 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...their poffeffions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If [ were an American, as I am an Englifhman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I...would lay down my arms — never — never — never. — '" Your own army is infected with the contagion of thefe illiberal allies. — The fpirit of plunder... | |
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...To overrun them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their poffeffions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an American as I am an Engli/hman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms: NE.VER—... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 440 pages
...enemies—to over-run them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder; devoting them and their pofleflions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an American, as I am an Englifhman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms—never—... | |
 | Hugh Boyd - Great Britain - 1800 - 638 pages
...over-run them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder ; devoting them, and their pofleflions, to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an American, as I am an Englifhman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never... | |
 | John Dickinson - Constitutional law - 1801 - 468 pages
...shambles of every German despot, your attempts will be forever vain and impotent. But, my lords, where is the man, that in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of the war, has dared to authorize and associate to our arms the tomahawk and scalpingknife of the savage... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 630 pages
...To over-run them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder; devoting them and their pofieffions, to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an...would lay down my arms; never; never; never! " BUT who is the man that has dared to authorize and allbciate to our arms, the toma-. hawk and fc-alping-knife... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 626 pages
...rapine and plunder; devoting them and their poflcilions, to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I wore an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign...would lay down my arms ; never; never; never ! " BUT who is the man that has dared to authorize and affociatc to our arms, the tomahawk and fcalping-knife... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...ever vain and impotent, doubly so from this mercenary traffic of those sons of rapine and plunder. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in mv country, I would never lay down my arms. Never, »ever, never. * But your own army is infected with... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1807 - 312 pages
...irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies, to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder ; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty i If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop remained in my country, I NEVER... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...to an incurable resentment the minds of your adversaries to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their possessions...— NEVER ! NEVER ! NEVER ! But, my lords, who> is the'man, that in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of war, has dared to authorize, and associate... | |
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If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never! 
