 | William Wirt - 1849 - 484 strani
...gathered courage from his countenance, and cowards became heroes while they gazed upon his exploits. It was in the midst of this magnificent debate, while...descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, that ho exclaimed in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god • " Cesar had his Brutus — Charles... | |
 | George White - 1849 - 716 strani
...Butgesses, when he introduced his resolutions on the Stamp Act. It was here that he said, " Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third" upon which the Speaker cried out " Treason !" " Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house.... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 strani
...gathered courage from his countenance, and cowards became heroes while they gazed upon his exploits. " It was in the midst of this magnificent debate, while he was descanting on the tyranny of this obnoxious act, that he exclaimed in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, ' Csesar had... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1850 - 216 strani
...others. P. HENRY." It was in the midst of this mag nificent debate, while he was descanting on llic tyranny of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, "Cesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third " (Treason, cried... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1851 - 854 strani
...shook that assembly with alarm, and as he exclaimed in clear bell-tones of deepest meaning, " Ctesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — " eries of "Treason! Treason !" came from every part of the House. Henry faltered not for an instant... | |
 | John Frost - 1851 - 1058 strani
...on Henry's resolutions in the House of Burgesses, that gentleman went so far as to exclaim, " Caesar had his Brutus ! Charles the First his Cromwell ! and George the Third — " here he was interrupted by cries of " Treason ! Treason /" from every part of the house ; but... | |
 | Maryland. Constitutional Convention - 1851 - 810 strani
...gentleman had pursued. When Patrick Henry said, in 1774, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, " Cœ*ar had his Brutus, Charles the First his, Cromwell, and George the Third may protit hy their example," he meant what he said. When the gentleman from Baltimore threatened the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 strani
...Assembly like thunder peals. In the midst of his harangue he exclaimed, in clear bell-tones, « Caasar had his Brutus Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third — " « Treason /" cried the excited speaker ; and « Treason ! Treason !" was shouted from every part of the House. Henry did not... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 946 strani
...Assembly like thunder peals. In the midst of his harangue he exclaimed, in clear bell-tones, " Cffisar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third — " " Treason!" cried the excited speaker-; and " Treason ! Treason !" was shouted from every part of the House. Henry did not... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter - 1852 - 374 strani
...comparisons. Warming with his theme, he blanched the cheeks of his auditors, by exclaiming : " Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third" — " Treason ! treason !" exclaimed the speaker. " Treason ! treason !" echoed other hurgesses. Henry turned his... | |
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Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — (" Treason," cried the Speaker — " treason, treason ", echoed from every part of the House. 
