 I come, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me take to myself some degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It is not said that, in...  Essays, Moral and Literary - Page 177by Vicesimus Knox - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1780 - 206 pages
...more-'-but this is enough for my meafure.— I have not lived in vain. And now, Gentlemen, on this ferious day, when I come, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me take to myfelf fome degree of honeft pride on the nature of the charges that are againft me. I "do not here... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...but this is enough for my meafure. — I have not lived in vain. And now, Gentlemen, on this ferious day, when I come, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me take to myfelf fome degree of honeft pride on the nature of the charges that are againft me. I do not here... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...but this is -enough for my meafure. — I have not lived in vain. And now, Gentlemen, on this ferious day, when I come, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me take to myfelf fome degree of honeft pride on the nature of the charges that are againft -me. I do not here... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...this is enough for my meafure.— J have not lived in vain. . : : And now, Gentlemen, on this ferious day, when I come, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me take to myfelf fome degree of honeft pride on the. nature of the charges that are againft irili. I do not here... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1807 - 298 pages
...The conclusion of this celebrated speech has been much admired, when be said, ' And now, Gentlemen, on this serious day, when I ' come, as it were, to...venality, or neglect of duty. It is not said, ' that, in the long period of my service, I have, in a single ' instance, sacrificed the slightest of your... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...or two more ; but this is enough for my measure. — I have not lived in vain. And now, gentlemen, on this serious day, when I come, as it were, to make...degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...or two more ; but this is enough for my measure. — I have not lived in vain. And now, gentlemen, on this serious day, when I come, as it were, to make...degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...enough for my measure. I have not lived in vain. And now, Gentlemen, on this serious day, when I cqme, as it were, to make up my account with you, let me...degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...or two more-^-but this is enough for my measure — I have not lived in vain. " And now, gentlemen, on this serious day, when I come, as it were, to make...degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It... | |
 | North American review - 1897 - 808 pages
...concluded what proved, alas ! a vain appeal to the constituency of that day : "And now, gentlemen, on this serious day, when I come, as it were, to make...degree of honest pride on the nature of the charges that are against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality or of neglect of duty. It is... | |
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