| Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 páginas
...OF PATRICK HENRY. PATRICK HENRY'S SPEECH BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA, BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. MR. PRESIDENT, — It is natural for man to indulge...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 páginas
...toward the Majesty of Heaven, which he revered above all earthly kings. "Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...truth— and listen to the song of that syren, till she transform us into beasts. IB this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and ardent struggle for... | |
| Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1851 - 328 páginas
...the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written ! NECESSITY OF RESISTANCE. P. HENRY. MR. PRESIDENT, — It is natural for man to indulge...against a painful truth ; and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
| John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 páginas
...nullification. WEBSTER SPEECH OF PATRICK HENRY, Before the Virginia Convention of Delegates, March, 1775. MR. PRESIDENT, it is natural for man to indulge in...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is it the part of wise men, engaged in the great and arduous... | |
| Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 páginas
...towards the Majesty of heaven; which I revere above all earthly kings. 5 Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a 7 we disposed to be of the number of those who having eyes, see not. and having ears, hear not, the... | |
| Jacob K. Neff - 1851 - 610 páginas
...already come. " It is natural," said he, " to man, to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are prone to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that enchantress till she transforms us into beasts. There is no longer any room for hope. We must fight.... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 páginas
...They beeame impatient of speech. Their soula were on fire fur action." MR. PRESIDENT it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of Hope. We are apt...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
| Levi Carroll Judson - 1852 - 516 páginas
...felt and strongly told. His overwhelming eloquence we can but faintly imagine. '' Mr. President-It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of...our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the songs of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 páginas
...They bceame impatient of speceh. Thcir souls were on lire for action." MR. PRIBIDENT it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of Hope. We are apt...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 páginas
...They became impatient of speech. Their souls were on tire for action." MR. PRESIDENT it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of Hope. We are apt...our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the eong of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a... | |
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