 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...  The History of Civilization - Page 444by Amos Dean - 1869Full view - About this book
 | Leland A. Webster - Sociology - 1866 - 372 pages
...proverb. And who is so obtuse as not to read the same assertion in the immortal words of Lord Chatham — "The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to...the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the King of England cannot enter. All his power dares not cross the threshold... | |
 | Locomotive engineers - 1907 - 600 pages
...other nation." Lord Chatham declared of the British constitution: "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown ; it may...the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, but the King of England can not enter : all his forces dare not cross the threshhold of the ruined... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1867 - 656 pages
...of the English law, " That every man's house is his castle"— "The poorest man may in his cottage bid 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... | |
 | William Pittenger - Elocution - 1868 - 240 pages
...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...the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter— but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his forces dare not cross... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...321. Every one remembers the eloquent passage from Chatham : " The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may...the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the king of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1868 - 1096 pages
...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 may enter, the rain may enter— but tho King of England cannot enter; all his power dared not cross the thresbhold... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Lillie Pierce - Reconstruction - 1868 - 36 pages
...of British eloquence was that of Lord Chatham, when he said : " 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 winds of heaven may blow through every cranny ; the storm may enter ; the rain may enter ; but the... | |
 | John A. Marshall - Martial law - 1869 - 754 pages
...the President, can release them. Can the Queen of England do so much ? " The Earl of Chatham said : " THE POOREST MAN IN HIS COTTAGE MAY BID DEFIANCE TO ALL THE POWER OF THE CROWN. IT MAY BE FRAIL J ITS ROOF MAY SHAKE ', THE WIND MAY BLOW THROUGH IT ; THE STORM... | |
 | William Pittenger - Elocution - 1869 - 242 pages
...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... | |
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