 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...sir, let it COMK ! It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry—PEACE—PKACK—but there is NO peace. The war is actually begun! The...sweeps from the north, will bring to our ears the c/ash of resounding arms! Our brethren nre alrtady in the field! Why stand we here idle.' What is it.... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! ! * 11. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen...cry, peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war has actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1845 - 312 pages
...Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it come ! — I repeat it, sir, let it come ! 11. It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may...cry, Peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war U actually begun ! The next gale, that sweeps from the north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding... | |
 | Greg Ward - History - 2004 - 436 pages
...from Transylvania is not, however, recognized by Congress in 1776, and it becomes part of Virginia. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace....are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?. . . I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death. • •... | |
 | John W Chalfant - Religion - 2003 - 266 pages
...slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! . . ,It is in vain... to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace,...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! . . .Why stand we here idle? . . .What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so... | |
 | Mary Mostert - Political Science - 2004 - 230 pages
...heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable - and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! "It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen...What would they have? "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Merrill Jensen - History - 2004 - 754 pages
...the creation of his first biographer, but a superb creation nonetheless. It concluded with the words: Gentlemen may cry peace, peace — but there is no...What would they have? Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God — I know not... | |
 | Stephen Stallard - Honor - 2004 - 270 pages
...the speech at West Point, and the words of the final paragraph began to flow through his mind. "It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may...stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it... | |
 | Robert Patterson - Political Science - 2004 - 280 pages
...Machiavelli, The Prince 1 "It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentleman may cry, Peace, Peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!" —Patrick... | |
 | Waller R. Newell - Social Science - 2009 - 308 pages
...suffered in the struggle for liberty and human dignity is preferable to a life lived on one's knees: It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen...are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it,... | |
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Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen... 
