 | History - 1824 - 884 pages
...are most familiar — Quixotic — an enterprise romantic in its origin, And thankless in the end ? " But while we thus control even our feelings by our...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 714 pages
...should unfortunately be necessary, every diately observed, none of your nonsense, that is the mouth of peace that has since passed has but made us so...capable of exertion. The resources created by peace are sixpence again, give me ray change ; when threepence halfpenny wa» given to him, he immediately counted... | |
 | History - 1824 - 890 pages
...are most familiar — Quixotic — an enterprise romantic in its origin, and thankless in the end ? " But while we thus control even our feelings by our...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1824 - 894 pages
...are most familiar — Quixotic — an enterprise romantic in its origin, and thankless in the end ? " But while we thus control even our feelings by our...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1824 - 918 pages
...ob~ ject was," said Mr. Canning, " the peace of the world ; but let it not be said," he continued, " that we cultivate peace either because we fear, or...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | 1826 - 570 pages
...between France and the constitutional party in Spain, he proceeds in the following eloquent strain:— ' "But while we thus control even our feelings by our...but accumulate those means. Our present repose is ho more a proof of inability to act, than the state of inertness and inactivity in which I have seen... | |
 | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 pages
...did not hesitate to proclaim that the country was prepared for war, if war should be unfortunately necessary ; every month of peace that has since passed,...resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repoie is HO mare a proof of inability to act, than the state of inertness and inactivity in which... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 628 pages
...which dictated a course of conduct thus wary and circumspect. " While we thus control," said he, " even our feelings by our duty, let it not be said...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 526 pages
...which dictated a course of conduct thus wary and circumspect. " While we thus control," said he, " even our feelings by our duty, let it not be said...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1828 - 458 pages
...did not hesitate to proclaim that the country was prepared for war, if war should be unfortunately necessary, every month of peace that has since passed,...exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more a proof... | |
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... necessary, every month of peace that has since passed has but made us so much the more capable of exertion. The resources created by peace are means of war. In cherishing those resources, we but accumulate those means. Our present repose is no more... 
