 Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged ; their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The...  Classic Selections from the Best Authors - Page 306by Samuel Silas Curry - 1888 - 182 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1836 - 550 pages
...who wfll raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,...— and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace— but there is no peace.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...who will rais» up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,...inevitable, and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace ! but there is no peace.... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,...clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war ia inevitable — and let it come !— - I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is vain, sir, to extenuate... | |
 | 1836 - 362 pages
...who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,...slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heai-d on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable— ^and let it come ! ! I repeat it, sir, let... | |
 | James Grahame - 1836 - 486 pages
...the strong alone ; but to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, we have no longer a choice. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too...Boston. The war is inevitable — and let it come! Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale... | |
 | James Grahame - 1836 - 480 pages
...the strong alone; but to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, we have no longer a choice. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too...Boston. The war is inevitable — and let it come ! Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone 5 it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides,...to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the 5 contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged. Their clanking... | |
 | 1837 - 396 pages
...battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...— and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace — but there is no peace.... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...to the vigilant, the active, the bravt . Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enoujjl to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the...chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pages
...strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. 100 If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too...Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! (0) The war is inevitable — and let it come ! — I repeat it, sir, let 105 it come! It is vain,... | |
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