 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 history of England - Page 437by William Francis Collier - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1802 - 448 pages
...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...unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot !" Vol. 3. p. 254. Note. Magnum 'ueSigal est parsimonia. Cicero. In quoting this apophthegm when giving... | |
 | 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 fifty of them within the four and twenty hours. I *' have raised many of them in a night. It is but refusing " to gratify an... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 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... | |
 | 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 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... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - 1810 - 346 pages
...mushrooms. 1 could raise fifty of them within lour 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." With regard to the king's own personal concern in public matters, Walpole was rather his minister than... | |
 | Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 344 pages
...mushroons ! I could raise fifty 6F-them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them, sir, in one night, it is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable...patriot. I have never been afraid of making patriots, sir, but I Jisdain and despise all they can do P t He was, on his resignation, created Earl of Orford,... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...mushrooms. I could raise fifty of them within the 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." With regard to the king's own personal concern in public matters, Walpole was rather his minister than... | |
 | 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...patriot. I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts ; for this pretended virtue proceeds from personal malice,... | |
 | 1897 - 812 pages
...and Sir Robert Walpole brought sound Whig testimony to bear it out when he said, "A patriot, Sir 1 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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