 | Ireland - 1805 - 428 pages
...independence of my country ! And for what end ? Was this the object of my ambition ? And is this the mode by which a tribunal of justice reconciles contradictions...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... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...independence of my country ! And for •what end ? Was this the object of my ambition ? And 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,... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...independence of my country ! And for what end ? Was this the object of my ambition ? And 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 io power, not in... | |
 | 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
...independence of my country ! And for what end ? Was this the, object of my ambition ; And is this the 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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...independence of my country ! And for what end ? Was this the object of my ambition ? And 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,... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...independence of my country'.i And for what end'? Was this the object of my ambition'? And 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',... | |
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...independence of my country ! And for what end? Was this the object of my ambition? 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... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...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'....country's independence to France'! and for what'? A change of masters'? N6'; but for ambition'1 Oh', my country'! had it been personal ambition that... | |
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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? 
