 | 1809 - 530 pages
...with, and inseparable from, British soil ; which proclaims, even to the stranger and the sojoumer, the moment he sets his foot upon British earth, that...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation.' p. 169, 170. In the same speech, there is the following striking view of the advantages of a free press,... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Ireland - 1806 - 366 pages
...sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust; his soul walks abroad in her majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation I" EXQUISITE IRONICAL HUMOUR. " Gentlemen, how then does Mr. O'Brien's tale hang together? Look to... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Ireland - 1806 - 322 pages
...the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her majesty ; his Ixxly swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation !" EXQUISITE IRONICAL HUMOUR. " Gentlemen, how then does Mr. O'Brien's tale hang together ? Look to... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of UNIVERSAL EMACIPATION. No matter in what language his doom may have been...the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION !* Mr. Curran then proceeded. — Gentlemen, I am not such a fool, as to ascribe any effusion of this... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of UNIVERSAL EMACIPATION. No matter in what language his doom may have been...the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION !* Mr. Curran then proceeded. — Gentlemen, I am not such a fool, as to ascribe any effusion of this... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 542 pages
...what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him;—no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have...Curran was interrupted by a sudden burst of applause from the court and hall. Silence howevtr was restored after some minutes, by the interposition of Lord... | |
 | Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 240 pages
...in the dust; ' his soul walks abroad in her own ma189 * jesty; his body swells beyond tlietnea' sure of his chains, that burst from * around him; and he...disenthralled, by the * irresistible genius of universal emanci* pation !' The resources of this great orator's own mind are known to be nearly inexhaustible... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of universal emancipation. Nd matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced...the irresistible genius of universal emancipation.' p. 169, 170. In a speech for Mr Hamilton Rowan, accused of the publication of a seditious libel, he... | |
 | 1810 - 438 pages
...speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from British soil ; which proclaims even to the stranger...the irresistible Genius of Universal Emancipation. We think that the application of the image in the concluding sentence of the same speech has been borrowed,... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 516 pages
...speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from British soil ; which proclaims even to the stranger...stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresist- " ible genius of ' universal emancipation.' [Here Mr. Curran was interrupted by a sudden... | |
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No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; — no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him ; — no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down... 
