 Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the first his Cromwell ; and George the Third " — " Treason ! " cried the speaker ; " treason ! treason ! " echoed from every part of the house.  The Every Day Book for Youth - Page 253by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
 | W. O. Blake - Biography - 1856 - 1016 pages
...and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he finished his sentence with the firmest emphasis- — ¿ may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.' From this period, Mr. Henry became the idol of the people of Virginia ; nor was his name confined... | |
 | John Philip Sanderson - Naturalization - 1856 - 404 pages
...Demosthenes,' when he exclaimed, ' Csesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example — if this be treason, make the most of it ;' with Jefferson and the signers of the Declaration of Independence ; and with Washington at... | |
 | History - 1857 - 650 pages
...George the Third — (' Treason I ' cried the Speaker. ' Treason 1 treason 1 ' echoed the House ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." While I am presenting to you this picture of Mr. Jefferson in his youth, listening to the almost... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 656 pages
...George the Third — (' Treason ! ' cried the Speaker. ' Treason ! treason 1 ' echoed the House ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." While I am presenting to yon this picture of Mr. Jefferson in his youth, listening to the almost... | |
 | Charles Wyllys Elliott - America - 1857 - 512 pages
...his finger at him, raised his voice above the confusion, and concluded — " And George the Third — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it !" In the face of the strongest opposition, Henry's Resolutions were passed by a small majority,... | |
 | David Addison Harsha - Orators - 1857 - 544 pages
...speaker an eye of the most determined fire, he finished his sentence with the firmest emphasis) — ' may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.' " On the 4th of September, 1774, the old Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia.... | |
 | Charles Wyllys Elliott - New England - 1857 - 498 pages
...finger at him, raised his voice above the confusion-, and concluded — " And George the Third — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it !" In the face of the strongest opposition, Henry's Resolutions were passed by a small majority,... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 690 pages
...George the Third — (' Treason 1 ' cried the Speaker. . ' Treason 1 treason 1 ' echoed the House ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." While I am presenting to you this picture of Mr. Jefferson in his yonth, listening to the almost... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 726 pages
...Speaker an eye of the most determined fire, he finished his sentence with the firmest emphasis) — 'may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it' " * When Mr. Henry sat down, the real leadership of the opposition had passed away from the... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 710 pages
...Speaker an eye of the most determined fire, he finished his sentence with the firmest emphasis) — 'may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.' " * When Mr. Henry sat down, the real leadership of the opposition had passed away from the... | |
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