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" Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third " "Treason ! " cried the speaker, John Robinson, and " Treason 1 treason ! " re-echoed from every part of the house. "
The Most Eminent Orators and Statesmen of Ancient and Modern Times ... - Page 320
by David Addison Harsha - 1857 - 518 pages
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Analectic Magazine: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography ..., Volume 12

1818 - 646 pages
...was an occasion which called for all his strength, and he did put it forth as man never did hefore. He exclaimed in a voice of thunder and with the look of a Ood,' fee.-*-' He rose like the thunder-hearer of Jove when he mounts,' &c— ' Had his mind of Herculean...
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The London Magazine, Volume 5

1822 - 734 pages
...distinguished. In the very fury and whirlwind of his invective against Great Britain, he exclaimed : " Cicsar had his Brutus— Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third — (" Treason," exclaimed the speaker — " treason, treason," echoed from every corner of the house.) " Yes," (said...
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A New American Biographical Dictionary; Or, Remembrancer of the Departed ...

Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...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...in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, 'Csesar had bis Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — ('Treason,'...
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A New American Biographical Dictionary: Or, Rememberancer of the Departed ...

Statesmen - 1824 - 518 pages
...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 exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the l<»>k of a God, Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the first, his Cromwell—and George the third—('Treason,'...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 982 pages
...the great debate on the Stamp Act : It was in the midst of this magnificent debate, while he (Henry) was descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act,...in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, " Cassar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — " (" Treason !" cried...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...of this magnificent appeal, so electrifying to his impassioned auditor, that Henry is said to have exclaimed, in a voice of thunder. and with the look of a god, "Casar had his Brutus—Charles the First hU Cromwell—and George the Third—('Treason,' cried the...
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The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents ...

Art - 1832 - 592 pages
...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,...
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British America, Volume 1

John Macgregor - Canada - 1833 - 624 pages
...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 —...
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry

William Wirt - Statesmen - 1834 - 482 pages
...courage from his countenance, and cowards became heroes, while they gazed upon his! exploits. '• It was in the midst of this magnificent debate, while...in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, "Ceesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — • and George the third — ('Treason,'...
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Lives of the Departed Heroes, Sages, and Statesmen of America: Confined ...

United States - 1834 - 426 pages
...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...in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, Csesar had his Brutus—Charles the first, his Cromwell—and George the third—['Treason,' cried...
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