 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1778 - 504 pages
...! Shall a people that feventeen years ago was the terror of the world, now ftoop fo low as to teil its ancient inveterate enemy, take all we have only...impoflible ! I wage war with no man, or fet of men. ---I wifh for none of their employments ; nor would I co-operate with men who Hill perfift in unretra&ed... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1792 - 458 pages
...longer what it was ! Shall a people, that feventeen years ago was the terror of the world, now iloop fo low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy, take...all we have, only give us peace ? It is impoflible ! CHAPTER fcrved with honour, why is not the latter comtoeaeed withXLV. out hefitation:? I am not,... | |
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...of its rights and faireft poffeflions ? Shall this great kingdom truckle to the houfe of BOURBON ? Shall a people, that feventeen years ago was the terror...ancient inveterate enemy, " Take all we " have, only allow us peace ?" Is it poffible ! — I wage war with no man, or fet of men. — I wifh for none of... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 440 pages
...what it was? Shall a people, « iy i that feventeen years ago Was the terror of the world, now fioop fo low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy, take all we / have, only give us peace? It is impofljble! * I wage war with no man, or fet of men. I wifh for none of their employments; nor •would... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - Medicine - 1799 - 560 pages
...Houfe of BOURBON?' Shall a people, that fevcnteen years ago was the terror of the world, now ftdop fo low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy, " Take all we have, " only allow us peace?" Is it poffible! — I wage •war with no man, or fct of men. — I wifh for none... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 626 pages
...no longer M hat it was ! Shall a people, feventeen years ago the terror of the world, now it cup Ib low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy — take all we have, only give us peace r It is impolTible ! I wage war with no man, or fet of men. I willi for none of their employments ;... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 630 pages
...houfe of . Bourbon ? Surely, this nation is no longer what it was! Shall a people, f'eventeen years ago the terror of the world, now ftoop fo low as to -tell its ancient inveterate enemy—take all we have, only give us peace ? It is impofiible ! I wage Avar with no man, or fet of... | |
 | 1911 - 592 pages
...monarchy,' and asked how a people ' that fifteen years ago was the terror of the world 1 could stoop so low as to tell its ancient, inveterate enemy, ' take all we have, only give us peace.' Notable too is the man's sincerity. Herr von Euville laboured through most of his three volumes in... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...longer what it was. Shall a people that, seventeen years ago, was the terror of the world, now stoop so low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy, take all we have, only give us peace. It is impossible. I wage war with no man, or set of men ; I wish for none of their employments ; nor would... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 380 pages
...longer what it was ! Shall a people, that seventeen years ago was the terror of the world, now stoop so low as to tell its ancient inveterate enemy, take all we have, only give us peace ? It is impossible ! ' I wage war with no man, or set of men. I wish for none of their employments ; nor would... | |
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Conquest; that has stood the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada, now fall prostrate before the House of Bourbon? Surely, my lords, this nation is no longer what it was! Shall a people, that seventeen years ago was the terror of the world, now stoop... 
