 | Thomas Bayly Howell - 1817 - 726 pages
...allowed eight hundred thousand pounds sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of inore worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived." P. 78. "What are the present govern^ ments in Europe but a scene of iniquity and oppression. What is... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 444 pages
...for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE or AMERICAN AFFAIRS; Volumes have been written on the subject of the*slruggle... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 524 pages
...the ears. A t . ,..•* ared thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the « • bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in...sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived-J THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Volumes have been written on the subject... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1826 - 482 pages
...to be allowed eight hundred thousand pounds sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society and in...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS. ,. IN the following pages I offer nothing more than... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1826 - 470 pages
...to be allowed eight hundred thousand pounds sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society and in...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE «F AMERICANAFFAIRS. IN the following pages I offer nothing more than... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 270 pages
...for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a-year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. — Idem. But, after all, what is this metaphor called a crown, or rather, what is monarchy ? Is it... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1835 - 552 pages
...for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all thb browned ruffians that ever lived. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. IN the... | |
 | George Lippard - 1847 - 558 pages
...opinion which no doubt shocked King George, and oar eloquent reviewer, with the same deep horror : " Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in...than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived." With regard to the oft-repeated watch-word of American admirers of England — " Great Britain is the Mother... | |
 | George Lippard - 1847 - 962 pages
...tíoruent reviewer, with the'same deep horror: ••": i'- . -, '• *'.*•• -иг l •: ' ОГ more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight oi God, мал all the crowned ruffians that ever lived." iimti- .<; . л ->r; •;' ,: ' With regard... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1856 - 542 pages
...for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain ! Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in...God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived. - THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. IN the following pages I offer nothing more... | |
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In England a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which in plain terms, is to impoverish the nation and set it together by the ears. A pretty business indeed for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year... 
