The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake : the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter ! All his forces dare not... The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk - Página 30por Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 192 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Hubert Adonley Hagar - 1914 - 386 páginas
...business of moment — Plutarch 5 The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown It may be frail its roof may shake the wind may blow through it the storms may enter the rain may enter, — but the king of England cannot enter — Pitt 6 A man ought... | |
| Thomas Edward Watson - 1916 - 598 páginas
...castle." Do we not recall the inspired burst of oratory in which the elder William Pitt referred to this ? "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, but the King of England... | |
| Charles William Bacon, Franklyn Stanley Morse - 1916 - 516 páginas
...tired of repeating the part of the elder William Pitt's great speech on the Excise, in which he said: The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown. It may fall, its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter,... | |
| William Henry Moore - 1918 - 368 páginas
...cannot boast of having incorporated it into their Provincial conduct. It was Lord Chatham who said : "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...the Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake, the winds may blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter, but the King of England cannot... | |
| Mary Augusta Laselle - 1918 - 366 páginas
...the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of Heaven. — Dickens. The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storms may... | |
| 1923 - 716 páginas
...matter of chief concern in all governments. William Pitt, the elder, in his most eloquent way, said : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...forces of the crown ; it may be frail, its roof may be shaky, the wind may blow through it, the storm mayenter, the rain may enter, but the King of England... | |
| Douglas Gordon Crawford - 1919 - 398 páginas
...dissipate your property. La Bruy&re Comment on the force of the words influence, impair, and dissipate. 3. The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake ; the wind may blow through it ; the storms... | |
| James Champlin Fernald - 1921 - 306 páginas
...specific law. By this Pitt symbolizes the independence of the individual under the laws of England : "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the power of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may... | |
| KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 páginas
...there's no place like Home. J. HOWARD PAYNE — Home Sweet Home. Song in Clari, The Maid of Milan. t The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare - 1969 - 900 páginas
...oration by William Pitt in which he says, "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to the force of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake : the wind may blow through It; the storms may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter — all his forces dare... | |
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