 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...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 may...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, Heaven ! I know not what... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! 13. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may...gentlemen wish ? Wh'at would they have? Is life so dear, and peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Heaven! I know... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...let it come ! ! ! 11. " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate1' the matter. Gentlemen may cry pence, — peace, — but there is no peace. The war is actually...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! 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 The next gale,... | |
 | William Wirt - Statesmen - 1834 - 482 pages
...retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on tlie plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let...wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or lwace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God 1 —... | |
 | United States - 1834 - 426 pages
...extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace; but there is no peace. The war is actually begun I The next gale that sweeps from the north, will bring...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the prke of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God !! I know not... | |
 | George Smeeton - Biography - 1834 - 300 pages
...actually begun ! the next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of surrounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field! Why...What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and liberty ? — Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know... | |
 | Aesthetics - 1834 - 428 pages
...bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field Why stand ye here Idle ! What is it that gentlemen wish > What would they have ! Is life so dear, or peace so sweeti as to be purchased at Ihe price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it Almighty God ! I know not... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 292 pages
...deceive ourselves longer. Sir, we have done every thing that could be done, to avert the storm \vhich is now coming on. We have petitioned ; we have remonstrated...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... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - Chronology, Historical - 1835 - 792 pages
..." The next gale, that sweeps from the north, will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arm« 1 Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand...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... | |
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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... 
