 | James Grahame - United States - 1845 - 536 pages
...honorable and patriotic strain : — "By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit ; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart ; and even were it otherwise,... | |
 | John Hayward - Massachusetts - 1846 - 472 pages
...town. Among other things it said, " By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither and to our benefit...our harbor, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce to that convenient mart. And were it otherwise, we must be dead to every idea of justice — lost to... | |
 | John Hayward - Massachusetts - 1847 - 480 pages
...town. Among other things it said, " By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither and to our benefit...our harbor, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce to that convenient mart. And were it otherwise, me must be dead to every idea of justice — lost to... | |
 | John Hayward - Massachusetts - 1847 - 472 pages
...town. Among other things it said, " By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither and to our benefit...our harbor, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce to that convenient mart. And were it otherwise, rre must be dead to every idea of justice — lost... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...already sorely distressed people." "By shutting up the port of Boston some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit ; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that ancient mart ; and, were it otherwise, we... | |
 | luther tucker - 1851 - 428 pages
...the head and heart of their author. " By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit....our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart,—and were it otherwise, we must be dead to every idea of justice, lost to all feelings of humanity,... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1853 - 786 pages
...honourable and patriotic strain:— ."By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit ; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart ; and even were it otherwise,... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1854 - 775 pages
...honourable and patriotic strain :—" By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart; and even were it otherwise,... | |
 | LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY - 1858 - 448 pages
...repelling the ungenerous thought of turning the course of trade from Boston. "Nature," said they nobly, "in the formation of our harbor, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce to that convenient mart. And were it otherwise, we must be lost to all the feelings of humanity, could... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1858 - 454 pages
...repelling the ungenerous thought of turning the course of trade from Boston. " Nature," said they nobly, "in the formation of our harbor, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce to that convenient mart. And were it otherwise, we must be lost to all the feeh-ngs of humanity, could... | |
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By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit ; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart. 
