 | Europe - 1811 - 558 pages
...lofty sentiments; — who " do not judge of an ill principle only by an actual grievance, " but who anticipate the evil and judge of the pressure of the " grievance by the badness of the principle; — who snuff the M approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." It could scarcely be credited that... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance ; here they anticipate the...principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; and snuft the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. [496 The last cause of this disobedient spirit... | |
 | England - 1833 - 1006 pages
...the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance ; here they anticipate the...and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the hadness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance ; here they anticipate the...the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, as it... | |
 | William Tudor - United States - 1823 - 544 pages
...the people, more simple, of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government, only bv an actual grievance ; here they anticipate the evil,...principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; andsnuiFthe approach pf tyranny in every tainted breeze." Otis, from his first appearance in the... | |
 | John Farmer - New Hampshire - 1823 - 570 pages
...government only by an actual grievance — hero, they anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur...misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny hi every tainted breeze." For the origin of the revolution, then, we do not look to any particular... | |
 | John Farmer - Local history - 1823 - 526 pages
...the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance — here, they anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1830 - 690 pages
...be our features as a people. As Burke said of us, while yet dependent on Great Britain, we should " augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." These were our characteristics as colonies ; these were the traits of our youthful independence. Under... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1830 - 684 pages
...should be our features as a people. As Burke said of us, while yet dependent on Great Britain, we should "augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." These were our characteristics as colonies; these were the traits of our youthful independence. Under... | |
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This study renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance.... 
