 The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest; there is no retreat but in submission and...  Harper's First [-sixth] Reader - Page 95edited by - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 370 pages
...over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may he heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable, and let it conic... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1844 - 318 pages
...over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant,...retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — and let it come!!... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...rais > up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to 16 UNITED STATES SPEAKER. the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active,...retreat, but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable, and let it come... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...is now too late to retire from the contest. There 5 is no retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged ! Their clanking may be heard... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 440 pages
...over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the hrave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 374 pages
...over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 564 pages
...over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to' the vigilant,...retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged ! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...retreat, but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...retreat, but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston ! The war is inevitable — and let it... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant,...enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire frorrt the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and slavery !• Our chains are forged.... | |
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