 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1797 - 706 pages
...indeed, a rot in the wooden walls of old England, our decay could not be very diftant. The qneftion, as it evidently appeared to his view, was not about this or that conceflion, but whether the country fhould be laid proftrate at the feet of France ? It was, in fa&,... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Great Britain - 1816 - 498 pages
...walls of Old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question, as it evidently appeared in his view, was not about this or that concession, but...moment, whether it was laid prostrate at the feet of monarchial or republican France, for still the event •would be equally fatal—equally destructive.... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1818 - 810 pages
...animated. If there was, indeed, a rot in the wooden walls of old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question, as it evidently appeared to...the feet of monarchical or republican France, for •till the event would be equally fatal, equally destructive. The national commerce would necessarily... | |
 | John Watkins - 1818 - 572 pages
...of old England, our decay could not be very far distant. The question, as it evidently appeared in his view, was not about this or that concession, but...moment whether it was laid prostrate at the feet of monarchial or republican France; for still the event would be equally fatal, and equally destructive.... | |
 | Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan - 1842 - 576 pages
...walls of old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question, as it evidently appeared in his view, was not about this or that concession, but...event would be equally fatal — equally destructive. The national commerce would necessarily prove the great object of the enemy's vengeance, and those... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Great Britain - 1842 - 572 pages
...walls of old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question, as it evidently appeared in his view, was not about this or that concession, but...event would be equally fatal — equally destructive. The national commerce would necessarily prove the great object of the enemy's vengeance, and those... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1843 - 744 pages
...indeed, a rot in the wooden walls of old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question was not about this or that concession, but whether...country should be laid prostrate at the feet of France? and it was a matter of no moment whether it was laid prostrate at the feet of monarchical or republican... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1843 - 752 pages
...indeed, a rot in the wooden walls of old England, our decay could not be very distant. The question was not about this or that concession, but whether...country should be laid prostrate at the feet of France? and it was a matter of no moment whether it was laid prostrate at the feet of monarchical or republican... | |
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The question, as it evidently appeared to his view, was not about this or that concession, but whether the country should be laid prostrate at the feet of France ? It was, in fact, a matter of no moment, whether it was laid prostrate at the feet of monarchical... 