| England - 1884 - 222 páginas
...yield or there would be civil war. From his place in the House of Lords he told his brother peers, " If I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached " — he meant Ireland — " I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." And the Iron... | |
| Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1884 - 1244 páginas
...engaged in war than most mon, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that it' I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Bill was opposed in the Lords by the... | |
| John Stoughton - 1884 - 408 páginas
...the Lords, the Duke of Wellington uttered these telling words : " If I could avoid by any sacrifices whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The words indicated what was uppermost in... | |
| Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1884 - 1150 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even оме month of civil war in tho country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order... | |
| George Barnett Smith - 1892 - 658 páginas
...considerations, he showed its necessity in order to avert a civil war, and he made this memorable declaration: " If I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The bill was opposed by the Archbishops... | |
| Thomas Erskine May - 1895 - 634 páginas
...considerations, by the neces- Aprii°2j'l> »\ty of averting a civil war, saying, " If I could 1829' avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice ray life in order to do it." He added, that when i lie Irish rebellion... | |
| Sidney James Mark Low, Sir Sidney Low - 1896 - 1142 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Bill was opposed in the Lords by the... | |
| Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - 1897 - 1184 páginas
...engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war, and I must say this, that it' I could avoid, by any sacrifice whatever, even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Bill was opposed in the Lords by the... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1900 - 456 páginas
...passed more of their lives in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil wars, too ; and I must say this, that if I could avoid by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached I would sacrifice my life in order to do it." The Duke was a most humane man. He protected... | |
| Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 728 páginas
...longer period of my life engaged in war than most men, and principally, I may say, in civil war; and I must say this, — that if I could avoid, by any sacrifice...even one month of civil war in the country to which I am attached, I would sacrifice my life in order to do it. I say that there is nothing which destroys... | |
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