 | Despotism - 1801 - 60 pages
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 | John Burk - Slavery - 1805 - 490 pages
...fall like a strong man ; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the contitution with her. Is this your boasted peace ? Not to sheathe the sword in the scabbard, but to sheathe it in the bowels of your countrymen ? The Americans have been wronged... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 516 pages
...slaves of the rest. If America was to fall," continued he, " she " would fall like the strong man ; she would embrace the pillars " of the state, and pull down the constitution with her. She has " been wronged ; she has been driven to madness by injustice : " Will you punish... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...be hazardous. America, if she fell, , ^'' would fall like the strong man ; she would cm- 1766. brace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution...along with her. Is this your boasted peace ? Not to sheath the sword in its scabbard, but in the bowels of your countrymen. The Americans have not acted... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1807 - 312 pages
...she fell, would fall like the strong man. She wouM embrace the pillars of the State, and pull dow n the constitution along with her. Is this your boasted peace ? Not to sheath the sword in its scabbard, but to sheath it in the bowels of your countrymen ? Will you quarrel... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...fall like the strong man : she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down tie constitution with her. Is this your boasted peace ? Not to sheathe the sword in the scabbard, but to sheathe it in the bowels of your countrymen ? The Americans have been wronged... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 268 pages
...a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would tall like the strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her. " Lord Chatham, Debrett, iv. 297. . 208. a modesty — " The gentleman must not wonder he was not contradicted,... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 474 pages
...a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down...along with her. Is this your boasted peace? Not to sheath the sword in its scabbard, but to sheath it in the bowels of your countrymen? Will you quarrel... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 470 pages
...a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down...along with her. Is this your boasted peace? Not to sheath the sword in its scabbard, but to sheath it in the bowels of your countrymen? Will you quarrel... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 612 pages
...a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down...constitution along with her. Is this your boasted peace—not to sheathe the sword in its scabbard, but to sheathe it in the bowels of your countrymen... | |
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I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, IF she fell, would fall like the strong man ; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her. 
