 We shall be forced ultimately to retract; let us retract while we can, not when we must. I say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts: they must be repealed— you will repeal them; I pledge myself for it, that you will in the end repeal...  1774-1780.- - Page 22by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...that you will it the end repeal them ; I stake my reputatioi on it: — Т will consent to be la- en for an idiot if they are not finally repealed. — Avoid, then this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. Will a dignity becoming your exalted situation make the first advances to concord, to peacq... | |
 | New-York Historical Society - New York (State) - 1814 - 558 pages
...shall one day be forced to undo these violent, oppressive acts. They must be repealed. You will repeal them. I pledge myself for it, that you will in the...will consent to be taken for an idiot if they are not repealed." When the venerable statesman thus poured forth prophetic eloquence, the wise ones of that... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - History - 1817 - 314 pages
...say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts. They MUST be repealed. You WILL repeal them. I pledge myself for it, that you will in the...reputation on it. I will consent to be taken for an id'eot, if they are not finally repealed. Avoid, then, this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. With... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...we shall one day he forced to undo these violent oppressive acts ; they must be repealed, you will repeal them ; I stake my reputation on it ; I will- consent to be taken for an IDIOT if they are not repealed." The celebrated DAVID HUME saw equally clear the issue of the American contestIn a letter... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1821 - 312 pages
...pledge myfelf for it, that you will in the end repeal them. I ftake my reputation on it. I will confent to be taken for an idiot, if they are not finally repealed. Avoid, then, this humiliating, difgraceful neceffiry. With a dignity becoming your exalted fituation, make fbe firft advances to concord,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...violent and oppressive acts: —they must be repealed — you will repeal them: I pledge myself fur it you will in the end repeal them: I stake my reputation on it: I will consent to be taken for an ideot if they are not finally repealed. — Avoid then this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. —... | |
 | James Robins - Great Britain - 1824 - 514 pages
...shall one day be forced to undo these violent, oppressive acts ; they must be repealed, you will repeal them; I pledge myself for it, that you will in the...repealed. Avoid then this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. With a dignity becoming your exalted situation, make the first advances to concord, to peace,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...one day be forced to undo these violent acts of oppression : they must be repealed ; you will repeal ; and, partly from the ascendant of his vehement disposition, IDEOT if they are not repealed. Avoid then this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. With a dignity... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...one day be forced to undo these violent acts of oppression : they must be repealed ; you will repeal them. I pledge myself for it, that you will in the...will consent to be taken for an idiot if they are not repealed. Avoid then this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. With a dignity becoming your exalted... | |
 | 1831 - 434 pages
...must. 1 say we must necessarily undo these violent, oppressive acts : they must bt repealed: you will repeal them ; I stake my reputation on it ; I will...repealed. Avoid then, this humiliating, disgraceful necessity." But what in the one case was a sublime manifestation of genius that " By old experience... | |
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