| 1856 - 696 Seiten
...5, 1775. Mr. Strahan, — You are a member of Parliament, and of that Majority which ha» doomed ray Country to Destruction. You have begun to burn our Towns, and murder our People. — lx)ok upon your hands I — They are stained with the blood of your Relations ! — You and I were... | |
| Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858 - 424 Seiten
...that Franklin subscribed this Petition to the King he wrote as follows to a former friend in London. " Mr. Strahan : " You are a Member of Parliament and one of that ma" jority which has doomed my country to destruction. " You have begun to burn our towns and murder... | |
| Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858 - 420 Seiten
...that Franklin subscribed this Petition to the King he wrote as follows to a former friend in London. " Mr. Strahan : " You are a Member of Parliament and one of that ma" jority which has doomed my country to destruction. " You have begun to burn our towns and murder... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 622 Seiten
...liberal and just course. On the 5th of July, 1775, Franklin wrote the following from Philadelphia : " MR. STRAHAN : You are a member of Parliament, and...doomed my country to destruction. You have begun to bum our towns and murder our peoole. Look upon your hands, rney are stained with the blooa or your... | |
| John Frederick Smith - 1861 - 644 Seiten
...this letter to an old friend in London: — " Mr. Strahan, — You are a member of parliament, and are of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. You have begun to burn oui towns, and murder our people. Look upon your hands; they are stained with the blood of your relatives... | |
| Annie Emma Challice - 1863 - 384 Seiten
...Dr. Franklin wrote from America to an old friend of his in England: " Philadelphia, July 5th, 17?5. " MR. STRAHAN, " You are a member of Parliament, and one of that majority which has doomed my country/tjt * 100 THE KING'S PRINTER. destruction. You have begun to burn our towns, and murder our... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 662 Seiten
...letter to an old friend iii London: — " Mr. Strahan, — You are a member of parliament, and are of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. You have begun to burn out towns, and murder our people. Look upon your hands; they are stained with the blood of your relatives... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...Franklin to Strahan, written some eighteen years afterwards : Philad., July 6, 1775. MR. ST&AHAN : Ton are a Member of Parliament, and one of that majority...hands ;— . they are stained with the blood of your relation* ! You and I were long friends, — yon are now my enemy ; and I am After the independence... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 392 Seiten
...species of wit. It was as follows : "ME. STRAHAN, — You are a member of Parliament, and one of the majority which has doomed my country to destruction. You have begun to burn oar towns and murder our people. Look upon your hands ! They are stained with the blood of your relations... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1870 - 554 Seiten
...letter to MX. Strahan, of the British Parliament ! " i ' i ! 1 1. u > K i .ri i : \ . 5 July, 1776. " MR. STRAHAN, — You are a member of Parliament, and one of that majority which doomed my country to destruction. You have begun to burn our towns and murder our people. Look upon... | |
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