 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 1166 pages
...misled people, shall have expiated our rashness and atoned for our presumption, on the scaffold." It was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments like these. We...his character. He would commence with his accustomed directness'and earnestness. " Sink or swim,- live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand, and' my... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 292 pages
...rashness and atoned for our presumption, on the scaffold.' LESSON CXXXVI1. The same, concluded. IT was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments like these. We know his opinions, and we know his character. Ht would commence with his accustomed directness and earnestness. ' Sink or swim, live or die, survive... | |
 | 1842 - 818 pages
...language as Paul nsed in his preaching. Such language as that of John Adams, when he said " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to" the vote for Independence. Such as when Patrick Henry exclaimed, " Give me liberty, or give me death... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 374 pages
...perfect " expulsive orotund." Examples of " Expulsive Orotund." 1. — " Declamatory " Style. " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote ! " " Sir, before God, I believe the hour is come. My judgment approves this measure ; and my whole... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...death. HENRY. 17. SUPPOSED SPEECH OF JOHN ADAMS IN FAVOUR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. SINK or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and ray heart to this vote. It is true, indeed, that in the beginning we aimed not at independence. But... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - United States - 1846 - 200 pages
...misled people, shall have expiated our rashness, and atoned for our presumption, on the scaffold/ It was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments, like these. We...and we know his character. He would commence with accustomed directness and earnestness. ' Shik or swim, live or die, sur vive or perish, I give my hand... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin North - Elocution - 1846 - 454 pages
...speech of John Adams, on the vote for independence. / SINK. \ or SWIM, / LIVE \ or DIE, / SURVIVE \/ I or PERISH, I \ give my hand and my HEART to this vote. \ If we FAIL, it can be no WORSE for us. \ But we shall NOT fail. \ The CAUSE / will raise up ARMIES;... | |
 | Elocution - 1847 - 312 pages
...Examples of "Expulsive Orotund." I.— "Declamatory" Style. FROM WEBSTER'S SPEECH OF JOHN ADAMS. " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote ! " " Sir, before God, I believe the hour is come. My judgment approves this measure ; and my whole... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders, Joshua Chase Sanders - Readers - 1848 - 468 pages
...generally, the former has the rising, and the latter the falling inflection-. EXAMPLES. 1. Sink' or swim', live' or die', survive' or per'ish, I give my hand and heart to this vote. 2. There are also celes'tial bodies, and bodies terres'trial ; but the glory of... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...expiated our rashness, and atoned for our presumption on the scaffold." THE SAME, CONCLUDED. It was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments like these. We...or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hands and my heart to this vote ! It is true, indeed, that, in the beginning, we aimed not at independence.... | |
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Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. 
