 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...act, declaring it highly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose anothei luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...without appeal. HONORABLE CHARLES TOWNSHEND. EVEN then, Sir, even before this splendid orb (Lord Chatham) was entirely set, and while the western horizon was...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...act, declaring it highly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...act, declaring it highly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. f This... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...act, declaring it highly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, sir, even before this splendid Vor,. II. 30 orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 436 pages
...act, declaring ithighly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for this hour, became lord of the ascendant*. To... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 404 pages
...act, declaring ithighJy just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for this hour, became lord of the ascendant*. To... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 638 pages
...This great orator in his speech on American taxation, after speaking of Lord Chatham, goes on thus : " Even then, Sir, before this splendid orb was entirely...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens, arose another luminary, and for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. ' Reign... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...act declaring it highly just and expedient to raise a revenue in America. For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while...a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. This... | |
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Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the Western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant. 
