 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1855 - 442 pages
...repeat it, sir, — let it come. Jt is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace, but there is no peace. The war is actually...What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have 1 Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery 1 Forbid... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1855 - 686 pages
...gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren ore already in the field. Why stand we here idle? What...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1855 - 520 pages
...ears the clash of resounding arms ! OUT brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle 7 What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it Almighty God ! I know not... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1856 - 420 pages
...war has actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash _ of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the...What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have l Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 164 pages
...repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace ; but there is no peace. The war is actually...What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Heaven ! I know not what... | |
 | David Lee Russell - History - 2000 - 386 pages
...must fight!" Henry continued, "It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry for peace, peace, but there is no peace. The war is actually...What would they have? Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it. Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Curtis Hutson - Political Science - 2000 - 264 pages
...repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, Peace"— but there is no peace. The war is actually...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Stephen Feinstein - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2001 - 116 pages
...in submission and slavery! The war is inevitable— and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what... | |
 | Gwen Doty - Business & Economics - 2001 - 174 pages
...extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace — but there is not peace. The war is actually begun! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen...What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?! Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not... | |
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Gentlemen may cry peace! peace! but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that... 
