 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 484 strani
...to that memorable exclamation of Mr. Henry, now become almost too familiar for quotation : " Ca:sar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and...cried the speaker ; ' treason ! treason !' echoed the house ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." The talents of... | |
 | 1832 - 592 strani
...the lower house of representatives at Virginia, Patrick Henry, a popular orator, exclaimed, " Coesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — " Cries of " Treason !" here interrupted the speaker ; but, after a moment's pause, he continued,... | |
 | John Macgregor - 1833 - 624 strani
...delegates, at the meeting of the Continental Congress, said, during a debate on the stamp act, " Julius Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third "here he was stopped by cries of treason, and then concluded by saying, " and George the Third —... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 432 strani
...his celebrated resolution on the stamp act into the House of Burgesses, of Virginia, in May, 17C5, he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the...the house. It was one of those trying moments which arc decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and... | |
 | William Wirt - 1834 - 482 strani
...of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, "Ceesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell...house. — It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. — Henry faltered not for an instant; but lising to a loftier attitude,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 strani
...in the midst of this magnificent appeal that Henry is said to have exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, 'Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell..."treason, treason," echoed from every part of the House. Henry faultered not ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing a determined eye on the Speaker,... | |
 | 1832 - 858 strani
...encourage it in others. P. HENRY." It was in the midst of the debate above mentioned, that he exclaimed, " Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell,...Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye... | |
 | 1834 - 426 strani
...a god, Csesar had his Brutus—Charles the first, his Cromwell—and George the third—['Treason,' cried the speaker—' treason, treason,' echoed from...the house. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and... | |
 | 1834 - 428 strani
...and the look of a God, Ceasar had his Brutus — Charles the first had his Cromwell — and Gcorgp the third* — ' Treason,' cried the speaker — '...treason," echoed from every part of the house. It w«» one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant,... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 strani
...promptitude in debate. Transported by the fervor of his zeal beyond the bounds of prudence, he exclaimed, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" — " Treason, treason," resounded from all parts of the house ; — but, without pausing or quailing for a moment,... | |
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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. 
