True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 98
to be right.He pleaded that the clergy were the greatest benefactors ofthe Colony, that it was a shame to mistreat them, and thatthis law, if enforced, simply robbed them of their just allow-ance. His closing was eloquent and beautiful, and the min-isters nodded their assent when he took his seat.… … AN OLD VIRGINIA MANSION, COMMON IN THETIME OF PATRICK HENRY. ioo PATRICK HENRY and stood for a moment in an awkward manner, and, whenhe began, faltered much in his speech. The people hungtheir heads, and the ministers exchanged sly, smiling looks ofderision at each other. His father, it is said,…
