 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 wish? What...  The London Magazine - Page 4191822Full view - About this book
 | William Huffington - Delaware - 1839 - 500 pages
...must fight ! An appeal to arms and the God of Hosts is all that is left us! It is in vain, sir, 10 extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace;...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... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 364 pages
...Gentlemen may cry peace, peace; but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The nest gale that comes from the north, will bring to our ears the clash of...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale, that sweeps from the north, will bring 110 to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren...what would they have! Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? (0) Forbid it, Almighty 115 God. —... | |
 | Henry Winsor - United States - 1839 - 250 pages
...clash of resounding arms ; our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle ? What is it gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery.' Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1840 - 554 pages
...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 may cry, Peace,...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... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...all that is left us ! Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace ; but there is no peace. What is it that they wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or...course others may take; but as for me," cried he, with both arms extended aloft, his brows knit, every feature marked with the resolute purpose of his... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1840 - 212 pages
...! Our brethren are already in the field ! why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish t What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so...course others may take ; but as for me," cried he, with both arms extended aloft, his brows knit, every feature marked with the resolute purpose of his... | |
 | Oratory - 1840 - 452 pages
...will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arras ! Our brethren are already in the field '. VVhy stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish!...•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... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1841 - 682 pages
...war is inevitable — and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! ! ' " It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace,...course others may take ; but as for me," cried he, with both his arms extended aloft, his brows knit, every feature marked with the resolute purpose of... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1841 - 316 pages
...— and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! ! ! 11. " It is in vain, sir, to extenuateb the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace — peace, —...course others may take ; but as for me," cried he, with both his arms extended aloft, his brows knit, every feature marked with the resolute purpose of... | |
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