 ... when I reflect upon these effects — when I see how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power sink, and all presumption in the wisdom of human contrivances melt and die away within me. My rigor relents. I pardon something to...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 5211848Full view - About this book
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...government, but that through a wise and salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to lake herown way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects,...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. MR. BUHKE'S SPEECH AT BRISTOL, ON DECLINING THE ELECTION. GENTLEMEN, 4. I decline the Election.—It... | |
 | Salma Hale - America - 1827 - 314 pages
...these effects, \vtiea I see how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride cf power gink, and all presumption in the wisdom of human contrivances...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty." 29. MANUFACTURES. — While the United States were colonies, the mother country endeavoured to prevent... | |
 | Salma Hale - America - 1827 - 312 pages
...people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood. human contrivances melt and die away within me. My...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty." 29. MANUFACTURES. — While the United States were colonies, the mother country endeavoured to prevent... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...nothing to any care of ours, and that they are not squeezed into this happy form by the constraints of watchful and suspicious government, but that through...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. xi. — THE SPANISH PATRIOT'S SONO. Anonymous. HARK ! Hear ye the sounds that the winds, on their pinions,... | |
 | Back to Africa movement - 1834 - 410 pages
...should have said in conclusion — "When I contemplate these things, when I reflect upon these effects, I feel all the pride of power sink, and all presumption...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of Liberty." And what, may we not ask, aroused that wonderful spirit of enterprise that produced results, more than... | |
 | African Americans - 1834 - 472 pages
...upon these effects, I feel all the pride of power sink, and all presumption in the wisdom of ,'iuman contrivances, melt and die away within me. My rigor...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of Liberty." And what, may we not ask, aroused that wonderful spirit of enterprise that produced results, more than... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. 16. LOVE OF COUNTRY. Minto. Gentlemen, — We have but one question to resolve — shall we defend... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. XXVIII. MR. BURKE'S OPINION RELATIVE TO THE RIGHT OF ENGLAND TO TAX AMERICA. " But Mr. Speaker, we... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Elocution - 1836 - 188 pages
...of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and fine sagacity of English enterprize, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. > EXERCISE XVII. THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. Jdne Taylor. An old clock that had stood for fifty years... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not...relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. 16. LOVE OF COUNTRY. — Minto. Gentlemen, — We have but one question to resolve — shall we defend... | |
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