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" A patriot, sir ! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. "
The North American Review - Page 248
1897
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The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and ..., Volume 5

William Russell - 1802 - 514 pages
...true patriotism is lost, and the " term has been prostituted to the worst of purposes. A " patriot! why patriots spring up like mushrooms: I could " raise...and twenty hours. I *' have raised many of them in a night. It is but refusing " to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and " up starts a patriot....
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 14

1802 - 436 pages
...p. n j. Note. La • Sir Robert Walpale's recipe for malting a patriot. — " Patriots," he said, " spring up like mushrooms : I could raise fifty of them within the four-and- twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...patriotism is lost; and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir ! — Why patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise...night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...patriotism is lost ; and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir ! — Why patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise...night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. I have never been afraid of making patriots ; but I...
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The Flowers of Modern History: Comprehending on a New Plan, the Most ...

John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...lost, and the term has been prostituted to the worst of pur. poses. A patriot ! why patriots spring like mushrooms. I could raise fifty of them within...four and twenty hours. I have raised many of them in a night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot."...
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Memoirs of the Life and Administration of Sir Robert Walpole: Earl ..., Volume 4

William Coxe - 1816 - 448 pages
...patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, Sir ! why patriots spring up like mushrooms? I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable,...
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Popular Voyages and Travels Throughout the Continent & Islands of Europe: In ...

Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 pages
...councils, said, that * patriots sprung up like mushrooms; I could raise fifty of them,' continued he, ' within the four and twenty hours. I have raised many of them in a night!' Not such patriots as Joan of Arc though"— " No, indeed, Sir,'' replied Edward. " The road...
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The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents ...

1832 - 616 pages
...which he thus sarcastically spoke of those who were called the patriotic party : — " A patriot, sir ! why, patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the fourand-twenty hours: I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable...
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The New evangelical Church of England champion, by W. Bailey

William Bailey (A.B.) - 534 pages
...Patriots," says he, " spring up like mushrooms ; I could raise fifty of them within four-andtwenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or insolent demand, and up starts a patriot! !!" Aye, but there is a more fearful volcanic element...
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Belfegor [a verse adaptation of N. Machiavelli's novella di Belfegor].

Belfegor (fict. name.) - 1837 - 148 pages
...Patriots," says Walpole, "spring np like mushrooms; I could raise fifty of them within four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or insolent demand, and up starts a patriot." In Turkey, when from tower and steeple, The loud-voiced...
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