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" Treason!" cried the speaker —"Treason, treason," echoed from every part of the house. "
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Revolution

Alan Axelrod - History - 2000 - 426 pages
...provocatively: Caesar had his Bnitus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — may profit by their example .... If this be treason, make the most of it. The resolves were passed on May 30, 1765. In the meantime, back up north, John Adams, who in...
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Eloquence is Power: Oratory & Performance in Early America

Sandra M. Gustafson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 320 pages
...treason,' echoed from every part of the house. . . . Henry faltered not for an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye...by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.66 Both the Frenchman's version and the version of Virginia legend make the improvisational moment...
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Something Coming: Apocalyptic Expectation and Mid-nineteenth-century ...

Gail E. Husch - Art - 2000 - 332 pages
...treason!" was re-echoed in ev ery part of the I louse. Henry faltered not an instant, but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the Speaker an eye of the most determined fire, he finished the sentence with the firmest emphasis — "may profit by their example! If this be treason, make the...
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The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation

Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...his Cromwell, and George III ..." (he was then interrupted by cries of "Treason! Treason!") ". . . may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." Henry played a prominent role in the growing movement for independence. He was a member of...
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Roads Less Traveled: Exploring America's Past on Its Back Roads

Lyn Wilkerson - Gulf States - 2000 - 737 pages
...George the Third..." Here he was interrupted by cries of treason. He continued, "And George the Third may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." In 1775, Lord Dunmore was forced to flee the city. Authority now devolved on the Convention...
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The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies

David Lee Russell - History - 2000 - 386 pages
...Speaker Robinson interrupted, crying out, "Treason, treason!" Henry paused and then calmly concluded, "may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." Standing by the door watching the events was the young Thomas Jefferson, a student at the College...
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A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War

Harry V. Jaffa - Presidents - 2004 - 574 pages
...his Brutus; Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third ['Treason' cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it."106 The American Revolution reversed the dominant Western tradition, which had been antirepublican...
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Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards

Kristopher J. Preacher - History - 2002 - 134 pages
...where Patrick Henry boldly proelaimed. "Caesar had his Brums. Charles I his CromwelL and George III may profit by their example. If this be treason. make the most of itl" AT LEFT OFFIcE OF THE cLERK OF THE cOUNcIL OF THE cOLONY OF VIRGINIA EREcTED PRIOR TO 1707...
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Patriotism: Quotations from Around the World

Herb Galewitz - Reference - 2003 - 68 pages
...no good reason. ERNFST HEMINGWAY Caesar had his Brutus— Charles I his Cromwell — and George III may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid...
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Thomas Jefferson

Carol H. Behrman - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 122 pages
...Patrick Henry was interrupted by shouts of "Treason! Treason!" He continued, "And George the Third may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." The young law student, Thomas Jefferson, had watched the proceedings from the doorway. Jefferson...
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