...act, Henry exclaimed — " Cssar had his Brutus — Charles I. his Cromwell, and George III.' -" — " Treason !" cried the Speaker, " Treason ! treason !" echoed from every part of the assemhly. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faltered not for...

...in others. P. HEXRY." It was in the midst of the debate abovementioned, that he exclaimed, " Cffisar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and...Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on tho speaker an eye...

...others. ( P. HESRT." It was hi the midst of the debate abovementioned, that he exclaimed, " Csesar bad his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George...Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant; but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye...

...midst of the debate aforementioned, that he exclaimed, " Ca-av had his Brutus, Charles the first hi. Cromwell, and George the Third — * Treason !" cried...Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the houjv. Henry faltered not for on instant : but taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on tin speaker...

...auditor, that Henry is said to have exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, and with the look of a god, " Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell...the House. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faultered not an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing...

...of a god, "Casar had his Brutus—Charles the First hU Cromwell—and George the Third—('Treason,' cried the Speaker— 'treason, treason,' echoed from...the House. It was one of those trying moments which is decisive of character. Henry faultered not an instant; but rising to a loftier attitude, and fixing...

...to that memorable exclamation of Mr. Henry, now become almost too familiar for quotation : " Ca:sar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and...cried the speaker ; ' treason ! treason !' echoed the house ;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it." The talents of...

...the lower house of representatives at Virginia, Patrick Henry, a popular orator, exclaimed, " Coesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — " Cries of " Treason !" here interrupted the speaker ; but, after a moment's pause, he continued,...

...delegates, at the meeting of the Continental Congress, said, during a debate on the stamp act, " Julius Caesar had his Brutus ; Charles the First his Cromwell ; and George the Third "here he was stopped by cries of treason, and then concluded by saying, " and George the Third —...

...his celebrated resolution on the stamp act into the House of Burgesses, of Virginia, in May, 1705, he exclaimed, when descanting on the tyranny of the...the house. It was one of those trying moments which are decisive of character. Henry faltered not for an instant ; but rising to a loftier attitude, and...