 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1860 - 808 strani
...the young burgess were as great as his eloquence. In the midst of the debate he thundered : " Coosar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third "—" Treason I" cried the speaker, " Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house — "may profit by their... | |
 | HON. J. Y. HEADLEY - 1860 - 502 strani
...moment every thing but the great subject which engrossed his soul, he suddenly exclaimed, " Caesar had his Brutus— Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third—" " Treason!" shouted the defaulting Speaker Robinson, "Treason! Treason!" , rang through the House. Pausing till... | |
 | Mrs. E. Burrows - 1861 - 408 strani
...announced his determination of adhering to them, exclaiming fiercely, " ' Tarquin and Csesar had each his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third/ " ' Treason ! treason ! treason ! ' was shouted out on every side. " Glancing calmly round, Henry added with quick... | |
 | T. ADDISON RICHARDS - 1857 - 272 strani
...member of that body, presented the series of bold resolutions, which led to his famous speech—" Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third ' '— concluded by those master-words of raillery, when the excited assembly interrupted him with... | |
 | Henry Howard Brownell - 1863 - 554 strani
...that, in tones of bold warning, he broke forth, in the heat of argument, with the expressions: "Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third" (here he was interrupted by a cry of Treason ! from the speaker and many members, but he firmly continued)... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1863 - 234 strani
...Act Cougress. Sous of Liberty. Repeal of Stamp Act. who oppressed his people, he had said, " Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" — he was interrupted by persons who cried, " Treason ! Treason !" Henry finished by saying — "may... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1865 - 388 strani
...seats, and others sat in breathless silence. At length, when, alluding to tyrants, he exclaimed, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third .— " there was n cry of u Treason 1 treason i-' He paused a moment, and said— " may profit by their... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1867 - 514 strani
...his resolutions with a torrent of impassioned eloquence, exclaimed in a voice of thunder — "Ciesar had his Brutus, — -Charles the First his Cromwell, — and George the Third — " " Treason ! " shouted the Speaker, and " treason 1 treason ! " re-echoed from all parts of the house ; but Henry,... | |
 | Harlan D. Unrau - 1976 - 358 strani
...party in Virginia. None who heard the speech was likely to forget the the concluding words: "Caesar had his Brutus— Charles the first, his Cromwell— and George the Third . . . may profit by their example." Henry continued to hold the forefront during the decade of increasing... | |
 | Michael W. Doyle - 1986 - 412 strani
...arbitrarily interfering with the exercise of local justice.52 "Patrick Henry's Rule" holds that "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the first, his Cromwell; and George the Third . . . may profit by their example." Imperial tyranny often results in widespread political resistance.... | |
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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. 
