...reads very .like a burlesque— a satire. Hear the noble lord : " The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail — the roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter ; but the King of England...

...commoner of England will live forever : The poorest man may in bis cottage bid defiance to til toe powers of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind mar blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter, but the king dare not enter — all his...

...to the vehement and boldly figurative illustration, by Lord Chatham, of that undoubted maxim of the English law, " That every man's house is his castle"—...defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail—its roof may ihake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter, but the king of England...

...for it is his own. The noblest burst of British eloquence was that of Lord Chatham, when he said : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake ; the winds of heaven may blow through every cranny ; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the...

...British orator, in describing the fire-side rights of the English peasant in his allusion to the maxim of English law, that " Every man's house is his castle...poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the power of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm...

...Speech on the India Bill. Nov. 1783. 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 storms may enter, the rain may enter, — but the King of England cannot enter ! all his forces dare...

...of the English peasant in his allusion to the maxim of Euglish law, that " Every man's house is hi4 castle " : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the power of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm...

...boast of an Englishman. A single passage is all that remains, but it will not soon be forgotten: " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—its roof *nay shake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may" enter—the rain may enter—but...

...boast of an Englishman. A single passage is all that remains, but it will not soon be forgotten : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof mayshake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the...

...Necessity is the argument of tyrants. The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the crown. Judge not according to the appearance. A borrower is servant to the lender. Drowsiness...