| Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 páginas
...peals. In the midst of his harangue he exclaimed, in clear bell-tones, " Cœsar had his Brutns — son John excited speaker ; and " Treason ! Treason !" was shouted from every part of the House. Henry did not... | |
| George Bancroft - 1852 - 490 páginas
...in Wirt. ' Dunmoro to Dartmouth, 25 beyond himself, "Tarquin," he cried, "and Caesar, CHAP. had each his Brutus ; Charles the First, his Cromwell ; ^^-. and George the Third " "Treason!" shouted the 1765. Speaker ; " treason, treason !" was echoed round the ay' house, while Heury, fixing... | |
| Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter - 1853 - 354 páginas
...comparisons. Warming with his theme, he blanched the cheeks of his auditors, by exclaiming : « Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third" — "Treason ! treason !" exclaimed the speaker* " Treason ! treason !" echoed other burgesses. Henry turned his... | |
| John Frost - 1853 - 786 páginas
...the discussion to a tone of defiance, which produced a remarkable scene. " Caesar," he exclaimed, " had his Brutus ! Charles the First, his Cromwell ! and George the Third," — here he was interrupted by a cry of Treason ! raised by the speaker and echoed from all parts of... | |
| Adolphus Mordecai Hart - 1853 - 308 páginas
...arbitrary authority, the patriot Henry exclaimed in the hall of the Legislative Assembly, that " Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third his ," he was interrupted by cries of treason, treason : and mildly looking around, he added, " and... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 918 páginas
...the lower house of representatives at Virginia, Patrick Henry, a popular orator, exclaimed, " Cajsar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third"— cries of "Treason I" here interrupted the speaker but, after a moment's pause, he continued " and George... | |
| William Valentine - 1856 - 302 páginas
...actually asserting it. As in the speech of Patrick Henry, of Virginia, when he exclaimed, Caesar had had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third He was here interrupted by a shout of " Treason ! Treason !" But coolly finished the sentence with... | |
| William O. Blake - 1856 - 1124 páginas
...in others. P. HKTOT. It was in the midst of the debate above-mentioned, that he exclaimed, ' Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and...Treason, treason !' echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye... | |
| John Philip Sanderson - 1856 - 380 páginas
...Lexington and Bunker Hill ; with Patrick Heury, ' the forest born Demosthenes,' when he exclaimed, 'Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example — if this be treason, make the most of it ;' with Jefferson and the signers... | |
| Frank Moore - 1856 - 436 páginas
...consent. The bold declaration of Patrick Henry, before the House of Burgesses, in 1764, that " Caasar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third may profit by their example," still rang in the ears of royalty, and the patriots were looked upon... | |
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