 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1038 pages
...to be loaded with the foul and grievous calumny of being an emissary of France? " My lord, it may be part of the system of angry justice, to bow a man's...scaffold's shame, or the scaffold's terrors, would have been the imputation of having been the agent of French despotism and ambition ; and, while 1 have... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1820 - 296 pages
...motives sincerely and truly, to vindicate the principles by which he was actuated ? My Lord, it may be a part of the system of angry justice to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the purposed ignominy of the scaffold; but worse to me than the purposed shame, or the scaffold's terrors,... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pages
...sincerely and truly, and to vin» dicate the principles by which he was actuated I My lord,, it may be a part of the system, of angry justice, to bow a man's mind by humiliation, to the purposed ignominy of the scaflbld ;, but worse to me than the purposed shame, or the scaffold's... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 pages
...to be loaded with the foul and grievous calumny of being an emissary of France ? My lords, it may be part of the system of angry justice to bow a man's...terrors, would be the imputation of having been the agent wf French despotism and ambition : and while I hare breath, I will call upon my countrymen, not to... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...sincerely and truly', and to vindicate the principles by which he was actuated'? My lord', it may be a part of the system of angry justice to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the purposed ignominy of the scaffold': but worse to me than the purposed shame', or the scaffold's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pages
...loaded with the foul and grievous calumny of beine an emissary of France ? ' b ' My lords, it may be part of the system of angry justice to bow a man's mind, hy humiliation to meet the ignominy of the scaffold but worse to mo than the scaffold's shame, or the... | |
 | John Philpot Curran, Robert Emmet, Henry Grattan - 1840 - 562 pages
...sincerely and truly, and to vindicate the principles by which he was actuated ? My lords, it may be a part of the system of angry justice, to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the purposed ignominy of the scaffold; but worse to me than the purposed shame, or the scaffold's terrors,... | |
 | Patrick O'Kelly - 1842 - 336 pages
...motives sincerely and truly, and to vindicate the motives by which he was actuated? My lords, it may be a part of the system of angry justice, to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the purposed ignominy of the scaffold ! But worse to me than purposed shame or the scaffold's terrors... | |
 | Patrick O'Kelly - 1842 - 336 pages
...sincerely and trnly, and to vindicate the motives by which he was actuated ? My lords, it may be a part of the system of angry justice, to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the purposed ignominy of the scaffold! But worse to me than purposed shame or the scaffold's terrors... | |
 | Robert Emmet - 1845 - 140 pages
...sincerely and truly, and to vindicate the principles by which he was actuated. My Lords, it may be a part of the system of angry justice to bow a man's mind by humiliation to the proposed ignominy of the scaffold — but worse to me than the proposed shame, or the scaffold's... | |
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... of such foul and unfounded imputations as have been laid against me in this court. You, my lord, are a judge ; I am the supposed culprit. 
