Specimens of ArgumentationH. Holt, 1897 - 203 pages |
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... peaceable demeanor of the Associated Protestants . But you will hear , no doubt , from the Solicitor- General ( for they have saved all their intelligence for the reply ) that fury supplies arms ; furor arma min- istrat ; and the case ...
... peaceable demeanor of the Associated Protestants . But you will hear , no doubt , from the Solicitor- General ( for they have saved all their intelligence for the reply ) that fury supplies arms ; furor arma min- istrat ; and the case ...
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... peaceable multitude - though not hos- tilely arrayed - though without one species of weapon among them - though assembled without plot or dis- guise by a public advertisement , exhorting , nay , com- 25 manding peace , and inviting the ...
... peaceable multitude - though not hos- tilely arrayed - though without one species of weapon among them - though assembled without plot or dis- guise by a public advertisement , exhorting , nay , com- 25 manding peace , and inviting the ...
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... peaceable procession is cer- tainly totally immaterial to the cause , but the cir- cumstance is material to show the wickedness of the man . " How , " says Mr. Kenyon , " do you know that it was the same person you saw in the fields ...
... peaceable procession is cer- tainly totally immaterial to the cause , but the cir- cumstance is material to show the wickedness of the man . " How , " says Mr. Kenyon , " do you know that it was the same person you saw in the fields ...
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... ( peaceable petitioners ) ; but that by steadiness and 15 firmness they might carry their point ; as he had no doubt his Majesty , who was a gracious prince , would send to his ministers to repeal the act , when he heard his subjects were ...
... ( peaceable petitioners ) ; but that by steadiness and 15 firmness they might carry their point ; as he had no doubt his Majesty , who was a gracious prince , would send to his ministers to repeal the act , when he heard his subjects were ...
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... peaceable , and steady " - not " steady " alone ; though , if that had been the ex- pression , singly by itself , I should not be afraid to 15 meet it ; but , " Be quiet , PEACEABLE , and steady . " Gentlemen , I am indifferent what ...
... peaceable , and steady " - not " steady " alone ; though , if that had been the ex- pression , singly by itself , I should not be afraid to 15 meet it ; but , " Be quiet , PEACEABLE , and steady . " Gentlemen , I am indifferent what ...
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Page 19 - I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation — and it has been my favorite study — I have read Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Page 68 - The tawny lion, pawing to get free His hinder parts — then springs, as broke from bonds, And rampant shakes his brinded mane; the ounce, The libbard, and the tiger, as the mole Rising, the crumbled earth above them threw In hillocks; the swift stag from underground Bore up his branching head...
Page 19 - We shall be forced ultimately to retract ; let us retract while we can, not when we must. I say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts ; they must be repealed — you will repeal them ; I pledge myself for it, that you will in the end repeal them ; I stake my reputation on it — I will consent to be taken for an idiot, if they are not finally repealed.
Page 20 - If the Ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the King, I will not say that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. 1 will not say that the King is betrayed ; but I will pronounce that the kingdom is undone.
Page 19 - I trust it is obvious to your lordships that all attempts to impose servitude upon such men, to establish despotism over such a mighty continental nation must be vain, must be fatal. We shall be forced ultimately to retract; let us retract while we can, not when we must.
Page 67 - Let the earth bring forth soul living in her kind, Cattle, and creeping things, and beast of the earth, Each in their kind.
Page 12 - Their force would be most disproportionately exerted against a brave, generous, and united people, with arms in their hands, and courage in their hearts : three millions of people, the genuine descendants of a valiant and pious ancestry, driven to those deserts by the narrow maxims of a superstitious tyranny.
Page 158 - ) Now, if I can carry you with me by sound convictions, I shall be immensely glad (applause) ; but if I cannot carry you with me by facts and sound arguments, I do not wish you to go with me at all ; and all that I ask is simply fair play.
Page 19 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation...
Page 15 - The spirit which now resists your taxation in America is the same which formerly opposed loans, benevolences, and ship-money in England; the same spirit which called all England on its legs, and by the Bill of Rights vindicated the English constitution; the same spirit which established the great fundamental, essential maxim of your liberties — that no subject of England shall be taxed but by his own consent.