 Where this is the case in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in countries where...  Parliamentary speeches from 1761 to 1802 - Page 295edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | William Drayton - Abolitionists - 1836 - 324 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...something that is more noble and liberal. I do not mean to commend the superior morality of this sentiment, which has at least as much pride as virtue in it;... | |
 | Abolitionists - 1836 - 444 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...misery, with all the exterior of servitude, liberty loo kg amongst them like something that is more noble and liberal. I do not mean to commend the superior... | |
 | William Drayton - Abolitionists - 1836 - 318 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...general as the air, may be united with much abject toil, ivith great misery, with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks amongst them like something that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 744 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom to them is not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank . They have already so occupied in many places. You...these deserts. If you drive the -•people from one exteriour of servitude, liberty looks, amongst them, like something that is more noble and liberal.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1839 - 592 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there, that freedom, as...them, like something that is more noble and liberal. 3* I do not mean, sir, to commend the superior morality of this sentiment, which has at least as much... | |
 | sir Samuel Romilly - 1840 - 490 pages
...jealous of their freedom. Freedom," he adds, " is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks among them like something that is more noble and liberal." On such authority, .these West Indian declaimers... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom to them is not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...with all the exterior of servitude, Liberty looks among them, like something more noble and liberal. I do not mean to commend the superior morality of... | |
 | Samuel Romilly - Great Britain - 1840 - 468 pages
...jealous of their freedom. Freedom," he adds, " is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks among them like something that is more noble and liberal." On such authority, these West Indian declaimers... | |
 | Samuel Romilly - Great Britain - 1840 - 466 pages
...jealous of their freedom. Freedom," he adds, "is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks among them like something that is more noble and liberal." On such authority, these West Indian declaimers... | |
 | Sir Samuel Romilly - Lawyers - 1840 - 468 pages
...jealous of their freedom. Freedom," he adds, "is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in...with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks among them like something that is more noble and liberal." On such authority, these West Indian declaimers... | |
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