 | William Russell - 1802 - 514 pàgines
...true patriotism is lost, and the " term has been prostituted to the worst of purposes. A " patriot! why patriots spring up like mushrooms: I could " raise fifty of them within the four and twenty hours. I *' have raised many of them in a night. It is but refusing " to... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pàgines
...? Or are all these to be counterbalanced by an affected claim to the exclusive title of patriotism. Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism....spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the four and twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pàgines
...other? Or are all these to be counterbalanced by an affected claim to the exclusive title of patriotism. Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism....spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the four and twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 344 pàgines
...in danger of falling itiio disgrace. The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has bten prostituted to .the very worst of purposes. A patriot! sir! why patriots spring up like mushroons ! I could raise fifty 6F-them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them,... | |
 | William Coxe - 1816 - 448 pàgines
...great deal of patriotism : a venerable word, when duly practised. But I am sorry to say, that of Jate it has been so much hackneyed about, that it is in...spring up like mushrooms? I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | 1897 - 812 pàgines
...and Sir Robert Walpole brought sound Whig testimony to bear it out when he said, "A patriot, Sir 1 Why patriots spring up like mushrooms. I could raise fifty of them within the four and twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | 1832 - 616 pàgines
...the course of which he thus sarcastically spoke of those who were called the patriotic party : — " A patriot, sir ! why, patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the fourand-twenty hours: I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1839 - 646 pàgines
...a Minister's fall. " The Tories," said Sir Robert, " I can easily forgive ; they have unwil" lingly come into the measure, and they do me " honour in..." many of them in one night. It is but refusing to 17-tl. " gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, *' and up starts a patriot. I have never been... | |
 | William Russell - 1839 - 620 pàgines
...of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the worst of purposes. A patriot ! why patriots spring up like mushrooms : I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in a night. It is but refusing to gratify... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1841 - 464 pàgines
...falling into disgrace ,- the " very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prosti" tuted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, Sir ! why...spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them v/ithin the " four-and-twenty hours — I have raised many of them in one "night. Itis but refusing... | |
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I am sorry to say that of late it has been so much hackneyed about, that it is in danger of falling into disgrace. The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir ! Why, patriots... 
