 | David Addison Harsha - Orators - 1857 - 544 pages
...exclaimed in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god: — 'Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third'*...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... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 668 pages
...he "exclaimed, in a voice of thunder and with the look of a god, 'Cœsar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third —...! treason ! ' echoed from every part of the house. Heury faltered not for an instant, but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the Speaker an eye... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 624 pages
...he "exclaimed, in a voice of thunder and with the look of a god, 'Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third —...! treason ! ' echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing on the Speaker an eye... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 656 pages
...exclamation of Mr. Henry, now become almost too familiar for qnotation : '' Cœsar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — ('...Treason ! ' cried the Speaker. ' Treason ! treason 1 ' echoed the House ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." While... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 710 pages
...he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, ' Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third' —...the House. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 698 pages
...thunder, and with the look of a god, ' Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — aud George the Third' — ('Treason!' cried the Speaker...the House. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - Great Britain - 1858 - 460 pages
...Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third — (" Treason 1 " cried the speaker — " Treason, treason ! " echoed...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... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 726 pages
...the First his Cromwell — auj George the Third' — ('Treason!' cried the Speaker — ' treason 1 treason!' echoed from every part of the House. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing... | |
 | Frank Moore - Orators - 1858 - 660 pages
...exclamation of Mr. Henry, now become almost too familiar for quotation: "Cffisai had his Brutus, Charles the first his Cromwell, and George the Third — ('Treason!' cried the Speaker. 'Treason! treason!' echoed the House ;) may profit by their example. If tab be treason, make the most of it" While I am presenting... | |
 | David W. Belisle - 1859 - 450 pages
...Fowey ship-of-war, then lying off Williamsburg, excited the people to the highest pitch, and threatened First his Cromwell — and George the Third' — 'Treason!'...trying moments which are decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant ; l>ut rising to a loftier altitude, and fixing on the Speaker an eye of... | |
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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. 
