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" Am I, who lived but for my country, and who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence, and am I to be loaded with... "
An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ... - Page 6
by Francis Plowden - 1806
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The History of the Late Grand Insurrection: Or the Struggle for Liberty in ...

Ireland - 1805 - 428 pages
...oppressor ; in the dignity of freedom I would have fought upon the threshold of my country, and its enemjr should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse....their rights and my country her independence, and I am to be loaded with calumny, and not suffered to resent, and repel it — No, God forbid ! IF the...
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History of the Civil War in Ireland, Containing an Impartial ..., Volume 2

James Gordon - Ireland - 1805 - 280 pages
...passing over my lifeless corpse; and who lived but for my country, and who have subjected myself to th& dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and...their rights, and my country her independence; and I am to be loaded with .calumny and not suffered to resent and repel it ?—No; God forbid! If the...
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the ..., Volume 2

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. And am I, who lived but for my country, who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and now to the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence,...
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the ..., Volume 2

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. And am I, who lived but for my country, who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and now to the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence,...
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The Speeches of Charles Phillip: Esquire, Delivered at the Bar and on ...

Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. And am I, who lived but for my country, who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and how to the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence,...
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Selections, from Several Literary Works: Comprising The Declaration of ...

Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. And am I, who lived but for my country, who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and now to the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence,...
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Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators: Phillips ...

Orators - 1834 - 602 pages
...threshold of my country, and its enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. Am I, who lived but for my country, and who have subjected myself to the dangers of tin jealous and watchful oppressor, and the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse'. And am T, who lived but for my country', who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor', and now to the bondage of the grave', only to give my countrymen their rights', and my country her independence',...
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The Fourth Reader for the Use of Schools

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1839 - 322 pages
...enemies should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. And am I, who lived but for my country, who have subjected myself to the dangers of the jealous and watchful oppressor, and now to the bondage of the grave, only to give my countrymen their rights, and my country her independence,...
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Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators, Philips ...

John Philpot Curran, Robert Emmet, Henry Grattan - Ireland - 1840 - 562 pages
...threshold of my country, and its enemy should enter only by passing over my lifeless corpse. Am I, who lived but for my country, and who have subjected...be loaded with calumny, and not suffered to resent or repel it—No, God forbid ! If the spirits of the illustrious dead participate in the concerns and...
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