 I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier, and the state he founded went down with him into his...  Speeches, Lectures, and Letters - Page 493by Wendell Phillips - 1878 - 562 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Wendell Phillips - Antislavery movements - 1864 - 580 pages
...all the world has not been able to root it up. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his ay to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood....No RETALIATION " was his great motto and the rule J^f his life; and the last words uttered to his son in France were these : " My boy, you will one day... | |
 | Charles A. Wiley - Elocution - 1869 - 456 pages
...foes, have placed on the brow of this negro. 9. I would call him Napoleon ; but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths, and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word, and his last words uttered to his son in France were these, "My boy, you will some day go back to St.... | |
 | Readers - 1872 - 514 pages
...foes have placed on the brow .of this negro. I would call him Napoleon ; but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word, and his last words, uttered to his son in France, were these : '' My boy, you will some day go back... | |
 | Oliver Ernesto Branch - Readers - 1878 - 278 pages
...embittered foes have placed on the brow of this negro. I would call him Napoleon ; but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word, and his last words, uttered to his son in Franco, were these : " My boy, you will some day go back... | |
 | Austin Barclay Fletcher - Elocution - 1881 - 498 pages
...ask them what they think of the negro's sword. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier, and the state he founded went down with... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - Readers - 1882 - 420 pages
...embittered foes have placed on the brow of this negro. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier, and the state he founded •went down with... | |
 | Readers - 1883 - 804 pages
...ask them what they think of the negro's sword. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier, and the state he founded went down with... | |
 | Walter K. Fobes - Recitations - 1885 - 200 pages
...slave. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made lis way to empire over broken oaths and through » sea of blood. This man never broke his word. " No...retaliation," was his great motto and the rule of his life. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier. I would call him Washington, but the great... | |
 | William J. Simmons, Henry McNeal Turner - Social Science - 1887 - 1376 pages
...of Phillips : I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. "No...were these: " My boy, you will one day go back to San Domingo : forget that France murdered your father." 1 would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was... | |
 | Samuel Silas Curry - Readers - 1888 - 456 pages
...ask them what they think of the negio's sword. I would call him Napoleon, but Napoleon made his way to empire over broken oaths and through a sea of blood. This man never broke his word. I would call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was only a soldier, and the state be founded went down with... | |
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