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" Were the French to come as invaders or enemies, uninvited by the wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes ! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand and a torch in the... "
Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the History of ... - Page 143
by John Philpot Curran - 1811
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Ireland in '98: Sketches of the Principal Men of the Time, Based Upon the ...

Richard Robert Madden - Ireland - 1888 - 472 pages
...oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes, my countrymen ! I should advise you to meet them upon the beach, with a sword in one hand and a torch in...would meet them with all the destructive fury of war. I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats before they had contaminated the soil...
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Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion

George Alfred Henty - Great Britain - 1892 - 432 pages
...going on. Won't you come with me, Boduoc? " "Not I, Beric; I never want to enter their town again save with a sword in one hand and a torch in the other. It enrages me to see the airs of superiority they give themselves. They scarce seem even to see us...
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History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798: With Memoirs of the Union, and ...

William Hamilton Maxwell - Ireland - 1894 - 552 pages
...the wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes, my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them on the beach with a...all the destructive fury of war, and I would animate ray countrymen to immolate them in their boats befe re they had contaminated the soil of my country....
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Romances: The first republic; or, The Whites and the Blues

Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet - 1894 - 404 pages
...avenge the deaths of his two brothers whom the inhabitants of Joppa had treacherously put to death, came with a sword in one hand and a torch in the other, and setting fire to the ships that were anchored in the harbor, he put to death by the sword all who...
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The Romances of Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas - 1894 - 764 pages
...avenge the deaths of his two brothers whom the inhabitants of Joppa had treacherously put to death, came with a sword in one hand and a torch in the other, and setting fire to the ships that were anchored in the harbor, he put to death by the sword all who...
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The World's Great Classics: Orations of British orators

Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1899 - 562 pages
...oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand and a torch in...would meet them with all the destructive fury of war. I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before they had contamniated the soil...
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Orations of British Orators: Including Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 2

English Orators - 1900 - 558 pages
...oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand and a torch in...would meet them with all the destructive fury of war. I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before they had contamniated the soil...
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The Cyclopedia of Oratory: A Handbook of Authorities on Oratory as an Art ...

W. V. Byars - Oratory - 1901 - 616 pages
...wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes, my countrymen, I would meet them on the beach, with a sword in one hand and...the destructive fury of war ; and I would animate you to immolate them in their boats, before they had contaminated the soil. If they succeeded in landing,...
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The Handbook of Oratory: A Cyclopedia of Authorities on Oratory as an Art ...

William Vincent Byars - Orators - 1901 - 614 pages
...wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes, my countrymen, I would meet them on the beach, with a sword in one hand and...the destructive fury of war ; and I would animate you to immolate them in their boats, before they had contaminated the soil. If they succeeded in landing,...
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The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present ..., Volume 6

David Josiah Brewer - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1901 - 440 pages
...oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand, and a torch in...would meet them with all the destructive fury of war. I would animate my countrymen to immolate them in their boats, before they had contaminated the soil...
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