 | Henry Mann - United States - 1896 - 350 pages
...1775. Patrick Henry stood resolutely forth for armed resistance. "Three millions of people," he said, "armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged : — their clanking might be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle? What is it that" gentlemen wish ?... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...of Boston! The war is entvitable; and let it come! ! I repeat it, sir — L>. r IT com!!! "It is m vain, sir, to extenuate the matter: Gentlemen may...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms? Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?— What 'a it that gentlemen wish? What... | |
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...clanking may be heard upon the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable, and let it come. It is in vain to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry. peace,...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we arc not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the fiejd! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come!! I repeat it, sir, let it come!!! i•It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen...no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale tlmt sweeps from the north, • will bring to our ears the clash of resounding anus! Our brethren are... | |
 | United States - 1824 - 518 pages
...means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot...actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the noth, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field !... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 518 pages
...supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have hound us hand and foot ? Sir, we are not weak, if we make...actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the noth, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field !... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 516 pages
...Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable ; and let it come ! ! 1 repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! ! " It is in vain,...actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the noth, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field !... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin French - United States - 1820 - 370 pages
...it, sirs, we must fight ! ! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us ! — Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace — but there is no...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field ! why stand we here idle \ What is it that gentlemen wish 1... | |
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Peace— but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What... 
