 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the first his Cromwell ; and George the Third " —...trying moments which are decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obnoxious act, " Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the first his Cromwell ; and George the Third " —...the house. It was one of those trying moments which arc decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 pages
...appeal that Henry is said to have exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, 'Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third —..."treason, treason," echoed from every part of the House. Henry faultered not ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing a determined eye on the Speaker,... | |
 | 1832 - 858 pages
...was in the midst of the debate above mentioned, that he exclaimed, " Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" —...Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye... | |
 | United States - 1834 - 426 pages
...a god, Csesar had his Brutus—Charles the first, his Cromwell—and George the third—['Treason,' cried the speaker—' treason, treason,' echoed from...the house. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and... | |
 | Aesthetics - 1834 - 428 pages
...and the look of a God, Ceasar had his Brutus — Charles the first had his Cromwell — and Gcorgp the third* — ' Treason,' cried the speaker — '...treason," echoed from every part of the house. It w«» one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 524 pages
...that he exclaimed, u Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Thud — " Treason !" cried the speaker — " Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...Brutus ; Charlee the first his Cromwell ; and George the Third"—"Treason ! " cried the speaker ; f * treason ! treason ! " echoed from every part of the house. It was one of those trying moments which arc decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - United States - 1839 - 934 pages
...of the obnoxious act, that he exclaimed in a voice of thunder, " Ctesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third" —...trying moments which are decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the obuoxious act, " Cœsar had his Brutus ; Charles the first his Cromwell ; and George the Third " —...those trying moments which are decisive of character. Heury faltered not for an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an... | |
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Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third'* — (' Treason,' cried the speaker — ' Treason, treason !' echoed from every part of the house. 
