 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen, Caesar has passed the Rubicon, and the patriotic arm even of...! The celebrated Madame de Stael, in her last and per-" haps her best work, has said, that in the very year, almost the very month, when the president... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1827 - 452 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece had fallen, Caesar had passed the Rubicon, and the patriotic arm even of...the liberties of his devoted country! The celebrated rnadame de Stael, in her last and perhaps her best work, has said, that in the very year, almost the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen ; Caesar has passed the Rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle for the benefit not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen ; Cesar has passed the rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle for the benefit, not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen ; Cesar has passed the rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle for the benefit, not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 226 pages
...he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen; Cesar has passed tho Rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of Brutus could...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle for the benefit, not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
 | Henry Clay - Vandenhoff, George, 1820-1883 - 1844 - 168 pages
...our heroes ! Our liberties will be eternal. — If a Roman citizen had been asked, if he did not fear the Conqueror of Gaul might establish a throne upon...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. In the very year, almost the very month, when the President of the Directory declared that monarchy... | |
 | Hugh Murray - United States - 1844 - 390 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen ; Ceesar has passed the Rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. "Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle for the benefit, not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 440 pages
...liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece has fallen; Ca?sar has passed the Rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. 25 Sir, we are fighting a great moral battle, for the benefit, not only of our country, but of all... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet, Greece — -has feilen ; Cesar — has passed the rubicon ; and the patriotic arm even of...not preserve the liberties of his devoted country. Sir, we are righting a great moral battle for tlie benefit, not only of our country, but of all mankind.... | |
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If a Roman citizen had been asked, if he did not fear that the conqueror of Gaul might establish a throne upon the ruins of public liberty, he would have instantly repelled the unjust insinuation. Yet Greece fell... 
