 Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched with this way of considering the subject, and I can account for it. I have not been considering it through the cold medium of books, but have been speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion,...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1151810Full view - About this book
 | Biography - 1799 - 614 pages
...concluding the topic in the following strain of energetic oratory :-— " Gentlemen ; you are touched by this way of considering the subject ; and I can account for it. I have been talking of man, and his na» ture,notas they are seen through the cold medium of books, but as... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...efforts to support an authority which heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. • Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion, from what I have seen of them myself amongst reluctant nations submitting to our authority. I know... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...their efforts to support an authority which heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion, from what I have seen of them myself amongst reluctant nations submitting to our authority. I know... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 542 pages
...efforts to support art authority which heaven never gave, by rneans which it never can sanction. " Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion, from what I have seen of them myself amongst reluctant nations submitting to our authority. I know... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...efforts to support an authority — which Heaven never gave, — by means which it never can sanction. Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion, from what I have seen of them myself amongst reluctant nations submitting to our authority.— I know... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...efforts to support an autho. rity, which heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. " Gentlemen— I think I can observe that you are touched...speaking of man and his nature, and of human dominion, from what I have seen of them myself amongst reluctant nations submitting to our authority. I know... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 470 pages
...efforts to support an authority — which Heaven never gave,—by means which it never can sanction. Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...of considering the subject; and I can account for it.—I have not been considering it through the cold medium of books, but have been speaking of man... | |
 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 470 pages
...their efforts to support an authority which Heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...of considering the subject; and I can account for it.—I have not been considering it through the cold medium of books, but have been speaking of man... | |
 | Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...Heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. Gentlemen, I think I can observe that yuu are touched with this way of considering the subject ; and I can account for it. — I nave not been considering it through the cold medium of books, but have been speaking of man. uud lus... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...their efforts to support an authority which heaven never gave, by means which it never can sanction. " Gentlemen, I think I can observe that you are touched...the subject ; and I can account for it : I have not heen considering it through the cold medium of books, but have heen speaking of man, and his nature,... | |
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