 | Henry Grattan - Great Britain - 1822 - 450 pages
...shall first reply to it when not made by an honest man. The right honourable gentleman has called me " an unimpeached traitor." I ask, why not " traitor,"...because it would be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counsellor. I will not call him fool because he happens to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. But I say... | |
 | 1823 - 616 pages
...it, when not made by an honest man. ' The right honourable gentleman has called me " an unimpesdied traitor. " I ask, why not " traitor, " unqualified...by any epithet ? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm to strike, but has not courage to give the... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...traitor.' I ask, why not ' traitor,' unqualified by an epithet? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm...because it would be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counsellor. I will not call him fool, because he happens to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. But I say,... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...traitor.' I ask, why not 'traitor,' unqualified by an epithet ? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm...because it would be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counsellor. I will not call him fool, because he happens to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. But I say,... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...traitor.' I ask, why not ' traitor,' unqualified by an epithet? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm...villain, because it would be unparliamentary, and ho is a privy counsellor. I will not call him fool, because he happens to be Chancellor of the Exchequer.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...it, when not made by an honest man. The right honorable gentleman has called me " an un. impeached traitor." I ask, why not "traitor," unqualified by any epithet? I will tell him; it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm to strike, but has not courage to give the... | |
 | Literature - 1836 - 332 pages
...shall first reply to it when not made by an honest man. The right honourable gentleman has called me " an unimpeached traitor." I ask, why not " traitor,"...the blow. I will not call him villain, because it will be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counsellor. I will not call him fool, because he happens... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...traitor." I ask why not " traitor," unqualified by an epithet ? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm...because it would be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counselor. I will not call him fool, because he happens to be chancellor of the exchequer. But I say,... | |
 | 1836 - 740 pages
...honest man. " The right honourable gentleman has called me ' an unimpeached traitor.' I Rsk him, wby not traitor, unqualified by any epithet? I will tell him; it was because he dared not. It was the act of a coward who raises his arm to strike, but has not the courage to give... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...traitor." I ask why not " traitor," unqualified by an epithet ? I will tell him, it was because he durst not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm...because it would be unparliamentary, and he is a privy counselor. I will not call him fool, because he happens to be chancellor of the exchequer. But I say,... | |
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traitor," unqualified by any epithet? I will tell him: it was because he dare not. It was the act of a coward, who raises his arm to strike, but has not courage to give the blow. I will not call him villain, because it would be unparliamentary, and he... 
