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" I should bow in silence, and meet the fate that awaits me without a murmur. But the sentence of the law which delivers my body to the executioner will, through the ministry of that law, labor, in its own vindication, to consign my character to obloquy... "
Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the History of ... - Page 139
by John Philpot Curran - 1811
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Life of Robert Emmet

David James O'Donoghue - Ireland - 1902 - 246 pages
...sentence of the law which delivers over my body to the executioner consigns my character to : obloquy. A man in my situation has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune, but also the difficulties of prejudice. Whilst the man dies, his memory lives ; and that mine may not...
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Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations

Charles Morris - Orators - 1902 - 714 pages
...through the ministry of that law, labor, in its own vindication, to consign my character to obloquy : for there must be guilt somewhere, — whether in the...catastrophe, posterity must determine. A man in my situation, my Lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune, and the force of power over minds...
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Modern Eloquence, Volume 13

Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh - After-dinner speeches - 1903 - 490 pages
...through the ministry of the law, labor in its own vindication to consign my character to obloquy; for there must be guilt somewhere; whether in the sentence of the court, or in the catastrophe, time must determine. A man in my situation has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune, and...
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Footprints of Emmet

John J. Reynolds - Ireland - 1903 - 140 pages
...sentence of the law which delivers over my body to the executioner, consigns my character to obloquy. A man in my situation has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune, but also the difficulties of prejudice. Whilst the man dies, his memory lives ; and that mine may not...
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Irish Literature, Volume 3

Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche - English literature - 1904 - 534 pages
...for there must be guilt somewhere, whether in the sentence of the court or in the catastrophe time must determine. A man in my situation has not only...over minds which it has corrupted or subjugated, but the difficulties of established prejudice. The man dies, but his memory lives. That mine may not perish,...
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Irish Literature, Volume 3

Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche - English literature - 1904 - 538 pages
...through the ministry of the law, labor in its own vindication to consign my character to obloquy; for there must be guilt somewhere, whether in the sentence of the court or in the catastrophe time must determine. A man in my situation has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune, and...
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Ready Money

George H. Knox - Success - 1905 - 324 pages
...through the ministry of that law, labor in its own vindication to consign my character to obloquy; for there must be guilt somewhere, whether in the sentence...catastrophe, posterity must determine. A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune and the force of power over minds which...
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Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders ..., Volume 10

Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1905 - 484 pages
...sentence of the court or in the catastrophe, posterity must determine. A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune...over minds which it has corrupted or subjugated, but the difficulties of established prejudice : the man dies, but his memory lives. That mine may not perish,...
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How to Speak in Public

Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1906 - 576 pages
...sentence of law which delivers my body to the executioner will, through the ministry of that law, labor in its own vindication to consign my character to...catastrophe, posterity must determine. A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune and the force of power over minds which...
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How to Speak in Public

Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1906 - 552 pages
...through the ministry of that law, labor in its own vindication to consign my character to obloquy — for there must be guilt somewhere : whether in the sentence...catastrophe, posterity must determine. A man in my situation, my lords, has not only to encounter the difficulties of fortune and the force of power over minds which...
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