 Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.  The Life of George Washington - Stran 220avtor: Washington Irving - 2005 - 408 straniOmejen predogled - O knjigi
 | Benjamin Franklin Perry - 1887 - 644 strani
...to take up arms against ' Writs of Assistance.' Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child 'Independence' was born. In fifteen years, in 1776, he grew up to manhood and declared himself/rfe."... | |
 | Justin Winsor - 1887 - 800 strani
...Otis's argument, and fifty-six years later wrote : " Then And there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."3 This was no mere rhetorical phrase.4 The influence of this controversy... | |
 | John Fiske - 1888 - 670 strani
...that all his hearers went away ready to take arms against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene...judges, not as theretofore "during good behavior," but " during the king's pleasure." New York was the first to resent this blow at the independence of... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 878 strani
...ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1705, Adams took a prominent part... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1891 - 840 strani
...take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene , ..^-^ of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part... | |
 | Hamilton Andrews Hill - 1889 - 718 strani
...ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." The day of installation came, — the first that had been seen at... | |
 | 1892 - 734 strani
...Otis' speech on this occasion John Adams said, " Then and there was the first scene in the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." In addition to this very questionable method of enforcing obsolete... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 668 strani
...that all his hearers went away ready to take arms against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene...judges, not as theretofore " during good behavior," but " during the king's pleasure." New York was the first to resent this blow at the independence of... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1894 - 684 strani
...ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Morgan - 1895 - 394 strani
...all his hearers went away ready to take up arms against writs of assistance. "Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene...Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." — John Fiske. Was the spirit of Liberty confined to any one colony ? No, it existed in different... | |
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