 Finding the men of weight averse to opposition, and the commencement of the tax at hand, and that no person was likely to step forth, I determined to venture, and alone, unadvised, and unassisted, on a blank leaf of an old law-book, wrote the within.  Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature ... - Стр. 258редактор(ы): - 1835Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Thomas Cary Johnson - 1907 - Страниц: 136
...move might have the effect of uniting the people in a determined opposition to its execution." Seeing the men of weight averse to opposition, and the commencement of the tax at hand, and that no other man was likely to step forth, he "determined to venture alone, unadvised, and unassisted." On... | |
 | 1909 - Страниц: 400
...for the first time elected a Burgess a few days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the House, and the members' that composed...venture, and alone, unadvised, and unassisted, on a leaf of an old law-book, wrote the within." (See Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765,... | |
 | Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia - 1910 - Страниц: 846
...elected a Burgess a few Days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the Forms of the House & the Members that composed it. Finding the men of Weight averse to Opposition, & the Comencement of the Tax at Hand & that no person was likely to step forth, I determined to venture... | |
 | 1917 - Страниц: 656
...for the first time elected a Burgess a few days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the House, and the members that composed...unadvised, and unassisted, on a blank leaf of an old law-book wrote the within. Upon offering them to the House violent debates ensued. Many threats were... | |
 | Francis Wrigley Hirst - 1926 - Страниц: 654
...young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the House or the members that composed it. But "finding the men of weight averse to opposition, and...hand, and that no person was likely to step forth," he determined to venture; and "alone, unadvised, and unassisted" wrote his resolutions on the blank... | |
 | John Hastings Gwathmey - 1979 - Страниц: 508
...days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the house and die members who composed it. Finding the men of weight averse to opposition,...to step forth, I determined to venture; and alone, unaided and unassisted, on the blank leaf of an old law-book wrote the within. Upon offering them to... | |
 | Oliver J. Thatcher - 2004 - Страниц: 460
...for the first time elected a burgess, a few days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the house, and the members that composed...unadvised, and unassisted, on a blank leaf of an old law-book wrote the within. Upon offering them to the house, violent debates ensued. Many threats were... | |
 | 1876 - Страниц: 1022
...for the first time elected a burgess a few days before, was young, inexperienced, unacquainted with the forms of the House, and the members that composed...venture, and alone, unadvised and unassisted, on a blauk leaf of an old law-book, wrote the' within. Upon offering them to the House violent debates ensued.... | |
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