 | James Gordon - Ireland - 1805 - 280 pages
...the deatructive fun' of war^ and I wouH animate my countrymen to immolate them in theirboats,before they had contaminated the soil of my country. If they...retire before superior discipline, I would-. dispute even 7 inch of ground, burn every blade of of grass, and the last in trenchment of liberty should'be... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 508 pages
...a torch in the other ; I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war ; and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before...of ground, burn every blade of grass, and the last intrenchment of liberty should be my grave. What I could not do myself, if I should fall, I should... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...and a torch in the other. I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war, and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats before...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade of grass — the last spot in which the hope of freedom should desert... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...and a torch in the other. I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war, and I would animate my countrymen to immolate 'them in their boats before...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade of grass—the last spot in which the hope of freedom should desert... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...and a torch in the other. I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war, and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats before...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade of grass—the last spot in which the hope of freedom should desert... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...destructive fury of war ; and Twouid animate my countrymen to immolate them in their bouts, be for? to-. . y had contaminated the soil of my country. If they succeeded...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade ol grass j the last spot in which the hope of freedom should desert... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...torch in the other. I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war, arid I would animate rny countrymen, to immolate them in their boats, before...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade or grass — the last spot in which the hope of freedom should desert... | |
 | Orators - 1834 - 602 pages
...a torch in the other; I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war ; and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before...country. If they succeeded in landing, and if forced to retirv before superior discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, burn every blade of grass,... | |
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...and a torch in the other. I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war, and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before...discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, raze every house, burn every blade of grass, and the last intrenchment of liberty should be my grave.... | |
 | Member of the bar - English orations - 1836 - 560 pages
...a torch in the other ; I would meet them with all the destructive fury of war ; and I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before they had contaminated the soil of mv country. If they succeeded in landing, and if forced to retire before superior discipline, I would... | |
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I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before they had contaminated the soil of my country. If they succeeded in landing, and if forced to retire before superior discipline, I would dispute every inch of ground, burn every blade... 
