 | 1884 - 750 halaman
...illustration of the difference between commonplace statement and that produced by the imagination. " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...— the rain may enter — but the king of England can not enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." The common... | |
 | Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman - 1886 - 722 halaman
...that there is a reality in these beautiful words of Lord Chatham, which have been so often quoted : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance...It may be frail; its roof may shake ; the wind may play through it ; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the King of England may not enter... | |
 | 1911 - 1402 halaman
...the privacy of home to permit this. As was said by Lord Chatham: "The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; Its room may shake; the wind may blow through It; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King... | |
 | 1887 - 760 halaman
...dance as the rich pipe. Ger. 58. The poor man's honor is worth more than the rich man's gold. Ger. 59. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown. Wm. Pitt. 60. The poor man eats at double cost. Dan. 61. The poor man has his crop... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 halaman
...I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may entej-,—but the King of England can not enter! All his forces dare... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 halaman
...will go ; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter, — but the King of England can not enter! All his forces dare... | |
 | 1890 - 470 halaman
...on every soil. And the highest eulogy upon the British Constitution was spoken when Chatham said : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown ; it may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it ; the storm... | |
 | 1904 - 926 halaman
...crown. Chatham de- ¡ livered the highest possible eulogy upon the British constitution when he said: "The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the force of the crown; it may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it ; the storm may... | |
 | George W. France - 1890 - 630 halaman
...is proudly proclaimed. " The poorest man may in his own cottage home bid defiance to all the force of the crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storms may enter, the rain may enter, — but the King of England cannot enter ! All his forces dare... | |
 | Johan Carel Hendrik Prikken - 1892 - 102 halaman
...uitgesproken : „The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to the crown. It may be frail, its roof my shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may...enter, the rain may enter, but the king of England cannot enter ; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement" i). Over de beteekenis... | |
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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter !— all his... 
