Hidden fields
Books Books
" ... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look... "
Learned in the law; or, Examples and encouragements from the lives of ... - Page 219
by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882
Full view - About this book

The Public and Domestic Life of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke

Peter Burke - Philosophy - 1854 - 346 pages
...dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour, and of cavaliers. I thought...scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her MARIE ANTOINETTE. with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and...
Full view - About this book

The Public and Domestic Life of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke

Peter Burke - 1854 - 340 pages
...of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour, and BURST OF ELOQUENCE TOUCHING MARIE ANTOINETTE. 247 of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have...scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her MABIE ANTOINETTE. with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophist erv. economists, and...
Full view - About this book

The Standard Speaker: Containing Exercises in Prose and Poetry for ...

Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...men, in a Nation of meo o!i honor, and of cavaliers ! I thought ten thousand swords must have lcaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists and caleulators, has succeeded ; and...
Full view - About this book

Elocution Made Easy, Containing Rules and Selections for Declamation and Reading

Rufus Claggett - 1855 - 208 pages
...disasters heaped upon her — in a nation of gallant men ; in a nation of men of honor and of cavalierg.J I thought ten thousand swords | must have leaped from...avenge even a look | that threatened her with insult. Section 2. But the age of chivalry§ | is gone. That of sophisters,|| economists, and calculators,...
Full view - About this book

Apocalyptic Sketches: Lectures on the Book of Revelation ; First ..., Volume 2

John Cumming - Bible - 1855 - 522 pages
...disasters fall upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers I Methought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards,...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ! That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succceded; and...
Full view - About this book

A System of Elocution: With Special Reference to Gesture, to the Treatment ...

Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1855 - 444 pages
...such disasters fallen upon her \ in a nation of gallani men1, — I in a nation of men of lion 'or, | and of cavaliers*. | I thought ten thousand swords...have leaped from their scabbards | to avenge even a loo/r' | that threatened her with insuli. | Bui the age of chivalry is gone*. | That of soph'isters,...
Full view - About this book

A Collection of Familiar Quotations: With Complete Indices of Authors and ...

John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...God gives wind by measure. Jacida Prudenttim. GEORGE HERUERT gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. Speech at Bristol on declining the Poll. 1780. The worthy gentleman...
Full view - About this book

Self-culture in Reading, Speaking, and Conversation: Designed for the Use of ...

William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 pages
...lived to see such disasters fallen upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers ! I thought ten thousand swords must...avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded ; and...
Full view - About this book

Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 pages
...lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must...scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult.3 But the age of chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...
Full view - About this book

A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must...scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult.—But the age of chivalry is gone. 1 RIGHTS OF MAN. If civil society be made for the advantage...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF