...for our presumption on the scaffold." It was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments like these. " It 13 true, indeed, that, in the beginning, we aimed not...driven us to arms ; and, blinded to her own interest, •or our good she has obstinately persisted, till independence is now vithin our grasp. We have but...

...LESSON LXV. SUPPOSED SPEECH OF JOHN ADAMS IN FAVOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.—WEBSTIR. 1. It is true, indeed, that in the beginning we aimed not at independence. But there "sa divmity which shapes our ends. The injustice of England has driven us to arms; and, blinded...

...of pleasure in the appropriate and economical disposition of them. 97. Argumentative Style. Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand...in the beginning, we aimed not at independence. But there is a divinity which shapes our ends. The injustice of England has driven us to arms; and blinded...

...and atoned for our presumption on the scaffold. XL VIII. — MR. ADAMS'S REPLY TO THE ABOVE. SINK or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand...in the beginning we aimed not at independence. But there 'aa divinity which shapes our ends. The injustice 5 of England has driven us to arms ; and, blinded...

...arbitrarily arrested in Alabama, and may be again despotically arrested in the North ; but " sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart" to the Union and to the liberties of its oppressed citizens. There are two parties in this country who...

...puts the speech in character, as he affixed his name to the Declaration of Independence, " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart for this vote,'" cannot have been the Adams who, according to General Banks, was yielding up his country's...

...Speech on his Trial and Conciction for High Treason, September, 1803. DANIEL WEBSTER. 1782-1852. Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote.* Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, Aug. 2, 1826. Independence now and Independence forever.f Rid. When...

...the principal, who well recollects the fire of his declamation of the passage beginning, " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote" for independence, which Daniel Webster put into the mouth of John Adams. On a change of residence,...

...John Adams, who, contemplating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, said, " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart for this vote." The power and determination here shown have been seen in not a few young men, in all...

...language, and written language." " Mr. Webster supposes John Adams to hare spoken these words: ' Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote.' " In introducing a direct quotation of considerable length, the expressions as follows, etc., are often...