 | Washington Irving - 1887 - 666 Seiten
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1891 - 840 Seiten
...did. ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene , ..^-^ of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 810 Seiten
...I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene .„__ of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born/' When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | John Fiske - 1888 - 670 Seiten
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1889 - 364 Seiten
...away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born. In fifteen years, ie, in 177G, he grew up to manhood and declared himself free." Such impassioned language,... | |
 | Hamilton Andrews Hill - 1889 - 718 Seiten
...away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." The day of installation came, — the first that had been seen at the Old South by that generation,... | |
 | 1892 - 734 Seiten
...speaking, a half century later, of Otis' speech on this occasion John Adams said, " Then and there was the first scene in the first act of opposition...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." In addition to this very questionable method of enforcing obsolete and obnoxious laws the ministry... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 668 Seiten
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1894 - 696 Seiten
...away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | Lorenzo Sears - 1895 - 454 Seiten
...Every man of a crowded audience went away ready to take arms. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain." The reputation of his oratory is mostly a tradition, but that is of wild enthusiasm whenever he appeared.... | |
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Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born. 
