 | Friedrich Heinrich Geffcken - 1877 - 596 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it.'1 The bill, introduced into the House of... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 516 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it.'' Having decided on granting the Irish Catholics... | |
 | Rosamond Waite - 1878 - 344 páginas
...probably passed more of my life in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war too, and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Act was passed and Eoman Catholics,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 522 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it.'' Having decided on granting the Irish Catholics... | |
 | James Franck Bright - 1878 - 762 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that if I could avoid by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it. There is nothing which disturbs property... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1879 - 370 páginas
...passed a longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...would sacrifice my life in order to do it. I say, there is nothing which destroys property, eats up prosperity by the roots, and demoralises the character,... | |
 | Charles Anderton Read - 1880 - 390 páginas
...short of rebellion," and he declared in a debate on the emancipation bill in the House of Lords, "I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." This seems inconsistent with the averment so frequently made that he had no sympathy with Ireland,... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1880 - 842 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." Mr. Peel said in the Commons, " I believe... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1880 - 460 páginas
...passed more of their lives in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil wars, too ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Duke was a most humane man. He protected... | |
 | James Franck Bright - 1880 - 740 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that if I could avoid by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it. There is nothing which disturbs property... | |
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I am one of those who have probably passed a longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war ; and I must say this — that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the... 
