 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...give them a stone. When those children of ours wish to assimilate with their parent, and to respect the beauteous countenance of British liberty, are...turn to them the shameful parts of our constitution ? Arc we to give them our weakness for their strength ; our opprobrium for their glory ; and the slough... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...but when children ask for bread, shall we give them a stone ? When they wish to assimilate to their parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance...slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom ? " The merits of this speech are of a great and peculiar cast ; a force and truth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1826 - 510 pages
...of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede from it infinitely ? When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its...liberty ; are we to turn to them the shameful parts * Lord Carmarthen. of our constitution ? are we to give them our weakness for their strength ? our... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1826 - 510 pages
...of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede from it infinitely ? When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its...British liberty ; are we to turn to them the shameful part* * Lord Carmarthen. of our constitution ? are We to give them our weakness for their strength... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1766 - 458 pages
...British liberty ; are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our constitution? * Lord Carmarthen. constitution? are we to give them our weakness for...slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom? If this be the case, ask yourselves this question, Will they be content in such... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...give them a stone. When those children of ours wish to assimilate with their parent, and to respect the beauteous countenance of British liberty, are we to turn to them the shameful parts of the constitution ? Are we to give them our weakness for their strength ; our opprobrium for their glory... | |
 | Scotland - 1833 - 1034 pages
...when our children ask for bread, shall we give them a stone? When they wish to assimilate to their parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance...countenance of British liberty, are we to turn to them only the deformed part of the British Constitution 'i Are we to give them our weakness for their strength,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede from it infinitely ? When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its...slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom ? If this be the case, ask yourselves this question, • Lord Carmarthen. Will they... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 740 pages
...of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede from it infinitely ? When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its...slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom ? If this be the case, ask yourselves this question, • Lord r.-'rmarthon. Will... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 648 pages
...of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede from it infinitely? I knew well enough (it could not be concealed from...determined friends ; and a glorious cause. Wo had a great * Lord Carmarthen. the slough of slavery, which we are not able to work off", to serve them for their... | |
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When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance the beauteous countenance of British liberty; are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our Constitution? Are we to give them our weakness for... 
