 | Thomas Fowell Buxton - History - 2005 - 325 pages
...vague and showy ornament, but of solid and irresistible argument;" in that speech Mr. Pitt said, " Some of us may live to see a reverse of that picture, from which we now turn our eyes with sham6 and regret j we may live to behold the natives of Africa engaged in the calm occupations of industry,... | |
 | Ernest Pertwee - Self-Help - 2006 - 281 pages
...other quarter of the globe, from having access to her coasts, If we listen to the voice of reason and duty and pursue this night the line of conduct which...calm occupations of industry, in the pursuits of a just and legitimate commerce. We may behold the beams of science and philosophy breaking in upon their... | |
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If we listen to the voice of reason and duty, and pursue this night the line of conduct which they prescribe, some of us may live to see a reverse of that picture from which we now turn our eyes with shame and regret. We may live to behold the natives... 
