 What the event will be, God only knows. But some punishment seems preparing for a people, who are ungratefully abusing the best constitution, and the best King, any nation was ever blessed with, intent on nothing but luxury, licentiousness, power, places,...  The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D, F.R.S., &c. Minister ... - Page 322by Benjamin Franklin - 1817Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1817 - 590 pages
...seditious scribblers to trample on authority, and every thing that used to keep them in order. — What the event will be, God only knows. But some punishment...constitution and the best king any nation was ever blest with.' These were the remarks of Franklin, made at the time and on the spot, — and he will... | |
 | Books - 1817 - 576 pages
...agitated the political horizon of this country, ' some punishment seems preparing for a people who arc ungratefully abusing the best constitution and the best king any nation was ever blessed with.' While Dr. F. was attending to the interests of the American colonies in various discussions with the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...men, women and children : which seems only to have produced an universal sullenness, that looks like a great black cloud coming on, ready to burst in a general...licentiousness, power, places, pensions, and plunder; vvhiie the ministiy divided in their councils, with little regard for each other, •worried by perpetual... | |
 | William Tudor - United States - 1823 - 544 pages
...God only knows. But fame punishment seems preparing for a people, who are ungratefully abusing tbt best constitution and the best king any nation was ever blessed with ; intent OB nothing but luxury, licentiousness, power, places, pensions and plunder ; while the ministry, divided... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1832 - 464 pages
...seditious ' scribblers to trample on authority, and every ' thing that used to keep them in order.. .What ' the event will be God only knows. But some...constitution • and the best king any nation was ever blest with.' These were the remarks of Franklin, made at the time and on the spot,.. and he will not... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1832 - 482 pages
...seditious * scribblers to trample on authority, and every * thing that used to keep them in order.. .What ' the event will be God only knows. But some...constitution * and the best king any nation was ever blest with.' These were the remarks of Franklin, made at the time and on the spot,., and he will not... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 486 pages
...women, and children : which seems only to have produced an universal sullenness, that looks like a great black cloud coming on, ready to burst in a general...little regard for each other, worried by perpetual opposition, in continual apprehension of danger, intent on securing popularity in case they should... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 480 pages
...women, and children : which seems only to have produced an universal sullenness, that looks like a great black cloud coming on, ready to burst in a general...little regard for each other, worried by perpetual opposition, in continual apprehension of danger, intent on securing popularity in case they should... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 604 pages
...men, women, and children, which seems only to have produced a universal sullenness, that looks like a great black cloud coming on, ready to burst in a general...and plunder; while the ministry, divided in their counsels, with little regard for each other, worried by perpetual oppositions, in continual apprehension... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1842 - 310 pages
...men, women, and children, which seems only to have produced an universal sullenness, that looks like a great black cloud coming on, ready to burst in a general...their councils, with little regard for each other, wearied by perpetual oppositions, in continual apprehension of changes, intent on securing popularity,... | |
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