 | Ireland - 1805 - 428 pages
...object of my ambition ? And is this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions ? No, I am no emissary — and my ambition was to hold...not in power, nor in profit, but in the glory of the atchievement ! Sell my country's independence to France I And for what ? Was it for a change of masters... | |
 | James Gordon - Ireland - 1805 - 280 pages
...this the mode by which a tribunal of justice re concilea contradictions ? No, I am no emissary.—and my ambition was to hold a place among the deliverers...not in power, nor in profit, but in the glory of the atchievement! Sell my country's independence to France ! And for what'? Was it for a change of masters... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 516 pages
...object of my ambition? And is this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions ? No, I am no emissary ; and my ambition was to hold...my country's independence to France! And for what? Was it for a change of masters ? No! But for ambition ! O, my country, was it personal ambition that... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...no emissary—my ambition was to hold a place among the deliverers of my country—not io power, not in profit, but in the glory of the achievement! Sell...my country's independence to France! and for what ? A change of masters ? No ; but for ambition ! Oh, my country ! was it personal ambition that influenced... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions ? No ; I. am no emissary — my ambition was to hold a place among .the deliverers of my country — not in power, not in profit, but in the glory of the achievement ! Sell my country's independence to France ! and... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...no emissary—my ambition was to hold a place among the deliverers of my country—not in power, not in profit, but in the glory of the achievement! Sell...my country's independence to France! and for what ? A change of masters ? No; but for ambition ! and so might the whole ceremony of the trial, since... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions? No, I am no emissary ; try ami bition was to hold a place among the deliverers of my country ; not jn power, not in profit, but in the glory of the achievement ! Sell luy country's independence to France!... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions ? No ; I am no emissary — my ambition was to hold a place among the deliverers of my country — not in power, not in profit, but in the glory of the achievement ! Sell my country's independence to France ! and... | |
 | Orators - 1834 - 602 pages
...object of my ambition ? And is this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions ? No, I am no emissary ; and my ambition was to hold...my country's independence to France ! And for what ? Was it for a change of masters ? No ! But for ambition ! O, my country, was it personal ambition... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...is this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions'? No'; I am no emissary'. My ambition was to hold a place among the deliverers of my country' — not in power', not in profit', but', in the glory of the achievement'. Sell my country's independence to France' 1... | |
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I am charged with being an emissary of France! An emissary of France! And for what end? It is alleged that I wished to sell the independence of my country! And for what end? 
