, "in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with, and inseparable from British soil—which proclaims even to the stranger and the sojourner, the moment he sets his foot upon British... | |
 | 1872 - 246 pages
...reclaiming of three millions of men from bondage, and giving liberty to all who had a right to demand it 5 giving, I say, in the so much censured words of this paper — giving e universal emancipation.7 " I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - 1872 - 632 pages
...reclaiming of three millions of men from bondage, and giving liberty to all who had a right to demand it ; giving, I say, in the so much censured words of this paper, giving "UNIVEESAL EMANCIPATION!" I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1874 - 458 pages
...to all who had a right to demand it; giving, I say, in the so-much-censured words of this paper, " Universal Emancipation ! " I speak in the spirit of...British soil; which proclaims even to the stranger and sojourner, the moment he sets his foot on British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy,... | |
 | William Wells Brown - 1874 - 576 pages
...Currau followed, in one of the finest speeches ever made in behalf of the rights of man. Said he, — "I speak in the spirit of the British Law, which makes liberty commensurate with, and inseparable from, the British soil; which proclaims, even to the Granger and the sojourner, the moment he sets his foot... | |
 | William Wells Brown - 1874 - 590 pages
...Cumin followed, in one of tho finest speeches ever made in behalf of tho rights of man. Said he, — "I speak in the spirit of the British Law, which makes liberty connnensurato with, and inseparable from, the British soil; which proelaims, even to the stranger and... | |
 | Charles John Plumptre - 1876 - 418 pages
...a-foot ; Follow your spirit ; and upon this charge, Cry, Heaven for Harry, England, and St. George ! 9. I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes...soil ; — which proclaims even to the stranger and sojourner, the moment he sets his foot upon British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy,... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...all our power — universal emancipation and representative legislature.' 1 1 speak,' said Curran, ' rits feel In worlds sojourner, the moment he sets his foot upon British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy,... | |
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I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from British soil ; which proclaims even to the stranger and sojourner, the moment he sets his foot upon British earth, that the ground on which he treads... 
