 Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 1931842Full view - About this book
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1820 - 888 pages
...Burgesses of Virginia (May, 1765), he exclaimed, when discanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third — " (" Treason, " cried the speaker ; " treason, treason, " echoed from every part of the home.)... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 866 pages
...of Virginia (May, 17C5), he exclaimed, when discauting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Cassar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third—" (" Treason, " cried the speaker ; " treason, treason, " echoed from every part of the house.) It was... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...Virginia, (May, 1765,) he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, ' Ciesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third' (' Treason !' cried the Speaker ; ' treason ! treason !' echoed from every part of the house.) It was... | |
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...distinguished. In the very fury and whirlwind of his invective against Great Britain, he exclaimed : " Cicsar had his Brutus— Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third — (" Treason," exclaimed the speaker — " treason, treason," echoed from every corner of the house.)... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - America - 1823 - 374 pages
...tyranny of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, " Caesar had his "Brutus— Charles the first his Cromwell— and George the Third— (' Treason,' cried the speaker — ' treason, treason,' echoed from every part of the house. — It... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, 'C#sar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third. — ('Treason,' cried the speaker — 'treason, treason," echoed from every part of the house. It was... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 516 pages
...tyranny of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the ;look of a God, Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — ('Treason,' cried the speaker — ' treason, treason/ echoed from every part of the house. It was... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...Burgesses of Virginia (May, 1765), he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third" — (" Treason!" cried the speaker ; "treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house.) It was... | |
 | William Wirt - Funeral sermons - 1826 - 690 pages
...to that memorable exclamation of Mr. Henry, now become almost too familiar for quotation : " Csesar had his Brutus, Charles " the First his Cromwell, and George the Third— (" Treason !" cried the Speaker. " Treason ! trea" son !" echoed the House ;)—may profit by their... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...of Virginia (May, 1765,) he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Cesar had his Brutus; Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third"—" Treason!" cried the speaker; "treason! treason!" echoed from every part of the house. It was one of... | |
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