 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1792 - 458 pages
...Constitution we poflefs. 'I heir virtues were rude and uncultivated, but they were great and'Sincere. Their understandings were as little poliShed as their manners, but they had heads to diftinguifh truth from falfehood; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had fpirit... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this house. It \syour ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. My lords, I think that history... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this house. It is your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. My lords, I think that history... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this house. It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons, that we are indebted for...understandings were as little polished as their manners, bat they had hearts to distinguish right from wrong ; they had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 380 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this House. It is your ancestors, my Lords, — it is to the English Barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. ' My Lords, I think, that... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 612 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this house. It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons, that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. My lords, I think that history... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 378 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this House. It is your ancestors, my Lords, — it is to the English Barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them, .' ' My Lords, I think, that... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 726 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this House. It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. My lords, 1 think, that history... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...others, but to run on straight in the line, without any loose and extravagant motion. — Agatho. It is to the English barons that we are indebted for...their manners ; but they had hearts to distinguish the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them, Chatham. acts. HENRY III. in 1225, subscribes... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), William Stanhope Taylor, John Henry Pringle - Europe - 1839 - 546 pages
...confidence in the wisdom and constitutional authority of this house. It is your ancestors, my lords, — it is to the English barons that we are indebted for...had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood ; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them. " My lords, I think, that... | |
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It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons, that we are indebted for the laws and constitution we possess. Their virtues were rude and uncultivated, but they were great and sincere. Their understandings were as little polished as their... 
