 | United States - 1824 - 518 pages
...reason of his being known so much in the mother country was, that his name was signed to all the public papers, as speaker of the house. Hence he was sometimes...rank among the patriots, as a sincere friend to the public good, and he Was also a friend to religion, which he manifested by a constant attendance upon... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - Chronology, Historical - 1835 - 792 pages
...extent of his influence induced Doctor Johnson, in his pamphlet, " Taxation »Tyranny," to remark — " One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows d Mr. Gushing with a diadem." Mr. C. was a nember of the two first continental congresses, ud of the... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1841 - 510 pages
...circumstance led doctor Johnson, in his pamphlet Taxation no Tyranny, to make this foolish remark — " One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows of Mr Gushing with a diadem." Though decidedly patriotic in his principles, Mr Crushing was moderate and... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - Chronology, Historical - 1841 - 794 pages
...extent of his influence induced Ductor Johnson, in his pamphlet, " Taxation no Tyranny," to remark — " One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows of Mr. Gushing with a diadem." Mr. C. was a member of the two first continental congresses, and of the council... | |
 | James Spear Loring - History - 1852 - 720 pages
...person, concerning whose position Dr. Johnson, in ' Taxation no Tyranny,' made his singular blunder. ' One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows of Mr. C g with a diadem.' " We have examined the first and third London editions of Dr. Johnson's production, published in 1775,... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1859 - 790 pages
...the disputes with Great Britain that Dr. Johnson, in his " Taxation No Tyranny," made this remark: "One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows of Mr. Gushing with a diadem." He was a member of the 1st and2d congresses, and afterward of the council of... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1859 - 814 pages
...the disputes with Great Britain that Dr. Johnson, in his " Taxation No Tyranny," made this remark: "One object of the Americans is said to be, to adorn the brows of Mr. Cusliing with a diadem." He was a member of the 1st and2d congresses, and afterward of the council... | |
 | Francis Samuel Drake - America - 1872 - 1042 pages
...Britain as the leader of the Whigs in this country. Dr. Johnson, in his " Taxation no Tyranny," says, " One object of the Americans is said to be to adorn the brows of Mr. dishing with a diadem." He was the devoted friend and counsellor of Hancock, and the friend and corresp.... | |
 | Lemuel Cushing - 1877 - 152 pages
...be regarded in Great Britain as the leader of the Whigs in this country. In Dr. Johnson's pamphlet "Taxation no Tyranny" one object of the Americans is said to be " to adorn the brows of Mr. Cushing with a diadem. " He was the devoted friend und counsellor of Hancock, and the friend and correspondent... | |
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Ms. from 1779 until his death, and acting gov. in 1785. His signature being affixed to all public papers, as speaker of the house, caused him to be regarded in Great Britain as the leader of the Whigs in this country. Dr. Johnson, in his " Taxation no... 
