 I CANNOT, my lords, I WILL NOT join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment : it is not a time for adulation : the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now...  Orators of England - Page 129edited by - 1900Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...meafures that have heaped difgrace and misfortune upon us — that have brought ruin to our doors. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment! It is not a time for adulation ; — the fmoothnefs of flattery cannot now aVail — cannot fave us in this rugged and awcful crifis :— ^it... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1792 - 458 pages
...approves, XLlV. have heaped difgrace and misfortune upon us—that have 1 717brought ruin to our doors. This, my Lords^ is a perilous and tremendous moment ! It is not a time for adulation. The fmoothnefs of flattery cannot now avail—- cannot fave us in thi» rugged and awful crifis. It is... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1793 - 542 pages
...eftccmcd for its accuracy. Cx!fvP> ' misfortune upon us-'-that have brought *^-P- ' ruin to our doors. This, my Lords, is a ' perilous and tremendous moment ! It is ' not a time for adulation. The fmooth* nefs of flattery cannot now avail — cannot ' fave us in this rugged and awful crifis. ' It... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...disappointments and defeats. I CANNOT, my lords, I WILL NOT join in con* gratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment...for adulation ; the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 374 pages
...difappoiutnients and defeats. I CANNOT, my Lords, I WILL NOT join in congratulation on misfortune and difgraoe. This, my Lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment; it is not a time for adulation ; the fmoothnefs of flattery cannot fave us in this nigged and awful crifis. It is now neccflary to inftruct... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 440 pages
...meafures which have heaped difgrace and misfortune upon us—which have brought ruin to our doors. This, my Lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment! It is not a time for adulation. The fmoothnefs of flattery cannot now avail—cannot fave us in this rugged and awful crifis. It is now... | |
 | Hugh Boyd - Great Britain - 1800 - 638 pages
...monftrous meafures that have heaped difgrace and misfortune upon uS«that have brought ruin to our doors. This, my Lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment !". It is not a time fof adulatidn ;— the fmoothnefs of flattery cannot now avail — cannot, fave us in this awful and... | |
 | charles mayo, l.l.b. - 1804 - 570 pages
...address in answer to it. " I cannot, my " lords, join in congratulation on misfortune, and disgrace. This is a " perilous and tremendous moment! It is not a...adulation. The " smoothness of flattery cannot now avail—cannot save us in this rugged " and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1807 - 312 pages
...upon us ; that have broiigL: ruin to our doors. This, my lords, is a perilous ami tremendous moment 1 It is. not a time for adulation The smoothness of flattery cannot now avail ; cannct save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now r, cessary to instruct the throne in the... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...disappointments and defeats. I CANNOT, my lords, I WILL NOT join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment...it is not a time for adulation : the smoothness of lattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne,... | |
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