 | Edmund Burke - 1857 - 728 páginas
...attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgoverninent at a distance ; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. The last... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 1036 páginas
...seeing he has the disposition, but the determined resistance of the people, who are accustomed "to anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of...They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff up the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." If then, sir, you will not defend New England,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 1032 páginas
...seeing he has the disposition, but the determined resistance of the people, who are accustomed "to anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of...grievance by the badness of the principle. '• They augur misgovern men t at a distance, and snuff up the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." If then,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 páginas
...in attack, ready in defense, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgov eminent at a distance ; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. (6.) The... | |
 | David Addison Harsha - 1857 - 544 páginas
...in attack, ready in defense, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." The peroration of this speech is uncommonly fine: " My hold of the colonies," added Mr. Burke, " is in... | |
 | Rollin Carlos Hurd - 1858 - 714 páginas
...in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment from a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." 2 Burke's Works, 38. The... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 páginas
...feeling in America is thus finely described by Burke. " I& other countries the people, more simple, of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." Such was the superiority of Otis over every other member of the house in talents, information, and... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1859 - 390 páginas
...in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in...the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze."* A wise government, dealing with three millions of subjects of such a spirit, and at so great a distance,... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - 1860 - 566 páginas
...judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance ; here," — in the colonies — " they anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure...the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." Mr. Webster studied this phase of our history. He says our fathers " went to war against a preamble... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - 1860 - 556 páginas
...judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance ; here," — in the colonies — "they anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure...the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." Mr. Webster studied this phase of our history. He says our fathers " went to war against a preamble... | |
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This study renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance... 
