 | Joseph W. Donovan - 1881 - 710 lapas
...statesman, in his appeal for personal rights, when he said : "The poorest man, in his cottage, may bid defiance to all the forces of the crown; it may be frail; the winds of winter may blow through it; the storm may enter it — but the King of England can not... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 lapas
...for his repose." Chatham made a splendid use of this comparison in a speech on the Excise Bill : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...but the king of England cannot enter ! All his force dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." When an Irish attorney said of his client's house,... | |
 | Jehiel Keeler Hoyt - 1882 - 914 lapas
...Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft is ever won. s. BYRON— The Giaour. Line 123. force of the crown. t . EARL OF CHATHAM — .Speech on the Eicise Bill. 'Tis liberty alone that gives... | |
 | Herbert Fielder - 1883 - 816 lapas
...property of the subjects of that Government from illegal seizure. Lord Chatham is reported to have said: "The' poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance...the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter, but the King of England may not enter. All his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement."... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 lapas
...landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms, never — never — never. Speech, Nor. 18, 1777. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms... | |
 | 1884 - 750 lapas
...illustration of the difference between commonplace statement and that produced by the imagination. " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...— the rain may enter — but the king of England can not enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." The common... | |
 | Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman - 1886 - 722 lapas
...that there is a reality in these beautiful words of Lord Chatham, which have been so often quoted : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...It may be frail; its roof may shake ; the wind may play through it ; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the King of England may not enter... | |
 | 1911 - 1402 lapas
...the privacy of home to permit this. As was said by Lord Chatham: "The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; Its room may shake; the wind may blow through It; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King... | |
 | 1887 - 760 lapas
...dance as the rich pipe. Ger. 58. The poor man's honor is worth more than the rich man's gold. Ger. 59. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown. Wm. Pitt. 60. The poor man eats at double cost. Dan. 61. The poor man has his crop... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 lapas
...I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may entej-,—but the King of England can not enter! All his forces dare... | |
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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his... 
